The Torah scroll. Tangible embodiment of our connection to G‑d. Our most precious treasure. Our guide to life. "And now," Moses says, "write for yourselves this song" (Deuteronomy 31:19). 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, ink and quill on parchment, in special calligraphy, by a trained scribe.
Those who lack scribal experience can commission the writing of a Torah. But most cannot afford this considerable expense. As such, we can fulfill the mitzvah by "purchasing a letter" in a Torah—i.e. one letter is written specifically for the purchaser.
Jewish Unity
Every individual – big or small, scholar or unlearned – is one letterWhich 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 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 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/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.
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