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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 2008
Page
10
A global effort to locate the 1000 year old Aleppo Codex, the Crown of Aleppo, amid 40 percent of its pages missing since 1958. Researchers tied to its Jerusalem custodian pursue clues in the Aleppo diaspora to restore the definitive Jewish Bible.
The Aleppo Codex, created around 930 A.D. in Tiberias by Shlomo Ben Boya'a, ends a long Bible-formation era. Crusaders seize it in 1099, it travels to Cairo, Maimonides calls it the most accurate copy, and a 1947 synagogue fire in Aleppo sparks a long quest now pursued by Aleppo Jews, Israeli institutions, and diaspora collectors for missing pages and fragments amid a web of secrecy.
The Mission Cup benefits Mission Messiah and its 12 month residential program for women and children in Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Louisiana. Odessa Country Club hosts the 8:30 am Thursday event with a $1000 first prize and substantial prizes including a $10,000 hole in one. Local supporters and volunteers fund the event, which emphasizes excellence in life skills and leadership.
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