We are inviting our communities across Canada to help bring a new Sefer Torah to Shlomit. It's a meaningful way to honour a loved one, celebrate a birth, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, wedding or other milestone, and create a lasting connection between your family and Israel.
The community of Shlomit is rebuilding after losing four members of its volunteer security team - Aviad, Reuven, Bechor and Oriel, z”l - on Oct 7. They died while defending a neighbouring community and helping save hundreds of others.
Today, Shlomit is looking toward the future, with a new synagogue and cultural centre. The Shlomit Beit Midrash, supported through this year’s Friends of JNF Canada Hamilton Negev Dinner, will be a place for Torah learning, prayer, community and Jewish life for the young families who call Shlomit home.
The Sefer Torah will be written by a sofer who lives in Shlomit, allowing this initiative to further support the local community while bringing a sacred Torah to its new home.
As we celebrate the New Year and Simchat Torah, this is a particularly meaningful time to strengthen our connection to Torah and to Jewish communities in Israel.
Every donor will receive a beautiful certificate as a lasting acknowledgment of their gift. Donations of $1,800 or more will receive a custom metal-plated certificate, personalized to honour a loved one or celebrate a meaningful milestone through this special Sefer Torah project.
