page_title: Sefer Torah
section_title: Inauguration
hierarchical_section_title: Sefer Torah / Inauguration
caption_attribution_description: עברית: העברת ספרי התורה שנשמרו בבית הכנסת של כפר מימון עד יום חנוכת בית הכנסת החדש &quot;אעירה השחר&quot; על שם אילת השחר לוי הי&quot;ד שנרצחה בפיגוע בירושלים, Original Image Name:העברת ספרי תורה, Notes:יישובי להבה נתיבות הועלה ע&quot;י ארכיון כפר מימון, Location:כפר מימוןEnglish: Transfer of Torah scrolls that were stored in the synagogue of Kfar Maimon until the dedication of the new synagogue of Aeerah HaShachar, named in memory of Ayelet HaShachar Levi, who was murdered in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem.
context_page_description: A Torah scroll, in Hebrew Sefer Torah, is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning: of the Pentateuch, or the five books of Moses. It must meet extremely strict standards of production. The Torah scroll is mainly used in the ritual of Torah reading during Jewish prayers. At other times, it is stored in the holiest spot within a synagogue, the Torah ark, which is usually an ornate curtained-off cabinet or section of the synagogue built along the wall that most closely faces Jerusalem, the direction Jews face when praying.
  The text of the Torah is also commonly printed and bound in book form for non-ritual functions. It is then known as a Chumash, and is often accompanied by commentaries or translations.
context_section_description: The installation of a new Torah scroll into a synagogue, or into the sanctuary or study hall (beth midrash) of a religious school (yeshiva), rabbinical college, university campus, nursing home, military base, or other institution, is done in a ceremony known as hachnosas sefer Torah, or "ushering in a Torah scroll"; this is accompanied by celebratory dancing, singing, and a festive meal.
caption: Torah scrolls are escorted into a new synagogue in Kfar Maimon, Israel, 2006
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