The organization handles sheimos (genizah) from across Israel. main projects: • Providing collection bins, collecting and burying sheimos • Caring for Torah Scrolls • Education and public awareness, and minimizing the production of sheimos
‘Geniza Klalit’ was established in 1986 (the letters of the Hebrew year spell ‘sheimos’), for the purpose of handling sheimos (holy names (of G-d) and everything else which requires special treatment in accordance with Jewish law). Geniza (‘sheimos’) means every item that has religious sanctity, which one may not dispose of in a degrading manner but must treat with respect when it is worn out or no longer in use, and bury it in the ground. Our organization handles sheimos with reverence and care, in accordance with halacha and with proper consideration for environmental protection. Our projects are in the following areas: • Providing collection bins, collecting and burying sheimos • Caring for Torah Scrolls • Education and public awareness, and minimizing the production of sheimos
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