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A yad or pointer is used to keep the place of the reader as they read a 200 year old Torah at the University of Arizona. Beth Nakhai, an associate professor in the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, received the scroll in 2009. On Feb. 10 and 11, a rabbi will do restoration work on the document. Photo taken: Tuesday February 03, 2015.
In anticipation of the High Holy Days this fall, Chabad Tucson is hosting a crash course in reading Hebrew.
The five-week course begins 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Congregation Young Israel, 2443 E. Fourth St. and will be taught by Feigie Ceitlin of Chabad Tucson. "Read it in Hebrew" is a one-hour course, according to press materials.
The registration fee of $75 includes flashcards.
For more information or to register, visit chabadtucson.com/readhebrew or call 881-7956.
Contact reporter Johanna Willett at jwillett@tucson.com or 573-4357. On Twitter: @JohannaWillett
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