"And the temple shall be built": restoring Chasam Sopher.We believe that the Synagogue spells the survival of Judaism in America, and therefore, Chasam Sopher, together with all other Synagogues, bears the responsibility for bringing the meaning of our faith to our Jewish Community. We see the Synagogue historically as the seat and source of Jewish survival, noting that rarely in 2000 years have Jews survived as Jews, where there was no Synagogue. We consequently seek, in this, our Temple, to continue to transmit the faith of our fathers,, through our children-from generation to generation--as the source of strength of our life. The Chasam Sopher Synagogue, located at 10 Clinton Street, has been the beacon of the Jewish migration to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. since 1853. Chasam. Sopher recently celebrated the completion of its lower floor chapel, the first stage in the complete renovation of this historic orthodox edifice. One of the great synagogues of the Lower East Side, it proudly serves and supports Jewish life in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and is open daily on a free basis to sustain the community. The completed construction, as well as a community park next door, is expected to be finished in the spring of 2005. In addition, the Sopher Sefer Torah Sefer Torah (Hebrew; “Book of the Law”) In Judaism, the Pentateuch (see Torah), when written in Hebrew by a qualified calligrapher on vellum or parchment and enshrined in the Ark of the Law in a synagogue. , an entre writing of the holy parchment parchment, untanned skins of animals, especially of the sheep, calf, and goat, prepared for use as a writing material. The name is a corruption of Pergamum, the ancient city of Asia Minor where preparation of parchment suitable for use on both sides was achieved in comprising of 304,805 individual letters is being written on-site daily and is being viewed by the greater New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Jewish community with guided tours by appointment. For more information call 212-777-5140. |
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