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What is the wooden cabinet found in a synagogue?
At the front of each synagogue is an ornate, heavy, tall cabinet with a curtain in front, which houses the Torah-scroll. It may be made of wood or other materials.Link: More about the Torah scroll
What is the Torah scroll made out of?
Between 62 and 84 sheets of cured, tanned, scraped and made exactly to the Torah specifications, parchment.
What is judaism holy scroll called?
The scroll that contains the 5 'books' of Moses is called the Torah.
What is a Torah-scroll chest?
The Torah scroll is stored in a special cabinet called the Holy Ark.
What is the Torah read from?
A Torah scroll, a Tanakh, a book with the Torah in it...! There are countless possibilities!
What is a Torah scroll made from?
Parts of kosher dead animal: parchment and thread made out of kosher dead animal.
Is the Torah kept in a wooden box?
No, the Ark of the Covenant is said to carry the Ten Commandments, not the Torah.
Is the Torah always in scroll form?
When used in prayer services, the Torah is always in scroll form. When it is studied in classrooms or study groups, it is almost NEVER in scroll form, except to show students what a Torah scroll looks like. When the Torah is in book form, it is often called a Humash or Pentateuch.
Is the jews holy book a scroll?
Yes, the Torah is a parchment scroll containing 5845 verses. Every synagogue has a Torah scroll.
What do you do if a page of the Torah is ripped?
Repair it. The Torah-scroll parchments can be sewn.
Is the Torah a book or a scroll?
It's a scroll, but you can buy it in the form of a book.
What is a mantle in a synagogue and what does it do?
1) A mantle is the cloth cover in which the Torah-scroll is wrapped. 2) Some use the translation of "mantle" for the word Tallit, the fringed garment worn by Jewish men during morning prayers.
