Contact: pillars.of.strength@chisukemuna.org
Join us for our Annual
Harvey Danowitz
Legacy Shabbat
Featuring Rabbi
Menachem Elkayam,
our scribe from Sofer On Site
Saturday, Sept 7th
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1:00 pm | Torah: The Eternal Legacy of the Jewish People
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1:45 pm | Q & A
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2:00 pm | Dessert Reception
You are invited to inscribe a letter in our new Torah scroll with Rabbi Elkayam on Sunday or Monday, September 7–8!
To schedule your appointment, email pillars.of.strength@chisukemuna.org.
RSVP by August 29 to pillars.of.strength@chisukemuna.org or 717-232-4851.
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We are grateful to The Harvey Danowitz and Family Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Central PA for supporting this event.
Sep 7
Scribing visit # 3.
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And Annual Harvey Danowitz Legacy Shabbat!
Sep 8
Scribing visit # 4.
Dec 7
Closing Ceremony & scribing visit # 5.
Chisuk Emuna Pillars of Strength kickoff:
What a joyous event!
June 8 was a historic and wonderful day for Chisuk Emuna Congregation as we celebrated the beginning of our Pillars of Strength initiative, and congregants and friends began scribing letters in our new Torah.
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Here is news coverage of the event from ABC27. And additional coverage on PennLive! Stay tuned for a video from the event coming to your inbox soon!
Thank you to the Gordon family for helping to fund a new Torah scroll. They scribed the first letter in the Torah.​​
There are still plenty of opportunities to participate in this once-in-a-generation experience of scribing a letter in the Torah: Sept. 7, 8, and Dec. 7, 2025.
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To sign up to write a letter, sponsor a Parsha or section, or to ask questions, contact pillars.of.strength@chisukemuna.org.
The other exciting part of the day was Chisuk Emuna President Todd Barron revealing that the six-month campaign to raise funds for the new Torah, the upkeep of the synagogue, and provide programming for families, has already raised over $450,000 in donations and pledges!
Thank you to Pillars of Strength co-chairs Jennifer Lench and Jennifer Baker, Rabbi Muroff and all the hard-working volunteers who are making Pillars of Strength – Supporting Torah, Family, and the Home We Cherish, a reality and success.
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Much more to come!