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Shelli Hutchinson of Bloomfield Hills and her daughter, Rou Rou, 6

as she clutched the Torah to her heart.
"I promise that if we ever buy a Torah
of our own, we will pass this one on to
another congregation in need."
"It feels so good to give a Torah to a
congregation in Germany where Hitler
tried to destroy the Jewish people, and
now we are trying to help build a con-
gregation," Peresman said. "We feel like
we should try to convince other con-
gregations to donate a Torah they don't
need to a congregation in need."
"The giving of the Torah to Ohel
HaChidusch is truly an act of corn-
passionate understanding and love,"
Yerman said. "It has truly been a bless-

ing to be with a wonderful, inspired
and deeply committed group of
people."
Emma Berkel and Ava Randa, both
11, took each other's pictures in front
of the open ark that displayed the
Blumenstein Family Torah and the
other CST Torahs. They each partici-
pated in "Two on a Quill."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance
knowing you are going to be part of
history;' Ava said. "And it's so cool to
help someone else get a Torah," Emma
said. '`And we got a new Torah."

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family, including children Joshua
and Shayna Scafe, decided 10
years ago to donate enough to
cover the cost of a permanent
Ark.
The Levys donated funds for
the ner tamid in memory of his
sister, Barbara Paley, who was an
active congregant until her death
from cancer 25 years ago.
"We thought the ner tamid
would best represent the vibrant,
glowing spirit that Barbara
beamed throughout her life,"
Cary said.
"I'm so proud," said Littman.
"I'm an octogenarian and I'm so
happy to be here to participate
in this wonderful dedication. I'm
so glad the reader's table will be
used at every service and that I
could help make that possible."
Shir Tikvah is completing its
$613,000 Torah Alive! Campaign
this December. The campaign
serves two purposes, according
to Michael Silverstein, committee
co-chair and CST past president.
"It solidifies the congregation's
financial future and fulfills the
613th and final commandment —
to write a Torah scroll for oneself,
which we completed with assis-
tance from Neil Yet-Man and our
Torah soferet [scribe] Jen Taylor
Friedman of New York."
Sider created an illusion of the
waters of the Sea of Reeds at the
bottom of the Ark's doors.

"Each time the doors of the
Ark are opened and our precious
Torah is retrieved or placed back
inside,' the Red Sea will be split or
joined," she said.
She included additional Jewish
symbolism that represents CST.
CST's bimah of today is a far
cry from the bimah of 25 years
ago, according to the shul's co-
founder Pam Spitzer and her hus-
band, Rich.
The congregation, first known
as Troy Jewish Congregation,
met in three different churches
in Troy.
"We had to have a portable Ark
that we could wheel in and out
when we were done with servic-
es," the Troy couple explained.
Initially, congregants brought
in religious symbols to respect-
fully cover the Christian symbols.
Members Lou Sheer (now
deceased) and Lee Zendel of
Rochester Hills made the CST's
first Ark. Ten years ago, the shul
needed a larger Ark.
Former member Paul Michelin
designed and crafted the second
Ark, which now has a home at
the Shul in Cleveland.
"We are so very grateful for
the generous congregants whose
donations allowed us to embark
on this journey of creating sacred
objects with a distinct Shir
Tikvah identity," Choinard said. El

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