Single Torah Scroll Honoring Rabbi Meir Mazuz Installed at Kisei Rahamim Yeshiva

Last week, the only Torah scroll written in honor of Rabbi Meir Mazuz, the late head of Kisei Rahamim Yeshiva, was installed in the yeshiva's main hall. This scroll was commissioned according to Rabbi Mazuz's will, which specified that only one Torah scroll be written for his memory, exclusively for the yeshiva and only once. The final letters were inscribed in Rabbi Mazuz's home, with the presence of Chief Rabbis David Yosef and Yitzchak Ber, Rabbi Mazuz himself, and family members.

The scroll was then brought to a special event for the yeshiva's students and leaders, attended by the yeshiva heads and featuring dancing accompanied by singer Eliyahav. Speeches were delivered by Rabbi Chaim Mazuz, the current head of the yeshiva, Rabbi David Gideon Mazuz, the eldest son of Rabbi Meir Mazuz, and guest Rabbi Zabdiah Cohen, the chief rabbi of Tel Aviv. Rabbi Chaim Mazuz praised Torah scholars amid ongoing challenges faced by the religious community.

During the ceremony, the final letter of the Torah scroll was sold, and a celebratory procession took place through the city, culminating in further dancing and singing at the yeshiva. Prior to the installation, a dispute arose among students of the small and large yeshiva halls over where the scroll should be placed. Rabbi Chaim Mazuz resolved the issue by deciding the scroll would alternate annually between the two halls.