Sunday, February 19, 2006, hundreds gathered at the FREE Headquarters to honor the completion of a new Sefer Torah Scroll, dedicated to the memory of Ravchida ben Gilad Safaniev, of blessed memory.
Mr. Gregory Safaniev, honorary member of F.R.E.E., has commissioned a scribe, on the occasion of his fathers first Yahrtzeit, to write the new Torah Scroll to be used for services at the Synagogue of F.R.E.E. Headquarters – America’s first Russian Synagogue.
Those in attendance who witnessed as the scribe completed the letters of the Torah’s final verse, realized how fortunate we are to welcome this new Torah Scroll, the latest link in a holy, eternal chain.
Read an article reporting the event
Click here to read the Proclamation issued by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz proclaiming: Sunday, February 19th, Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, Sefer Torah Completion Celebration Day, in Brooklyn, USA.
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