Recently the Jewish Community of Kremenchuk was presented with a beautiful ancient Torah Scroll that had been lovingly restored by the National Sofer Center in Dnipro. A delegation from Kremenchuk, led by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Salamon, attended the ceremony held in the office of the Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezky, on the 18th floor of the Menorah Center, world’s largest Jewish community center. The joyful event, attended by members of the Jewish communities of Dnipro and Kremenchuk, included a celebratory meal.
“This Torah Scroll is especially meaningful for our community because it stood at the very beginning of the modern history of Jewish life in Kremenchuk,” said Chief Rabbi of Kremenchuk, Rabbi Shlomo Salamon. “Nearly twenty-eight years ago, just two weeks before I arrived in Kremenchuk, I was informed about this Torah Scroll, and it was entrusted to me. I arrived in our community together with this Torah Scroll, and throughout all these years it accompanied the growth and life of our community. Its restoration therefore holds special spiritual and emotional significance for us.”
The extensive and painstaking work involved in the restoration was made possible by a generous member of the Jewish Community of Dnipro who financed the entire process and even donated a new mantle for the Torah Scroll; a new Torah crown was also included.
Rabbi Salamon and other leaders of the Kremenchuk Jewish community provide critical support to many families in need of physical, emotional, and spiritual assistance. Together we save lives and restore hope.
