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With Our Own Hands: The CBST Torah Project

“Even though one’s ancestors may have left one a Torah scroll, it is a commandment to write a scroll of one’s own; and if one writes it with one’s own hand, it is as if that person received it at Mount Sinai.” — Maimonides, Mishneh Torah

With Our Own Hands: The CBST Torah Project

Our Torah Has Arrived!

Join us this month for the readying and dedicaiton of our Torah.

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VIDEO: Dedication of the CBST Torah

Torah Dedication

Over 150 CBSTers, welcomed in our new Torah, written with our own hands, on the first night of Shavuot.

 

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Torah Project Dedication Opportunities

You can join Myrna in supporting the Torah Project.

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Meet the sofrot/sofrim (scribes) working on our Torah Project.

Meet the sofrot/sofrim (scribes) working on our Torah Project.

Meet the sofrot/sofrim involved in various aspects of our project.

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History

History

Myrna Reich's legacy, and what it means to write our own Torah.

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Special Features

Our new Torah will be light-weight, environmentally sustainable, and infused with our own experiences.

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Project Chairs, Director, and Contact

The people coordinating the Torah Project

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How Can I Get Involved

How Can I Get Involved

Torah Writing Days and Dedications.

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Opportunities for Young Hands

Members of all ages have the opportunity to engage with the Torah in new ways - through study, tzedakah, and writing a letter in the Torah with our own hands.

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Educational Initiatives

Educational Initiatives

This year, in honor of our new Torah Project, CBST offers these opportunities to learn more about the Torah itself.

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