Today, following the Kinus Hashluchim banquet, a mega and historic Siyum will take place on Eastern Parkway, celebrating the completion of the 11th Unity Sefer Torah.

For the first time, thousands of shluchim from around the world will join together with the Crown Heights community for this extraordinary moment of achdus. Organizers also expect many to arrive from nearby frum neighborhoods across Brooklyn and the tri-state area.

The celebration will take place in front of 770. Chassidic singer Eli Marcus, accompanied by the Yossi Cohen orchestra, will lead the music, energizing the crowd as the Sefer Torah is welcomed with song and dancing. Thousands of shluchim and guests are expected to participate in this unforgettable moment.

The final letters of the Sefer Torah will be written earlier in the evening at 6:30 PM in the Oholei Torah Ballroom. Immediately afterward, at 7:30 PM, a grand procession will escort the Sefer Torah to 770, where the hakafos and hachnasas Sefer Torah will take place on Eastern Parkway.

The previous Sefer Torah Haklali (the tenth) was completed during the war, with ceremonies held in the southern communities near the Gaza border and in Ofakim. Since then, thousands of soldiers, families of hostages, and Jews from around the world have registered their letters in the new Torah.

The Sefer Torah Haklali – also known as the “Unity Torah” – was first initiated in 5742 (1982) when the Rebbe announced that a General Sefer Torah would be written for all Jews, not only for children. Throughout that year, the Rebbe repeatedly spoke about the project during farbrengens, urging chassidim to take part with hishtadlus nafshis – total personal effort.

During the Lebanon War, the Rebbe explained that this Sefer Torah carries a special segulah to protect soldiers in battle, instilling fear in the enemy by uniting every Jewish soldier through the 304,805 holy letters of a single Torah scroll.

The Rebbe also emphasized with great urgency that the siyum of the Sefer Torah Haklali should take place in a location of “rov am” – where as many Jews as possible can participate – highlighting the importance of unity and every Jew’s involvement in this collective Sefer Torah.

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