Beit Boyer - The Simchat Torah Project

A Global Project To Unite The Jewish World and Honor The Memory Of The 1,200 Souls Lost On October 7th And The Many Hundreds SinceOctober 2024 will mark the first Simchat Torah since the devastating events of October 7, 2023. Traditionally a day of joy, dancing, and celebration, this Simchat Torah will also serve as the first yahrzeit for the 1,200 victims and a time to honor the hostages and soldiers who have passed since that day. Now the Jewish community faces profound questions: How should we respond? Is it possible to celebrate as we once did? A Simchat Torah shared throughout the world.Synagogues around the world will open their Aron HaKodesh (Torah Ark) on Simchat Torah night and take out several Torah scrolls. One, or more, will be adorned with a new me’il (Torah cover), designed to mark the first yahrzeit of October 7th. This me’il will be identical to the ones which will be created for 1600 synagogues across the world. This beautifully designed me’il will proclaim that this Torah is dedicated in memory of the 1200 souls and the many soldiers and hostages who have since died, Al Kiddush Hashem. Every Single Soul is an Entire TorahEach Torah me'il will feature the name of one of the kedoshim (holy souls/victims) embroidered onto it. Communities around the world will dance with these Torah scrolls – thousands of communities, with hundreds of thousands if not millions of Jews being connected through this project. Beit Boyer, Kehilat Talpiot Hachadash, has elected to participate in this world-wide initiative, and has purchased two Torah mantles, which will be used on Simchat Torah.  We ask your participation in the costs of these mantles, which totaled $3600. Come and dance with these newly robed Torahs, and declare that despite the darkness, Am Yisrael Chai.