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Because of the dirt or oils that may be present on the hands, touching the open Torah scroll is strongly discouraged. During the Torah reading in the synagogue, many readers routinely use a small sculpture of a hand with a pointing finger, made of wood or metal, to point the place in the scroll as they read. The object is referred to as a "YAHD", a Hebrew word meaning 'hand'.

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