Sefer Torah Of Divrei Chaim To Be Brought To Satmar Bais Medrash On Shavuos
(Tuesday, June 7th, 2011) Williamsburg – In a historic event, a Sefer Torah written in the 1800's, owned by a the Divrei Chaim, and passed down to his descendants for six generations, will be brought to the main Satmar synagogue at 152 Rodney Street on Shavuos morning (Wednesday June 8th). The procession, which will be led by the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum Shlita, will take place from 12 noon to 3 PM, and will begin at 550 Bedford Avenue.
Approximately 10,000 men, women and children are expected to attend this event.
The Sefer Torah which belonged to the Divrei Chaim (Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, the Sanzer Rebbe), is of great historical value – not only because of its age but also because many of today's Rebbes are direct descendants of the Sanzer Rebbe.
It was bought by a Williamsburg philanthropist for the sum of $500,000 in honor of the Satmar Rebbe, himself a descendant of the Sanzer Rebbe. After being used in the Bais Medrash on Shavuos, it will be stored at an undisclosed secure location.
(Dov Gordon – YWN)
