Cantor Neil Schnitzer unrolls a Holocaust surviving Torah scroll at Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Simchat Torah service at Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ, on October 7 included a Torah hakafah (procession) and the unrolling of one of our oldest Torah scrolls, a 250-year old Czechoslovakian Torah that survived the Holocaust. It’s the first time in many years that we’ve completely unrolled a Torah, and members chanted from each book in the Torah. See the video below.

Watch a short video of the Torah being unrolled. Members of the congregation took part in chanting from each book of the Torah during the service.

Click here to view the embedded video.