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Their eyes? Perhaps you are referring to the tradition of the reader using a pointer to keep their place in the text, in order to avoid touching the parchment with their fingers. The pointer is called a yad (the word means hand), and the tip of the yad is typically in the form of a small silver hand with an extended index finger. Touching the parchment with your fingers can transfer oil to it, shortening its life and making the ink flake off. Tradition also holds that touching the parchment makes a person ritually impure -- something that only really matters if you're going to the Temple in Jerusalem -- a building destroyed in the year 70.
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What can Jewish people do and not do?
You'll have to read the entire Torah.
Who are the people called that read out the Torah?
They're called Rabbis.
What does Divrei Torah mean?
Diver Torah, plural for a davar Torah, is a lesson given by someone to a group of people that is related to the section of the Torah being read that week
Where is the Torah read?
The Torah is read in synagogues across the world
What is the Bimah in a othodox synagogue?
The Bimah is raised for the core worship of the synagogue
What is the most popular Book people read in judaism?
The single most-read book in Judaism is the Torah.
What is the platform from which the Torah scrolls are read?
The platform where the Torah is read from is referred to as the "Bimah."
What happens with the Torah in a synagogue?
The Torah is read.
Is it hard to read the Torah?
For those who are not fluent in Hebrew, it is hard to read the Torah as the Torah scroll does not have nikkudot (pronunciation indicators).
What do Judaism's read?
they read the Torah
How is the Jewish holy book shown respect?
The Torah is read in public, people kiss it, people don't touch the parchment directly, and the Torah is covered in an embroidered cloth.
What is the Torah read from?
A Torah scroll, a Tanakh, a book with the Torah in it...! There are countless possibilities!
