#jlem

To whom it may concern,

My name is (your name) and I am a (student at... work at....).  I belong to (Congregation) in (City, State/Provence).  (If you are active in Hillel, went on a Birthright Trip, have connections to Israel, please include these mentions) I am writing to you today to ask for help. Last week I was outraged to learn that a Torah scroll on loan from Congregation B'nai Israel of Sacramento was seized by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation on Rosh Chodesh Tevet.  The Torah entered the plaza with Women of the Wall -- an organization that prays at the Western Wall each Rosh Chodesh.   This Torah scroll has not been returned to Women of the Wall nor to Congregation B'nai Israel.    I believe that the Torah has not been returned because of the deeply sexist nature of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. Recently I learned that the rabbi of the Kotel claims that he "lost" this Torah scroll.  How on earth could one "lose" a Torah scroll? Please do your part in returning the Torah scroll to Congregation B'nai Israel and righting this injustice on behalf of the Jewish People.

Greeting (l’shalom, Shabbat Shalom, Shavuah Tov, etc), (your name)