Apologies for the long delay in getting back to my posting schedule – between a brief vacation and some fits and starts, everything is back on track once again.

Well, as we have mentioned previously, there are about 62 parchment sheets in modern Torah scrolls.   The method of attaching all of these sheets together to form a complete scroll is a halacha le-Moshe mi-Sinai, a law communicated orally by G-d to Moses that is usually only alluded to, yet not stated explicitly, in the Tanakh, the Jewish scriptures…

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Aug 8, 2009 … Consider Rabbi Avraham Bloomenstiel’s day. The project will take about 18 months to finish, is guided by more than 4000 Jewish laws and …
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Here are the newest videos in our series on the forms of the Hebrew letters, continuing with the form of the second letter of the Aleph-Beis: Beis.

Please see the rest of the post for some neat photos!

The Third Video on the letter Beis will be up tomorrow – please check back then!

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The Completed 2nd Yeria

I finished the final touches to the second yeria (parchment sheet)  The highlight of this sheet is that is marks the end of the first parsha (parsha = traditional Jewish subdivision of the Torah, different than the Christian originated chapter/verse division).  Bereishis, the first parsha of the Torah, spans from the creation of the world through the early years of Noah.

Noach, the second parsha, covers the well known flood and the tower of Bavel…

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Thanks to everyone for your wonderful and generous response to The Dallas Morning News’ article on our ongoing Sefer Torah Project.  Your support is much needed and intrinsic to the completion of this holy endeavor.

We still have a long way to go to meet our goal, but with your continued friendship and assistance, we know that we will make it there.

I am currently traveling and will be out of the Sofer Studio until Friday,  July 31st.    I’ll be back then with several new posts and new media.   Please check back soon, and feel free to write with any questions or comments.

With Thanks -

Rabbi Avraham Bloomenstiel