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Building an Ark: Handmade Torah ark connects generations and Jewish history
When Lenny Hoffman moved to the Westmoreland neighborhood, Southeast Portland Chabad (jewishreed.com) near Reed College was a natural. Raised in an Orthodox home, he quickly became the shul’s shammos. He wanted to donate something special that blended simplicity, family and Judaism. A talented artist and cabinet maker, he decided to build and donate a Torah…