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Chabad Celebrates Ninth Children's Torah Scroll at Western Wall Ceremony
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First reported by Ynet · 13 hours ago
What happened
On August 5, 2026, thousands gathered at Jerusalem's Western Wall to dedicate the ninth children's Torah scroll, created by registering over 300,000 children worldwide. The scroll was celebrated with singing, a procession, and was then placed in the Tzemach Tzedek synagogue for communal use.
- 01Over 304,805 children worldwide each contributed a letter to the ninth children's Torah scroll.
- 02Thousands attended the dedication ceremony at Jerusalem's Western Wall on August 5, 2026.
- 03The event included final letter writing, a procession, singing, and celebratory circuits.
- 04The project was initiated by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1981 and took three years to complete.
- 05The new Torah joins eight previous scrolls at the Tzemach Tzedek synagogue for community use.
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