A synagogue in Troy will be receiving a Torah from Jen Taylor Friedman of New York who is the first woman ever to be a Torah scribe.
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On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Jewish synagogue at 3900 Northfield
Parkway will dedicate its new sacred Torah scroll and other important
religious items. Torah means "teaching" in Hebrew and refers to the
text of the Five Books of Moses.
What makes the reception so
noteworthy is that the new Torah is one of only two in the world
written by a woman, Jen Taylor Friedman of New York. She is the first
woman to be a Torah scribe, and she is experienced in Hebrew
calligraphy.
"We selected her not only because she is good, but
it fit very much in our culture of equality between men and women," lay
leader Michael Silverstein said. "We didn't set out to (commission a
woman scribe), but when we found there was one available, it was just
perfect for us."
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