The event featured dancing and singing as the new Torah scroll was introduced into the ... Levy, Simon wrote, “chose to turn the completion of the sefer Torah into a public event, organizing ...

Friedman, who lives in the U.K., became the first female to scribe a Sefer Torah in 2007. According to her website, hasoferet.com, she presently has six Torah scrolls to her credit. She also has a ...

“Some people suggested dedicating a Torah scroll in his honor, but I was scared it would be too difficult,” she told The Times of Israel over the phone. At some point, though, close to a year ...