SEPTEMBER 16 • 2021 | 23
B
’nai Moshe is thrilled to
have one of, if not the
only, “living” genizah
on the grounds of a synagogue
in Metro Detroit — perhaps
the country even.
A genizah is a place to bury
ritual items such as damaged
prayer books, tallitot and other
ritual objects that should not
be thrown away. Over time,
the contents of the genizah will
become one with the Earth.
This summer, Zachary
Friedman led a group in
designing, building and install-
ing a genizah on the syna-
gogue property as his require-
ment to become an Eagle
Scout. Only 4% of scouts have
earned this designation in the
last 100 years. This is the first
Eagle Scout project of its kind
in the state.
What is a living genizah?
It’s a phrase coined by B’nai
Moshe Executive Director
Steven Fine to depict that the
genizah, while covered, is not
full; and religious books and
ritual articles can be added to
the genizah at any time. The
West Bloomfield synagogue
doesn’t anticipate the genizah
to be completely filled for
years.
“Zachary came to me asking
if there was a project at B’nai
Moshe that we needed done.
Rabbi Shalom Kantor and I
had just recently discussed the
idea of a living genizah, so the
timing was perfect,” Fine said.
Zachary worked with an
architect to design the genizah
and raised all the money to
cover the materials needed to
build and install it.
Rabbi Kantor dedicated
the genizah and indicated the
importance of books, past and
present, particularly to the
Jewish people. Even though
the life or usefulness of a book
is limited, the knowledge con-
tained therein continues in the
minds of those who have read
or studied that book.
The first book that was care-
fully placed in the genizah by
Zachary was a bible from the
1800s.
Many of Zachary’s fellow
scouts and their parents
helped in installing the geni-
zah along with B’nai Moshe
members. B’nai Moshe is
extremely proud and grateful
for Zachary’s wonderful Eagle
Scout project.
OUR COMMUNITY
COURTESY OF B’NAI MOSHE
Eagle Scout project creates a fi
rst on
the grounds of B’nai Moshe.
A Living Genizah
JN STAFF
The installation of
the genizah took
place this summer.
Zachary Friedman
lowers books into
the genizah.
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