A sneaky thief stole three torahs from a Bronx synagogue, law-enforcement sources said today.
The holy books are worth $25,000 each, authorities said.
A worker reported the scrolls stolen from the Young Israel Synagogue of Mosholu Parkway Sunday, sources said.
They were last seen inside the temple on East 208th Street on Feb. 1.
The synagogue has fallen into disrepair with holes in the roof and a dwindling congregation that includes less than a dozen active members, sources said.
The front door is closed with a combination lock, homeless people are allowed to sleep in the basement, and there were no signs of forced entry, sources added.
The cabinets containing the torahs – similar to those in a released photo — also held 12 similar scrolls, several pieces of silver with religious significance and donations boxes full of cash, sources said. None of those valuables had been touched, sources added.