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[Mezuzah][Tefillin
][Sefer-Torah][Megillot]
Brief Overview for STAM items
STAM is an acronym for
(S'ifrie torah,
T'efillin &
M'ezuzot)
Torah scrolls, Tefillin & Mezuzahs - Judaica items consisting of
a parchment containing a portion/or the entire biblical text..
The Biblical texts
must be written by hand, in order, on scored parchment . There are three basic Hebrew
Scripts 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.
The Beit Yoseph and Ari scripts are similar, differing only in
the form of 5 or 6 letters. Vellish is generally a more rounded hand than the Ashkenazi
scripts, and it can be written more quickly.
Actually there is some variation also within these three scripts, such that various
Sephardi communities write Vellish script differently in characteristic ways and the
Lubavitch Chassidim have their own variant of the Ari script.
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