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Can A Shul Keep A Sefer Torah that Was Donated To Them? Mishna Berura DH Siman 153 Seif 20-21

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A halachic analysis of the rights and responsibilities regarding donated Sefer Torahs.

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