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Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Monsey Shows Strength, Resiliency & Unity in Aftermath of Anti-Semitic Stabbings

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On Sunday, December 29th, hundreds of Jews gathered in Monsey to participate in a very special Hachnosas Sefer Torah that was sponsored by Suffern residents, Lazer Scheiner and his wife. 

Edited by: TJVNews.com

The celebratory procession which including lively singing and dancing took place at 1 pm from the Scheiner residence to Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim at 18 Forshay Road in the Forshay district of Monsey.

Monsey is an Orthodox Jewish enclave in Rockland County; about an hour north of New York City. On Saturday evening, the 7th night of Chanukah, an anti-Semitic attacker entered the home of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg on Forshay Road and began to stab the Jews attending a Melava Malka and Chanukah party there. In the end, 5 Jews were stabbed and one remains in critical condition at an area hospital.

The suspect,  Grafton Thomas of Greenwood Lake was driving a Nissan Sentra across the George Washington Bridge into New York City when his car’s tag was captured by a license plate reader at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday, about an hour after the attack, authorities said.

This marks the 13th anti-Semitic attack in the last several weeks in the NY/NJ area.

The Hachnosas Sefer Torah represents the power of resilience, strength, unity and the determination that is entrenched in the Jewish DNA to continue to serve Hashem with joy and alacrity.

Hundreds gather for a Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Monsey only hours after 5 Jews were stabbed at the Forshay home of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg
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