94 Beis Moshe Community Welcomes New Torah in Memory of Young Shlucha

Key Points:

• Over a hundred young anash families gathered on 17 Elul to celebrate the completion of a Sefer Torah dedicated to the memory of Chaia Mushka (Berkes) Stiefelmann z”l, a young shlucha and mother from Sao Paulo who passed away in 2016 at age 28.
• The Sefer Torah procession moved from Carroll Street to 94 Beis Moshe, featuring joyous hakafos and a seudas mitzvah, marking the first dedicated Sefer Torah for the 94 Beis Moshe community.
• Chaia Mushka Stiefelmann, daughter of Rabbi Avraham Meir Berkes from Rio de Janeiro, served as a shlucha in Sao Paulo alongside her husband, focusing on teen programming and Torah teaching.
• The celebration highlighted the community’s ongoing efforts to establish a permanent home in Crown Heights, including a fundraising campaign and a stop at their newly purchased property at 546 E New York Ave for dancing.
• The event symbolized the vitality and roots being established by the young anash families in Crown Heights as they prepare to move into their future synagogue space.