Video: Only One Sefer Torah Saved in Massive Blaze that Destroyed New Brunswick’s Historic Shul

October 25, 2015 11:00 am

VIDEO: The massive fire occurred Friday afternoon. The Shul, built in 1903, was the last Shul in the city.

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jog a thon October 25, 2015 12:21 pm At 12:21 pm

This is so sad. I’ve seen pics of this shul. It’s absolutely beautiful. It’s doubly sad, tragic, even, they didn’t have a fireproof safe for the sifrei Torah.
chacham ma hu omer October 25, 2015 10:59 pm At 10:59 pm

I, along with many other families over the years, spent a beautiful Shabbos vacationing in the Hyatt right down the street and had the zechus of davening in this beautiful shul. The Rav, Rabbi Mykoff, is a very special man. The historic shul was a picture into the struggle that dwindling Yiddeshe populations face across the nation. A real loss!
Tl October 26, 2015 6:59 am At 6:59 am

T the editors of The Lakewood Scoop:
Why post a picture of a non-tzniyus women, I thought this is a frum sight. Busha vecharpa!
shtark October 26, 2015 10:41 am At 10:41 am

Sad
BCM October 26, 2015 7:40 pm At 7:40 pm

#3 YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR HEAD EXAMINED. DON’T YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS IN YOUR HEAD? APPARENTLY NOT.

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