Open Letter from the Founder

Nearly fourteen years ago, before having made Aliyah, I founded a project which I call "The Sefer Torah Recycling Network."   Between December, 1994 and the present, we have seen to receiving, repairing and placing 12 Sifrei Torah in needy locations in Eretz Yisrael, most recently in the Chasdei Shimrit Community Center in Neve Dekalim, in Kever Rachel and in Yishuv Adura. Each Sefer Torah has a story uniquely it's own.

However, we are desperately in need of both additional restorable donated Sifrei Torah and donations of funds in order for the Sefer Torah Recycling Network to continue it's mission: providing restored and renewed Sifrei Torah for many more needy and worthy communities, Shuls and Yeshivot. In short, without your help via donations of funds and used, restorable Sifrei Torah, we cannot, on a "seat of the pants" basis, continue to fulfill this Mitzvah much longer. 

 It is said that one is truly connected to a place only when that place is a Mokom Torah through the ownership of it's own Sefer Torah.

As one lover of Eretz Yisrael to another, I'm sure that you share my wish that every location in Eretz Yisrael, regardless of economic means, be Mokomot Torah.   And imagine the level of Kedusha when all of the neshamot who have lained from, touched and kissed a Sefer Torah in the past, in it's previous home, unite with all of the neshamot yet to lain from, touch and kiss the Sefer Torah here in Eretz Yisroel.  This chesed affords both financial donors and donors of Sifrei Torah the opportunity to take part in possessing Eretz Yisrael.

To facilitate donations to fulfill the mission of The Sefer Torah Recycling Network, a Sponsorship donation program has been initiated. 

We seek to raise both donations to defray the costs of the current Sifrei Torah being restored as well as to raise seed funds in order to set up an Amutah or a Non-Profit Company in Israel, to employ Sofrim to restore Sifrei Torah, to locate donors of, or economic purchase of Sifrei Torah via all medium.   The plan is also to establish a 501-C3 Non-profit organization in the US and thus establish "The Sefer Torah Recycling Network" an ongoing, serious project.

Donors in the US, please make tax deductible donation checks out to "Congregation Ahavas Torah Tzedakah Fund", with a note on both the Memo line of the check and on the envelope "Mark Burt & Sefer Torah Recycling Network" and mail to "Congregation Ahavas Torah Tzedakah Fund", 1425 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19111.  Be sure to include your address. Upon request, a tax-deductible receipt for your donation will be mailed to you.

Donors in Canada, please make your tax deductible checks out to "JBRASS" (BN#864426911RR0001) and mail to; "The Sefer Torah Recycling Network", 46 Meadowbrook Road, Apt. 6, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6B 2S6. Please mark on the envelope (and if possible attach a stick'em memo to the check) saying "Mark Burt & Sefer Torah Recycling Network." Upon receipt, a tax-deductible receipt for your donation will be mailed to you.

In Israel, please make donations checks out to me  "Mark (Mem, Reish, Kuf) Burt (Beit, Aleph, Reish, Tet)" Ramat Beit Shemesh 99010 and email me for mailing instructions at moshebur@actcom.co.il

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