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It is permissible to touch the covered scroll. The only prohibition is to touch the actual parchment itself. That is forbidden out of respect.
Also, you don't touch the parchment with your hand so that you don't get the parchment dirty. Even just the oil from your skin can mark or smudge the text.
The Talmud forbids touching the Torah-parchment directly (Talmud, Shabbat 14a), as a matter of respect and in order not to damage the letters. Instead, in order to point to words while reading the Torah, they use a silver pointer called a Yad.
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∙ 12y agoOur hands contain oils, and they can damage the ink.
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∙ 12y agoOur skin contains oils, and it would damage the writing.
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∙ 11y agoAs a sign of respect, Jews do not touch the parchment of the Torah scroll. Books of Torah in published (print) form may be touched.
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∙ 10y agoIt is permissible to touch the Torah. The only prohibition is to touch the actual parchment itself. That is forbidden out of respect.
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The Torah is the Holy Book of Judaism for Jews, yes.
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Sikhs and Jews do not share any of the same holy books.
Which book is the 4th one in jews holy book?
BaMidbar (Numbers).
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The Bible is the holy book for Jews (Old Testament) and Christians (New Testament) and the Koran is the holy book for Muslims.
Identify the holy books of the major western religions?
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Is Koran another reference to Torah?
No. They are different books with different content. The Torah is the holy book of the Jews, and the Qur'an is the holy book of the Muslims.
Is the Qur'an the holy book for the Catholic Church?
Answer 1No. It is holy for Muslims.Qur'an is Muslims holy book. refer to question below.Answer 2No. The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. Jews do not believe that Mohammed prophesied and therefore the Qur'an has little relevance to Jews. (This would be similar to how the Christians view the Hindu Vedas.) The Jewish Holy Books are comprised of the Torah and the remainder of the Jewish Bible or Masoretic Old Testament.
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Islam says that Jews and Christians must be respected as People of the Book.
What is the most sacred book of Jews?
The difference between Hasidic Jews and Jews of other sects is their interpretation and perception of the Religious Law, not their holy books. They have the same holy books as the rest of the Jewish people.To see what the Jewish Holy Books are, view the Related Question.
Does the Jews holy book have any commandments?
Yes, the Torah contains 613 commandments.
Is the holy book of Judaism?
The difference between Hasidic Jews and Jews of other sects is their interpretation and perception of the Religious Law, not their holy books. They have the same holy books as the rest of the Jewish people.To see what the Jewish Holy Books are, view the Related Question.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
The difference between Hasidic Jews and Jews of other sects is their interpretation and perception of the Religious Law, not their holy books. They have the same holy books as the rest of the Jewish people.To see what the Jewish Holy Books are, view the Related Question.
