The Torah is very delicate. It is written on parchment which can be damaged by too much oil. Our hands are very oily. So to protect the Torah, we use a yad. A yad is a pointer, often shaped like a hand. Yad means hand.
To honor the Torah and glorify it.
torah is the law of God as given to Moses. The Torah is important to follow
A yad "the pointer'
Not really, Christians use a text based on the Torah that was modified to support the teachings of Christianity.
The motto of Kesser Torah - school - is 'use :'.
The Torah teaches, instructs, commands, exhorts, advises, reveals, inspires...
Christian use the Bible.
the point is that that is what they had back then not books or paper so they used a scroll
a yad
The ark in a synagogue is cabinet (usually quite an ornate one) at the front of the sanctuary (prayer hall) where the synagogue's torah scrolls are stored when not in use. It is the focal point of the sanctuary because the Torah is the defining sacred text of Judaism. The Torah scrolls themselves each hold the entire text of the Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy. Each scroll is handwritten by a skilled scribe on animal-hide parchment.
It is called a Sefer Torah pasul, meaning a Torah scroll which is unfit for use. If the mistake is corrected by a sofer (scribe), it can be rendered fit again.
When Jews read the Torah, they use a pointer called a "yad" because they're not allow to touch the Torah with their hands.