An intricately designed tree with colorful leaves and branches, centered on a white background. Hebrew text beneath the tree reads "5784," celebrating the Year of the Torah, as marked in the Hebrew calendar.
Past Event

Looking Back at The Year of the Torah

An intricate tree with colorful leaves forms the backdrop. Underneath, Hebrew text followed by the English phrase "The Year of the Torah" is displayed in stylized lettering.

In 2025, TBEMC received a brand-new Torah, one written specifically for –and with the help of–our congregation!

We invited our entire congregation to participate in this once-in-a-generation opportunity and to assist us in bringing our new Torah home. We created a multitude of opportunities for you and your family to dedicate books, portions, verses, selected readings, and other items.

View photos from our “Return to Sinai” event where a scribe visited our shul, and members got to participate in writing our new Torah.

A person is meticulously writing Hebrew script on a scroll using a quill pen. The background is a blue cloth, and parts of the scroll reveal inked Hebrew text, possibly from the Torah. The hand in focus highlights the traditional writing process during this religious year.
A diverse group gathers around a table with a large scroll and religious books. A child in a black and white outfit holds a quill, assisted by a man in a dark suit. They are engaged in a religious ceremony marking the Year of the Torah according to the Jewish calendar.
A bearded man with glasses guides a family of four in writing on a scroll during the Year of the Torah. The family, including a woman, a man, a young girl, and a boy wearing a kippah, holds the pen together. Books and papers are scattered on the blue-covered table.
Two women sit together, closely examining and pointing at an open scroll with Hebrew text. Under the softly lit canopy, one wears a black and white scarf while the other, with purple hair and glasses, ponders over the Torah. It's a serene moment in this special Year of the Torah.

Thank You to Our Torah Project Supporters!

PRESENTING SPONSORS
Mark & Deborah Kaplan

PILLARS OF THE TORAH
Aaron & Laura Cohen
Alice Goldfarb
David & Sandra Springer
Arthur & Patricia Werschulz

BEAUTIFY THE TORAH
Martin & Rosalia Metzger
Lawrence Posner

REMEMBRANCE OF THE TORAH
Anonymous
Heidi, Seth, & Talia Farber
Howard & Abbie Halperin

GUARDIANS OF THE TORAH
Lance & Phyllis Kandl
Stanley & Chemda Mindy S. Kipness
Alan Schwartz

FAMILY OF THE TORAH
Menorah Chapels
Estate of David & Rochelle Schwartz
Julie Steinberg & David Sexton
Project Etz Chayim
The Schoss Family

FESTIVALS OF THE TORAH
The Barkin Family
Ethel and Irving Plutzer
Lila Libby Lulinski
Lawrence & Mindi Metz
Rabbi Discretionary Fund
Laura Rubin
The Family of Stephen Solomon
The Veron Family

BUILDERS OF THE TORAH
Carol Blank-Levine & Les Levine
Russ Bleemer
The Bromberg Family
Family of Len & Anne Farber
Rabbi Paul & Melissa Kerbel
Fred & Roberta Kessler
The Kramer Family
Mikhail & Inga Reibarkh
David & Gail Salomon
Rita Schwartz
Daniel & Kristen Springer and Family
Steven Springer & Ariella Sasson and Family
Anita & Mervyn Weis

GUIDERS OF THE TORAH
Judy Daniel
Deli King of Clark
Marc Fink & Carla Berzon
Richard & Mindy Gotterer
Brett & Jessica Handsman
David & Judith Kupferberg
Marlene Oslick
Adam & Rebecca Reissman
Karen Rose
Kurt & Debra Rose
Yaniv & Keren Segal
Bruce & Rhondi Solomon
Carol Steuer
TBEMC Men’s Club
TBEMC Sisterhood
Union County Savings Bank

WRITERS OF THE TORAH
Elliot & Janet Ballen
Jerry & Jackie Baranoff
Dennis & Genie Berry
Arthur Bilenker & Teri Schick
Rob & Marissa Domanski
Andrew & Lauren Feldman
Renee Herz
Seth & Sarah Kramer
Linda Leifer & Family
Harriet Mazur
Craig & Rachel Schwartz
Charles Sporn
Jill C. Stein
The Suckerman Family
Lois Rabbino Waldman
Deborah & Garrett White
Bernard & Shona Young

FRIENDS OF THE TORAH
The Bentsianov Family
Gregory and Michelle Daniel
Kenneth & Leah Davidson
Ghitta Eibschutz
Marshall Einhorn & Deborah Skolnick
Theodore & Amy Einhorn
Lloyd & Linda Grossman
Linda Heicklen
Kathrine Hollander & Terence Camp
Robert Klein
Rafael & Shari Kopla
Marc & Nita Landman
Chris & Jessica Mallo
Felicia & Steven Metz
Tovah Navah
Andrew Rubin
The Scher Family
Don Shapiro & Nancy Lubarsky
Mark & Mindy Sotsky
Mollie Sperling
Robert Springer
Phil & Myra Stein
Sandra Sussman
Michael, Sharon, & Alana Taub

ADDITIONAL DONATIONS
Charles & Esther Colodner
The Stein Family
Howard & Cari Epstein
Joan Finkelstein
Adam & Adrienne Fitzer
Rachel Kugelmass
David Levenberg & Linda Ershow-Levenberg
Bernard & Carol Miller & Family
Howard, Doreen, Erica, & Jeremy Wise

Learn more about the Year of the Torah and how you can still take part in this once-in-a-generation opportunity. (updated June 2025)