On Monday March 7, 2022, Rabbi Bentzion Chanowtiz, President of the Bais Yisroel Torah Gemach in Flatbush dedicated a Sefer Torah in memory of two NYPD officers who were killed in the line of duty six weeks ago in Harlem. Detectives Mora and Rivera were responding to a domestic violence call when the subject shot and killed them both as they entered the residence.
The Bais Yisroel Torah Gemach loans Sefrei Torah to start-up shuls and any venue which needs a Torah, even for long term use.
Representing the NYPD at the event was Chief Michael Kemper, Commanding Officer of Brooklyn South, Inspector Richie Taylor, Commanding Officer of Community Affairs along with Lieutenant Ira Jablonsky and community affairs officers from the area precincts. Steve Weill, Coordinator of Flatbush Shomrim helped bring everyone together for this beautiful dedication which serves as a kiddush Hashem and perpetual reminder of the sacrifices made by our police officers every day.
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What a kiddush Hashem, I am not surprised
Dedicated and donated are two different things. Don’t confuse the two. The story says dedicated, not donated.
They gave it a cover with the names of the officers. Big Kiddush Lubavitch. They should do the same thing at 770, and at all Lubavitch congregations.
Complete shock disbelief .
A huge disgrace embaresment to the sefer Torah .
How can you put goy name on sefer Torah ?
Such chutzpa desecrating hashems name berabim .
I think this is a בזיון התורה for Shure not a כבוד התורה.
If you wanna honor, its very very nice but fined something else.
this Really Ridiculous its a new RECORD down……….
As long as they protect us for free. Some of these comments give “parasite” a new meaning
Terrible chilul Hashem Ubizoyon Hatorah. Please don’t be mefarsem this hashpalas Hatorah. Every Yid Yid should try to increase kovod Hatorah after reading this story.
This is more of a kiddush Hashem than a chilul Hashem.
Have you every seen a sefer Torah with the name “Alexander” on it?
Well, it may be the name of a yid, but it’s also the name of a goyishe king who spilled blood daily and was a murderer and terrible. So how can that name be on a sefer Torah????
Teretz is, it can.