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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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About six or seven times-per-year, I get contracted to do major repair or restoration work on antique Torah scrolls.   Restoring antique scrolls is tricky and really, really time consuming.    Because of the time commitment, I decided to avoid doing restorations while writing the CTC Torah Scroll, with the exception of some historic Torahs owned by the Dallas Holocaust Museum.

However,  just before starting the CTC Torah, I received a call from an elderly couple living in Athens, Texas who, surprisingly, had a Sefer Torah to be restored.   While I may still be new to Texas, I don’t think “Athens, TX” and immediately thereafter think: “Oh, Athens? Well, Jews, naturally….”

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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