New Sefer Torah arrives at Jewish Futures

Over 1,000 people have lined the streets of Hendon to celebrate the completion and dedication of a new Sefer Torah.

The Hachsanat Sefer Torah celebration - which took place before the Three Weeks - was filled with music, singing and dancing.

The new scroll is for the Kehal Yedidim community, part of Jewish Futures, and will be used by the latter’s affiliate organisations, including Aish, Eilecha, GIFT, JRoots and Chazon. It was dedicated to the memory of David Yisrael Ben Ephraim (David Hall), a close family friend of CEO and founder of Jewish Futures Rabbi Naftali Schiff, who was passionate about Jewish education.

The last few letters of the Torah are writtebn (Photo: Jewish Futures)[Missing Credit]

Rabbi Schiff said: “In a time when the world feels fragmented, the Hachnasat Sefer Torah is a testament to the strength, resilience, and beauty of the Jewish people and how each one of us is a letter in the scroll, part of the Jewish story. This was a wonderful celebration of Torah, tradition, and togetherness – and a chance to say thank you to Hashem.”