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The Hebrew word “Torah” can be understood to mean both guidance and instruction and is sometimes also defined as teaching. When Jews speak of Torah, therefore, we may be referring to one of a number of different things. A Torah may be the a...
The Torah scroll being the holiest of Jewish artifacts is kept in a closet like area called the "aron." Since it has supreme holiness it must be covered when we engage in mundane activities in its presence.
A Torah scroll is copied out by a professional scribe called a "Sofer". The original Torah text is attributed to God, who spoke it to Moses, who either wrote it down himself, or recited it to others who scribed it for him.
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Some would claim that it's a mark of respect, or even a religious taboo, but the reality is more mundane. Every Torah is written by hand on parchment, taking a highly skilled scribe about a year. As a result, they are *very* expensive (seve...
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obligation for every Jew to write a Torah scroll. A person who lacks scribal experience can commission an expert scribe to write on his behalf. Most cannot afford such a luxury, and the communal Torah scrolls in the synagogue cover the enti...
http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/543,2055204/Why-do-p...
If there is a mourner, he should hold the Torah. (And it is a mitzvah for him to give his set of species to someone who does not own a set.) If there is no mourner, someone should offer to hold the Torah instead of circling the bima. It is ...
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A scribe was a name (in the New Testament) that was applied to an occupation (like publicans--tax collectors--and lawyers), which may or may not have had to do with religious or sacred texts. Until the printing press was put into common use...
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Not sure what you mean by "the Torah scrolls". No single ancient origin for the Torah book has been found. There are several ancient scrolls (e.g. the dead sea scrolls) that contain the Hebrew Bible, and the Torah in particular. T...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100126071...
Halacha (religious law) forbids the use of pasul Torah scrolls in services and requires that they not be allowed to deteriorate in public. It is a common custom to bury them, but most authorities agree that anything containing the name of H...
http://www.spiritualartifacts.net/faq.aspx
A Torah Scroll can cost from $20,000 to $60,000 and up depending on the quality of the work. Why? ･ A typical Torah scroll consists of 245 columns. Each column has 42 lines for a total of 10,290 lines. ... ･ It is hand-written with a qui...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/2+facts+about+the+torah+scrol...
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