What do jews use to read from the torah scrolls and why?

Answer 1

When reading from a Torah scroll, a pointer called a 'yad' is used. The yad helps the reader keep their place without using their fingers. This prevents the parchment from picking up dirt and potentially having the text smudged.

Answer 2

It depends on how the question is read:

If you're asking about "any old scroll", Typically, a Jew will read a scroll by looking at the letters and then pronouncing them. Jews do not have a technique for reading that non-Jews lack.

If you're asking about the Torah-scroll and the scrolls of the Prophets in particular, they are read with a customary chant (cantillation; trope), which adds an additional level of meaning and also serves as punctuation.

Answer 3

They use a kosher Torah scroll, (one in which the entire text of the Torah has been

hand-written, using the proper materials and with no known errors), a table upon

which to open the scroll for reading, and a minimum of ten Jewish adult males to

convene a formal service, of whom one is capable and prepared to read the proper

portion for the specific occasion of the reading.

Answer 4

The pointer used is called a "Yad" - which is Hebrew for "hand".
a yad (a small hand made of silver) to point to where they're reading.

Answer 5

A pointer called a 'yad' is used.