 In addition to losing all of its Torah scrolls , Beth Israel lost all its furniture , and over 3 @,@ 000 siddurs and mahzors , and almost all of its members ' homes were flooded , forcing them to move . The congregation did , however , receive assistance in replacing some of its assets ; the Orthodox Union immediately sent Beth Israel 50 ArtScroll siddurs , and Brith Shalom Beth Israel Congregation of Charleston , South Carolina , and Congregation Shaare Zedek Sons of Abraham of Providence , Rhode Island each donated Torahs . Hayley Fields , a 14 @-@ year @-@ old from Los Angeles , heard of Beth Israel 's difficult circumstances , and with the support of her mother , spearheaded a fund @-@ raising drive , selling 3 @,@ 500 watches . $ 18 @,@ 000 was ultimately raised to buy a Torah , which was dedicated in August , 2006 , two days before the first anniversary of the hurricane . At that ceremony the National Council of Young Israel also donated 150 new Artscoll mahzors , in time for the High Holy Days . 
