Camp HASC Hachnasas Sefer Torah

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Camp HASC celebrated an unforgettable�Hachnassas Sefer Torah�sponsored by the Dov & Shaindy Lisker & Family in honor of the Bar

Mitzvah of their son Elie, a camper at HASC.

The emotional Hachnassas Sefer Torah began with a lively Uncle�Moishy concert and beautiful Seudas Mitzvah. Campers participated�in “Ksivas Osios” and flag-making art projects and other adaptive�activities to mark the special occasion. Led by a live band and Sefer Torah�truck, hundreds of children and adults joined the family�members to escort the Torah to its new home in the Camp HASC�Beis Medrash.� Jojo Aronoff a member of Camp HASC Kollel Torat�Chesed, said �this was one of the highlights of my three summers at�camp� seeing the campers� faces light up while celebrating with the�new Sefer Torah was incredible�.

Shuki Weinstein, a first year counselor shared, �Holding the Torah�together with my campers was the It is so amazing how everything is�adaptable and accessible, so that every camper, regardless of their�physical or intellectual abilities are able to participate�.

The Jewish community’s premier Summer Program for individuals�with special needs, Camp HASC provides for the physical, medical,�therapeutic and personal needs of over 300 children and adults with a�range of special needs and developmental disabilities.

Dozens of campers in wheelchairs and with walkers along side�children on their counselors shoulders, singing and dancing all�together in honor of the Torah. For many of the special campers at�HASC, this was their first opportunity to hold a Sefer Torah and�participate in a Sefer Torah procession. Rav Judah Mischel,�Executive Director at Camp HASC. �It was such a special honor for�us, and a beautiful day of Kovod Hatorah, Simcha shel Mitzvah and�Kvod Shomayim�.