Reply To: Where have all the Shtarkers gone?

Thanks for all your replies.

My shul has no sifrei Torah less than 75 years old and they are tall and heavy. The two sifrei Torah I own personally were written in NYC about 1950 and are about 5″ shorter thah the shul’s. They also don’t have heavy silver crowns or breastplates as they were commissioned by my Zaidy for a bungalow colony he owned. These are comfortable for lifting when we have minyan in my home.

@Joseph

Why is it necessary to be seen from the seats in the rear of the large shul? Those members pay more for their seats and are entitled to see the parsha that was just read.

@Mashiach Agent

My experience is generally with large shuls and the aron in the Beis Knesses, not the small aronim in stieblach, study halls, etc. The aronim tend to be quite tall.

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What’s the going rate for a new commission medium size sefer Torah? USA and/or Israeli ksav…

We are thinking of purchasing and donating one in honor of our daughter’s upcoming chassanah. I don’t want to ask the shul shammos or gabbai as I’m not interested in a marked up price, rather I’d prefer to buy and give a finished product.