The Torah scroll is a tangible embodiment of our connection to G‑d, our most precious treasure and our guide to life. "And now," Moses says, "write for yourselves this song" (Deuteronomy 31:19). Meaning that every Jew should write a Torah scroll.
But writing a Torah is a laborious process. Each one of its 304,805 letters must be written by hand, with ink and quill on parchment, in special calligraphy, by a trained scribe.
If you're not a trained scribe, you could always commission one to write a Torah for you. But if you can't afford that, there is another way to fulfill the mitzvah: Purchase just one letter in a Torah—meaning, have just one letter written specifically for you.
Jewish Unity
| Every individual—big or small, scholar or unlearned—is one letter |
Which is the most important letter in the Torah? The first? The last? The letters in the Ten Commandments? Actually, if
any letter is missing or incomplete, the
whole scroll is invalid for use.
The Jewish nation is one Torah scroll. Every individual—big or small, scholar or unlearned—is one letter. We are all one, interdependent and equally important.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory proposed that all Jews join together by purchasing a letter in a "collective" Torah scroll, expressing our inherent unity. One nation, one Torah, one G‑d.
Moreover, a letter in the Torah places its owner in "G‑d's book." "At that time," the prophet Daniel says, "your people will be delivered, everyone who is found inscribed in the book . . ."
Click here to purchase a letter in the Jewish Unity Torah.
Children's Torah
The Rebbe also encouraged the writing of special Torahs to unite children. Pure, unblemished by sin, theirs is a perfect unity. Every Jewish boy or girl under the age of bar or bat mitzvah can acquire a letter in the Children's Torah Scroll. Four Children's Torahs have been completed. The fifth one is currently being written in the Old City of Jerusalem—where all these Torahs are housed.
The cost of a letter in this special Torah is $1. The child also receives a personalized ornate certificate.
Click here for a letter in the Children's Torah.
