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What is the pointer called that is used when reading the Torah?
The pointer that is used when reading the Torah is called a yad
What objects are used when reading the Torah?
The object that is used when reading from the Torah scroll is a pointer called a `yad`.
What is the use for a yan?
It's a yad, not a yan. The yad is used as a pointer whilst reading the Torah. As the Torah is holy, no-one is allowed to touch it (excpet the scribe), so people use yads instead.
When people are reading from the Torah they are reading from?
The synagogue
Who is allowed to read the Torah?
Jews
Is the Torah allowed to have drawings of people?
No
Why do they read Torah on Mondays and Thursdays?
In order not to go three days without Torah-reading.
What do Jews have to do before reading from the Torah?
They have to learn Hebrew.
Are Jews allowed to touch the Torah?
Jews may not touch the Torah's parchment except when it is being written or repaired. They are allowed, however, to touch the covered scroll.
Is reading from the Torah permitted in the afternoon at an afternoon Bar Mitzvah?
The Torah is read in the afternoon on Sabbath, Yom Kippur, and public fast days. If a Bar Mitzvah is being highlighted at one of those services, then the Torah is read. Technically, a Bar Mitzvah in and of itself would not be a reason to read the Torah at a service where it wouldn't otherwise be read.
Why do you celebrate the Simchat Torah?
It marks the completion of a yearly cycle of reading the Torah, and the privilege of beginning to read it again.
Why do Humanistic Jews celebrate Simchat Torah?
For the same reasons as the other branches - the celebrate the completion of reading the Torah.
