A man accused of stealing Torahs from a New Jersey synagogue was arrested after he unwittingly attempted to sell the scrolls to an undercover policeman. The value of the two Torahs, crowns and breastplates, which were stolen in the middle of October from Temple Emanu-el in Englewood, N.J., are valued at $100,000, according to police.
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