Emmons DJ Helps Dedicate New Sefer Torah


by on Jun 29th, 2011

DJ Johnny Versache of OPM helps inscribe the Sefer Torah / Source: Alex Gorokhov of Glatt Photography for ColLive.com

What makes DJ Johnny Versache different from all other DJ’s?

Well, for one thing, the disc jockey over at OPM Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, 3202 Emmons Avenue, dedicated a new Sefer Torah during a gala dinner benefiting Camp F.R.E.E. – the Gan Israel Scholarship Fund.

The highlight of the event was the commencement of a new Sefer Torah, dedicated by the well-known New York DJ Johnny Versache (Zachariah).

Supporters of the camp in attendance were honored with the writing of the first letters.

Rabbi Dan Dashevsky, the camp’s administrator, told a beautiful story comparing a Jew to a living Torah Scroll and presented the dinner awards together with the camp director, Rabbi Mendel Okunov.

Rabbi Meir Okunov, the chairman of F.R.E.E. awarded Rabbi Shlomo Galperin for the 40 years of dedication to Jewish education. Young professionals and businessmen were entertained by popular comedian Modi.

Recently garnering not such glowing feedback from seniors at a nearby retirement home, hosting a benefit for youngsters to be able to attend Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel is a cause worth making a little noise over.

 

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  • Anonymous

    DJ should have dedicated, On the Origin of Species to the camp. Would have done a lot more good.

    • J. P. Zenger

      Each has it’s own place. On the Origin of the Species is a theory that generally accepted, but a theory. The Torah is the basis of western religion.

      • http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisanne001 Lisanne!

        You mean surviving Western religion.

      • Anonymous

        Evolution is not “yet another” theory, it’s as close to a fact as you can get. Do you know why? Because their are physical evidence of it. It’s science. You can see, touch, examine those evidence. Their are bones, their are Galapagos Islands where you can go and actually see evolution. Their is also little know science called microbiology that studies DNA. DNA the building block of life and evolution.
        And religion? Religion is nothing more than bubbe-maiseh you fill your kopf with.  All it does is fermisht with your head. Once again I’m sorry everyone but I must say these things in Italian.

      • levp

        Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New ‘Intelligent Falling’ Theory
        http://www.theonion.com/articles/evangelical-scientists-refute-gravity-with-new-int,1778/