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A Holy Task: Chabad of the Hamptons Welcomes New Torah

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Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah as his son, Assistant Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten, looks on. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah as his son, Assistant Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten, looks on. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah as his son, Assistant Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten, looks on. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah as his son, Assistant Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten, looks on. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten holds the Torah with his son, Assistant Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten holds the Torah with his son, Assistant Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Using a yad, Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

Using a yad, Chabad of the Hamptons Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten reads from the Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

The Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

The Torah. KYRIL BROMLEY

authorMichelle Trauring on May 24, 2023
The making of a Torah is precise, to put it lightly. It begins with between 62 and 84 sheets of parchment — cured, tanned, scraped and prepared — which a... more

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