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Dedication of the Torah scroll for children of Israel
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Torah scroll for children of Israel at moving event at the Western Wall Plaza before its dedication to the Tzemach Tzedek synagogue in the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem.
Pictures credit: Chaim Touito
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