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What is the Hebrew word for pointer?
A pointer, used in business or teaching = מַצבִּיעַ (matzbia)the specialty pointer used to read the torah = יד (yad)
What is the silver pointer called in a synagogue?
A yad (Hebrew: יד‎‎, literally "hand") is a Jewish ritual pointer, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls.
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 do they use to touch the Torah and what is its Hebrew name?
When reading the torah, a silver pointer is traditionally used, called a yad (prounounced YAHD). Yad means hand, and the tip of the pointer is shaped like a human hand pointing.
What is the pointer used in bar mitzvah called?
Clarification is needed. The pointer used isn't specific to the Bar Mitzvah ceremony, it is the pointer used whenever the Torah scroll is read. The pointer itself is called a 'yad' which means 'hand'.
What is the silver pointer in a synagogue?
The pointer a person uses in a synagogue is called a Yad. They use it to read from the Torah. It is also used during Bar Mitzvahs.
When do Jews use the Hebrew bible?
The Hebrew Bible is used for prayer, study, and is read from on special ocassions such as Holidays and Shabbat. The Torah (the first part of the Hebrew Bible) is also read from on Mondays and Thursdays.
Does the Torah read right to left?
The Torah is not "read backward". The Hebrew alphabet goes from right to left as opposed to the Latin alphabet (that English uses) that goes from left to right. The Hebrew is read properly (right to left), which would make it appear to an English-speaker that the Torah is being read backwards when it is actually being read forwards.
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 a yad and how is it used?
A Yad, literally "hand", is a Jewish Torah Pointer and is used to follow the text of the Torah.
What religion speaks Hebrew?
Hebrew is used in Judaism, in its Torah and the prayers. See also:More about Hebrew
What is a Yad?
A Yad is the Hebrew word for hand. The long pointer used when reading the Torah to keep track of the place is called a Yad. The expression Yad Vashem(lit. hand and name) means memorial. The monumental work by Maimonides codifying all of Jewish law is called the Yad Hachzakah - the Strong Hand, and is divided into 14 books. (Yad has the gematria of 14, and their are 14 finger bones on each hand). The works is referred to as the Yad or the Rambam.
