הַצָּלַת סְפָרִים
Scrolls Seeking Rescue
Each of these needs repair before it can be read from again. The figure shown is the sofer’s assessment of that work. Sponsor a scroll outright, or dedicate letters toward one.
תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה
The Museum of the Scroll is a nonprofit dedicated to the Tanakh, Sifrei Torah, and the sacred scribal arts of the Jewish people — conserved by hand, studied with reverence, and shared with all.
Visiting today? Sign the visitor log →עִמּוֹ אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה
"I am with him in distress." — Tehillim 91
The massacre of October 7 fell on Simchas Torah — the day we hold the Torah closest. Our answer is taken from the day itself: a goal of two thousand Sifrei Torah restored, l'iluy nishmas the kedoshim, and returned to communities that will read from them, learn from them, and dance with them. Each restoration binds people together — a shul with the individuals who carry it, a community with a community it has never met, a generation with the generations before it. The work will close with a single Hachnosas Sefer Torah of American Jewry, walked together.
לְעִלּוּי נִשְׁמוֹת הַקְּדוֹשִׁים
For every soul taken that day — men, women, and children, and those who fell defending them.
שַׁאֲלִי שְׂרוּפָה בָּאֵשׁ לִשְׁלוֹם אֲבֵלָיִךְ
The Yad Faigel Collection — dedicated in loving memory of
פיגל בת דניאל יהודה
Whether your scroll is old, pasul, unused, or simply in need of care, we can help. Reach out for a free, no-obligation evaluation, or give your scroll a dignified future.
Give an unused or retired Sefer Torah a future — preserved, studied, or rededicated and returned to a community that needs it.
Donate Your ScrollMany scrolls called “beyond help” can be restored. Send us a few details and we’ll assess your scroll’s condition — at no cost.
Request an EvaluationA standing checkup for your Sefer Torah: each year we photograph it column by column, measure every image against your scroll’s own baseline, and — on sofer tiers — a sofer’s hands inspect it, with a written report. And the same watchfulness for insurance: the photographic record and valuation stay claim-ready, refreshed at every checkup, with licensed specialists introduced for the policy itself.
Scroll Care & InsurancePrefer to talk? Call (551) 238-7791 or email ben@museumofthescroll.org — Rabbi Binyomin Terebelo, Director.
A new shul, a growing minyan, a hachnosas sefer torah coming up, or a scroll that has finished its service. Tell us what you need, read the ownership terms, and hold an available scroll with a $250 tax‑deductible reservation.
Each of these needs repair before it can be read from again. The figure shown is the sofer’s assessment of that work. Sponsor a scroll outright, or dedicate letters toward one.
16 people have signed so far. It takes a moment, and the count is how we show funders how many people these scrolls reach.
Donations pay for parchment repair, the sofrim who do the work, and keeping admission free.
We will send each friend one email, once, telling them you visited. Nothing more, ever.
“Best museum I have gone to”
When a synagogue entrusts its Sefer Torah to us, that scroll — and the community and loved ones it represents — is honored here forever. Each scroll’s story is preserved for posterity, and anyone can sponsor its restoration: a letter, a verse, a parsha, or an entire scroll.
Enter the Synagogue TrustFrom the Crusades through Kishinev and the pogroms — a memorial to the communities destroyed through the ages, and to the scrolls that outlived them. A timeline, a map, and the stories of those who were lost.
Enter the Memorial
A Torah scroll opened for reading, guided by the silver yad — the heart of every Jewish community.
Bold, precise scribal writing — every letter formed by hand according to halacha.
Aged parchment carrying generations of words — the kind of scroll many call beyond help, but which can often be restored.
Every Sefer Torah, megillah, and Tanakh manuscript in our care is written according to halacha — letter by letter, on prepared klaf, with the same care practiced for thousands of years. We conserve fragile parchment, digitize texts for scholars around the world, and teach the art of the sofer to new generations.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, our work is sustained by donors, members, and volunteers who believe this heritage must endure l’dor va’dor.
Read Our StoryHalachic inspection and expert repair of aged, faded, or damaged scrolls — the ones often called beyond help.
Condition, provenance, and valuation guidance for insurance, donation, or estate purposes.
We match scrolls that need a home with shuls and communities that need a scroll — guided by halacha.
Explore the manuscripts library, the Sifrei Torah registry, and Sofer Check — open to everyone, no account needed.
Create a free account to contribute. New members' submissions are reviewed before they publish — a careful step for a collection of sacred texts.
Once approved, add a manuscript or Sefer Torah with photos and full details, and place it on the map.
Add scribal observations and help transcribe the writing. Approved contributions earn credits and badges.
These tools inform and assist. A sofer checks the scroll, and a rav decides.
Photograph it column by column — hundreds of photos welcome — flag it for rescue, and earn credits and badges as your contribution is approved. Every scroll documented is a scroll remembered.
This museum belongs to the hands that keep the craft alive. If you are an independent sofer, magiah, restorer, klaf-maker, or binder — post your projects here. A sefer being written for a kehillah, a restoration underway, a finished megillah: the museum showcases your work, families follow its progress, and owners seeking a trusted hand find you. Every project carries your name — parnassah and kavod together.
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🌱📚 Quiet instruments in service of the craft — every tool informs; a sofer checks, and a rav decides.
Compare a passage against a reference, letter by letter, to spot differences — a study aid for scribes and students. It informs; a sofer checks and a rav decides.
Walk the mapped registry of Sifrei Torah — trace traditions, parchment, and journeys. Bring a photograph of a column and our study tools measure and compare it, in service of the sofer's eye.
Browse the catalogued collection on the map — filter by material, era, script, and condition, each work with full scribal detail and gallery.
Work through a manuscript with the community — reading, transcribing, adding scribal observations. Careful digital drafts assist; a person always reads, and a person always decides. Contributors earn credits and badges.
Add a manuscript or Sefer Torah to the collection — photograph it column by column (hundreds of photos welcome), flag it for rescue, and earn credits and badges as your work is approved.
Browsing is open to everyone. To submit works, add scribal annotations, or help transcribe — and earn recognition — create a free account.
Create an Account / Log InYour gift funds parchment conservation, the training of soferim, educational programs, and free public access to the Tanakh and Sifrei Torah. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Make a DonationThe Museum of the Scroll is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We locate, document, and repair Sifrei Torah, place them with communities that will read from them, and teach the history and craft of the scribal tradition. Admission is free, our programs are open to the public, and all contributions fund this work.
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Every scroll we rescue and restore brings us one closer. When we reach two thousand, they come home together — the largest Hachnosas Sefer Torah ever held.
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