Sefer Torah
Sifrei Torah (Torah Scrolls plural) are the objects most holy to the Jews. They
contain the Five Books of Moses (the Written Law), written in black ink on scored
parchment by religious scribes.
Hundreds of laws govern the minutest details of
the materials and the writing. Today most Torah scrolls are written in 245 columns
of 42 lines each, whereas the height and size of scroll is determined by the size
of the letters.
It takes an expert scribe on average about a year to complete a
single Torah scroll, although some scribes write significantly faster and others
much more slowly.
The text is written in one of the three basic Hebrew scripts
that are commonly used today:
- Beit Yoseph is the script generally used by Ashkenazi Jews;
- Ari is the script generally used by Jews of Chassidic descent or influence;
- Vellish, is the script generally used by Sephardi Jews.
Each and every Sefer Torah is a superb undertaking for any Sofer.
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