looking for Soferium stat

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I am looking for Soferium who can look over used Torahs to place into the Torah Gemach. Some of them will be MeSchuach and some not. We can talk about price. I will ship, but need commitment.
please contact me at 718 207 0474 or email me at torahgemach@aol.com.

Bentzion Chanowitz

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