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How do Jews show reverence to their Holy Book?

The Torah is studied, preferably as much as possible.

Observant Jews abide by the Torah laws.

The Torah scroll is housed in a special cabinet in which no other items are placed.

The scroll is written by hand with precise materials and method, and the utmost care is taken that the wording be exact, down to every letter of each of the 79,847 words.

When the Torah is taken out of its special cabinet (ark), everyone stands.

The scroll is decorated with an embroidered cover and a silver crown.

How do Jews show that their Holy Book is unique?

Jews claim that their holy book is as a result of communal revelation. An entire nation received the law directly from God at one moment as opposed to a prophet going away, receiving revelation, and coming back with that information.

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The Torah is studied, preferably as much as possible.

Observant Jews abide by the Torah laws.

The Torah scroll is housed in a special cabinet in which no other items are placed.

The scroll is written by hand with precise materials and method, and the utmost care is taken that the wording be exact, down to every letter of each of the 79,847 words.

When the Torah is taken out of its special cabinet (ark), everyone stands.

The scroll is decorated with an embroidered cover and a silver crown.

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The Torah scroll is kissed.

It's kept in a special cabinet (Ark).

It's read in public.

People stand when the scroll is being carried.

The parchment of the scroll is not handled directly.

The scroll is kept covered in an embroidered velvet mantle with silver ornaments.

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Physically? We show respect for scripture by kissing books containing text from the Torah after use. We never set them on the floor. We never pile secular texts on top of biblical texts. In the case of the Torah, while we study from printed copies in book form, public readings are from scrolls handwritten on parchment, we never touch the written part of the scroll, only the margins and the sticks on which it is rolled, we dress the scrolls in elaborate mantles when not in use, we store them in an elaborate chest, the synagogue ark, and we stand whenever the scroll is being carried.

What about how we treat the words? We take them seriously. Every word of the Torah is supposed to be true, so if it is not literally true, we try to find an allegorical or other interpretation that makes sense. If the Torah says something twice, or thrice, we try to learn from the repetition itself. And, we have great respect for commentaries. We read the text of the Torah through the lens of the Prophets, the later writings, the Talmud, and the later commentaries. Along the way, we preserve lots of minority opinions, because they might provide the key to understanding something at some future time.

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