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Showing posts with label 50th Anniversary of the Scrolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 50th Anniversary of the Scrolls. Show all posts
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Friday, 28 February 2014
Some Photographs from the 50th Anniversary Service Now Online
Here we see five past and present Temple Presidents from Temple Israel of Boston with their scroll, MST #877 from Blatna. This was taken on 9th February 2014, when the Memorial Scrolls Trust celebrated the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Czech Scrolls by inviting all scroll-holders to bring their torahs to a reunion service at Kent House.
More photographs are available for your viewing pleasure on the MST website, and if you'd like to see them right now, the link is here.
Shabbat shalom!
Thursday, 27 February 2014
MST in the Media This Week
We have once again gathered together recent links to stories and reports about Czech Scrolls lent by the Memorial Scrolls Trust, and the communities that care for them:
The Metro West Daily News published Rabbi Neal Gold's account of his congregational visit that brought MST #779 to our 50th Anniversary service. LINK
NorthJersey.com reported on the actions of Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley as they celebrated with MST #974 from Pribram. LINK
The Jewish Chronicle continued to be fascinated with the link to Senator Kerry, as noted on its Diary page. LINK
MST #398, on loan to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at its Cincinnati campus, was featured in the weekly Chapel service. LINK
South London Liberal Synagogue reported in its monthly newsletter that MST #217 had taken part in the 50th Anniversary Service. LINK
The text of the sermon preached by Rabbi Andrew Goldstein at Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue at the Erev Shabbat service before our Commemoration Service may be found here: LINK
Finally, the short film about 9th February 2014 that was made by Dale Bluestein may now be found on the MST YouTube page. LINK
Do let us know if you have any links that we could share with our blogging, tweeting, Facebooking and website friends. Thank you!
The Metro West Daily News published Rabbi Neal Gold's account of his congregational visit that brought MST #779 to our 50th Anniversary service. LINK
NorthJersey.com reported on the actions of Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley as they celebrated with MST #974 from Pribram. LINK
The Jewish Chronicle continued to be fascinated with the link to Senator Kerry, as noted on its Diary page. LINK
MST #398, on loan to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at its Cincinnati campus, was featured in the weekly Chapel service. LINK
South London Liberal Synagogue reported in its monthly newsletter that MST #217 had taken part in the 50th Anniversary Service. LINK
The text of the sermon preached by Rabbi Andrew Goldstein at Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue at the Erev Shabbat service before our Commemoration Service may be found here: LINK
Finally, the short film about 9th February 2014 that was made by Dale Bluestein may now be found on the MST YouTube page. LINK
Do let us know if you have any links that we could share with our blogging, tweeting, Facebooking and website friends. Thank you!
50th Anniversary: A Torah Tale
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Links to Recent Reports About the Czech Scrolls
Here are a selection of links to recent articles and blogposts responding to the MST 50th Anniversary Service a couple of weeks ago. We hope you enjoy them!
At a sister service that same weekend, Temple Beit Ha-Yam rededicated MST #1254 from Prestice. Read about it here.
Temple Emanu-El of Dallas also planned a rededication service for MST #726 from Klatovy.
Rabbi Neal Gold of Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland MA blogged about his experience at Kent House with MST #779 from Jicin here.
Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany OH posted a set of photographs on Flickr documenting the rededication service they held for MST #131 from the Pinkas Synagogue in Prague. There was also an article about it in the Columbus Dispatch.
The Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community brought MST #944 to the service. Read about it here.
Paula Farbman, who with her late husband Leonard arranged the loan of MST #1187 to Temple Oheb Shalom in Baltimore, brought 9 members of her family to our 50th Anniversary Service as a special birthday present to herself. The Baltimore Jewish Times covered the story.
In case you missed it, the UK Jewish News shared some words and a picture here, and the Jewish Chronicle reported on the service here.
Finally, a totally unexpected source of pride was a reference to our celebration by Cameron Kerry, the brother of US Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr Kerry was part of the large group that visited from Temple Israel of Boston, and noted that his daughters read their batmitzvah portions from one of our scrolls. You may find the Huffington Post version of the article here.
Do let us know if your synagogue has featured our scrolls in some way, especially during this anniversary year!
Monday, 17 February 2014
UK Jewish Newspapers' Reports on the Scrolls Service
We were delighted to see that the two major weekly Jewish newspapers in the United Kingdom ran articles last week on the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Service. Here they are for your reading pleasure:
that was in the Jewish News, and this was in the Jewish Chronicle:
The papers did not mention it, but the photograph, and others soon to be available for viewing, were taken by our good friend Rabbi Frank Dabba Smith.
If your local paper has a report about our service, do please let us know and we shall feature it across our social media platforms. It was a great day, and we do want to build on the excitement and good will that it has generated. Thank you!
that was in the Jewish News, and this was in the Jewish Chronicle:
The papers did not mention it, but the photograph, and others soon to be available for viewing, were taken by our good friend Rabbi Frank Dabba Smith.
If your local paper has a report about our service, do please let us know and we shall feature it across our social media platforms. It was a great day, and we do want to build on the excitement and good will that it has generated. Thank you!
Thursday, 9 January 2014
MST in Florida
We just got this photo via mobile phone of our Chair, Evelyn Friedlander, speaking at Ramat Shalom Synagogue in Plantation, Florida last night. What a wonderful way to begin our Anniversary year! If your community is unable to join us in London next month, perhaps you would consider creating a celebratory event in your own sanctuary. Let us know how we may support you for such a project!
IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING WITH ONE OF OUR SCROLLS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR TRAVELLING WITH MST SCROLLS
Please note that if you are bringing one of our scrolls to the Anniversary Service next month, and you are travelling by plane, the scroll is NOT to be transported in the baggage compartment of the plane. It should be carefully wrapped in soft material, placed in a holdall such as a sports bag, and stored in the overhead luggage lockers in the passenger compartment. The only exception to this is if the scroll is being professionally shipped in by a company in a proper packing box. Thank you!
UPDATE: The rabbi of a Massachusetts congregation, while making plans to bring their scroll to our service, told us that he "found a great 'deal' for transporting the Scroll on Virgin Atlantic. They are charging only $240 r/t for the scroll to 'sit' in the seat next to (him) on the flights. It is their "Seat Plus" deal. MUCH less expensive than a full fare seat on another airline." Thank you Rabbi JP!
Here's a link to the Seat Plus page in case you are interested.
Please note that if you are bringing one of our scrolls to the Anniversary Service next month, and you are travelling by plane, the scroll is NOT to be transported in the baggage compartment of the plane. It should be carefully wrapped in soft material, placed in a holdall such as a sports bag, and stored in the overhead luggage lockers in the passenger compartment. The only exception to this is if the scroll is being professionally shipped in by a company in a proper packing box. Thank you!
UPDATE: The rabbi of a Massachusetts congregation, while making plans to bring their scroll to our service, told us that he "found a great 'deal' for transporting the Scroll on Virgin Atlantic. They are charging only $240 r/t for the scroll to 'sit' in the seat next to (him) on the flights. It is their "Seat Plus" deal. MUCH less expensive than a full fare seat on another airline." Thank you Rabbi JP!
Here's a link to the Seat Plus page in case you are interested.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Scrolls Reunion
Czech Torah Scrolls from Dale Bluestein on Vimeo.
Earlier this year, scrolls from the MST collection that were previously together in the town of Susice were reunited in a Yom HaShoah memorial service in Princeton, New Jersey. This brief film reports on the event.
The MST is hoping to do something similar in 2014 to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the scrolls in London. If your community has a scroll, why not encourage people to bring it to Kent House on 8th February 2014?! If you start now, you'll have time to save up for the ticket ... and if you watch this film, the rabbi will give you a tip on how to shave a little off the cost :-)
Earlier this year, scrolls from the MST collection that were previously together in the town of Susice were reunited in a Yom HaShoah memorial service in Princeton, New Jersey. This brief film reports on the event.
The MST is hoping to do something similar in 2014 to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the scrolls in London. If your community has a scroll, why not encourage people to bring it to Kent House on 8th February 2014?! If you start now, you'll have time to save up for the ticket ... and if you watch this film, the rabbi will give you a tip on how to shave a little off the cost :-)
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