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NEWS
Two Yeshaya Scrolls Donated to Kosel Plaza
by Betzalel Kahn
A fine Yeshaya scroll was brought to its new home at the
Kosel Plaza during a mass tefillas Minchoh on Asoroh
BeTeves at the Kosel Plaza and the occasion was marked by a
seudas mitzvoh following the fast.
The lack of nevi'im scrolls has been felt for years at
the Kosel, considering the large number of minyanim
that prefer reading the Haftorah portion from a klaf,
particularly on public fast days when dozens of
minyanim are held simultaneously. When this problem,
in addition to the serious shortage of Ashkenazi sifrei
Torah, was brought to the attention of philanthropist R'
Aryeh Leib Westreich during a hachnosas sefer Torah
ceremony held at the Kosel Plaza on Tisha B'Av for a Torah
scroll donated by R' Yomtov Hoffman, Westreich immediately
decided to donate two Yeshaya scrolls.
The first was now presented on Asoroh BeTeves and the second
is slated for presentation in another few months. According
to police estimates, over 20,000 people came to the Kosel on
Asoroh BeTeves.
After the fast, members of regular minyanim at the
Kosel gathered for a seudas mitzvoh where speakers
included Kosel Rav Shmuel Rabinovitz, Director of the
National Center for the Development of Holy Sites, R' Yosef
Shvinger, R' Westreich and R' Hoffman.
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