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Sam Siegel:
I've been coming to Chabad since I arrived.

Sam Siegel:
I've evolved from a passive supporter for Chabad -- coming

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to Shabbat dinners every so often -- to a proudly active,

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engaged member, who tries to come both for

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Shabbas dinners every week, and the events in between.

Molly Slotznick:
Today marks an important day for Chabad House here at

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Princeton. Following from the recent

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recognition of Rabbi Eitan Webb as a Princeton University

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chaplain, today's Torah dedication

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reflects the continuing growth of Chabad here on campus.

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This is not only a cause for celebration,

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but also a cause for congratulation,

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for the success of Chabad would not have been possible without

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the devotion and enthusiasm of Rabbi Eitan and Gitty Webb.

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Their hard work has made the Chabad House into a home away

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from home for many students on campus.

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And the numerous and varied activities and events they hold

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ensure that every student can find a place for him or herself at Chabad.

Maia Aron:
"As long as we keep the Torah, we can survive any holocaust."

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Those were the words of Sandra Brand, who survived the Holocaust.

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She came to the United States,

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she made her fortune, and she founded the Sandra Brand Torah Project.

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The program, which it's my privilege to have

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helped her with, awards Torahs to students on college campuses.

Rabbi Eitan Webb:
The custom among the Jewish people is that on Simchat Torah

Rabbi Eitan Webb:
-- the holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah,

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the conclusion of the Torah, as well as by a Torah

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dedication -- we take a Torah, roll it up, wrap it in its cover and dance.

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And this could seem odd.

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If the Torah is the wisdom of God, if the Torah is

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intellectual pursuit, one might expect that a

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dedication ceremony should include in-depth study,

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analysis and have the good be reflected in the satisfaction of

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understanding a nuance, the excitement of appreciating

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a new idea, a new concept, in the Torah.

Ethan Lumir:
With this Torah, I pray and I hope this

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community continues to be stronger than it already is,

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that we continue to be united as one Jewish community on the

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campus of Princeton University.

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