Simchat Torah (Oct 17 evening) | Jewish Historical Society

In honor of Simchat Torah, we are featuring 2006 archived photos of Temple Beth Tikvah of Wayne showing the temple’s festivity of ‘writing’ a Torah for its 50th jubilee anniversary.

Mitzvot — Marcia and Ben Chapman honored with holding the Torah.

Mitzvah — Harvey Handler also being honored with carrying the Torah.

Simchat Torah, chuppah, Marcia Chapman, Ben Chapman — The Torah being marched in a procession under a chuppah.

Torah scribe — A congregant of Temple Beth Tikvah is given the opportunity to fill in a letter of the Torah, outlined by Rabbi Zerach Greenfield.

Torah Ark — View of the opened ark.

Torah reader Harvey Handler — Harvey Handler reads from the Torah.