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	Torah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning "teaching," "instruction," or "law." It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages.
		A Sefer Torah is a formal written scroll of the five books, written by a Torah scribe under exceptionally strict requirements.
		The Torah is the primary document of Judaism, and is the source of all Biblical commandments, in an ethical framework.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torah (1611 words)

	Info and facts on 'Sefer Torah' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A sefer Torah is hand-written on parchment (Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on) by using a quill (A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog) dipped in ink.
		Torah reading (additional info and facts about Torah reading) from a sefer Torah is usually reserved for Shabbat (additional info and facts about Shabbat) (the Jewish Sabbath), and for brief readings on Monday and Thursday mornings, and on other Jewish holiday (additional info and facts about Jewish holiday) s.
		Introduction of a new sefer Torah into a synagogue is often accompanied by celebratory dancing, singing, and prayer.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/sefer_torah.htm (337 words)

	Encyclopedia: Torah
		Sefer Torah Sefer Torah (in Hebrew: Book [of] Torah) (plural: sifrei Torah) is a specially hand-written copy of the Torah or Pentateuch, which is the holiest book within Judaism and venerated by Jews.
		Further, traditional Christianity holds that while the Torah's quotes from God should literally be understood as quotes from God Himself, the rest of the text is not a direct quote, but rather human words written by a prophet under divine inspiration.
		Torah is a collection of writings central in Judaism, and is seen upon as one of the foundations of the world.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Torah (2696 words)

	Sefer Torah Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hashem is the bridegroom, Israel is the bride, Mount Sinai is the Chupah, the Torah is the Kethubah and the Tefillin are the ring (Shir ha-Shirim Rabbah).
		The Torah is the "life-line", "the tree of life to those who hold on to her" (Mishlei, chapter 3, pasuk 18) in any given situation.
		According to Rabbi Yitzhak Abarbanel the Sefer Torah which they found was the very same which Moshe Rabbeinu had written by the command of Hashem and this was the reason for their surprise.
	www.aprys.fsnet.co.uk /facts.htm (6200 words)

	JCS - Sefer Torah
		Torah (the Pentateuch) consists of the five Books of Moses (Bereshit – Genesis, Shemot -–Exodus, Vayikra – Leviticus, Bemidbar – Numeri, Devarim – Deuteronomy), that are an important part of the Jewish Bible – Tanach.
		Torah begins with the story of the creation of the world and humans (Adam and Hava/Eve) and concludes with the death of Moses.
		The writing of a Sefer Torah is guided by meticulous rules that need be observed in order to have a scroll that is kosher for ritual use.
	www.jewishcommunity.si /sinagoga/eng-tora.asp (688 words)

	Who? and What? in the Synagogue
		The one who blesses the Torah and reads from the Torah must be an adult in the eyes of the community, for the reader is fulfilling a commandment on behalf of all those assembled.
		The Torah is dressed and decorated because it is holy and is considered the core of God's communication with Israel.
		Torah scrolls are often similarly dressed, with a breastplate which is hung over the top of the eitzei chayim (wooden rollers), though it can have a wide variety of designs and inscriptions.
	scheinerman.net /judaism/synagogue/torah.html (1910 words)

	KADDISH FOR A SEFER TORAH Shavout
		It is the story of a Sefer Torah that made its first appearance in the very depths of Hell, and that made its last appearance in the heights of heaven.
		The story of that Sefer Torah was told to the world on January 2lst, when Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, held the scroll aloft during a live teleconference from aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
		He noticed this miniature Sefer Torah on a shelf in Joseph's study and he asked him what it was.
	www.gyorjewish.org /kaddish_for_a_sefer_torah__shavo.htm (1999 words)

	TORAHTOTS - ABOUT A SEFER TORAH
		The Sefer Torah is written by a Sofer, special trained for this holy task, on sheets of parchment.
		The Torah is dressed and decorated because it is holy and is considered the core of Hashem's communication with Bnei Yisroel (The Children of Israel, i.e.
		The tops of the wooden rollers of the Sefer Torah are often decorated either with rimonim or adorned with silver or gold crowns which covers both rollers, symbolizing G-d's sovereignty.
	www.torahtots.com /torah/sefertorah.htm (2001 words)

	Sefer Torah -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Sefer Torah is used for public readings during services on Sabbaths, Mondays, Thursdays, and religious festivals.
		This written Torah is preserved in all Jewish synagogues on handwritten scrolls of parchment.
		Of particular significance is the Torah, the name of which comes from the Hebrew for “to point the way.” The Torah is the first five books of the Bible.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9066583 (834 words)

	Parshas Encounters
		A special aron (ark) is built in every shule to hold the Sefer Torah, great care is taken to assure that the Sefer Torah is placed securely within the aron, and when the Sefer torah is carried from place to place all who are present rise in its honor.
		Never is a Sefer Torah placed - even for a moment - on the floor, no other objects are ever placed on top of it, and if G-d forbid a Sefer Torah should ever fall, it is a common practice for all who witness this event to fast.
		If a sefer is lying on the ground and one’s hands are unclean, he should quickly rub them against an abrasive surface and then lift the sefer.
	www.cckollel.org /html/parsha/bereishis/ChayeiSorah2002.htm (1550 words)

	Quia - Class Page - LESSON 2 - CREATING A SEFER TORAH
		Each Sefer Torah is written by hand by a person called a ‘sofer’.
		When a new Sefer Torah goes to a synagogue the whole community celebrates.
		Men, women and children dance with the Torah as it is carried around the synagogue.
	www.quia.com /pages/t4l22003k2.html (523 words)

	Sefer Torah
		Young and old were privileged to witness the start of this very important mitzvah, which is the last of the 613 commandments, to write a Sefer Torah in one's lifetime.
		When the Sefer Torah is completed, we will celebrate with a siyum, at which time everyone who has participated in this program will have an opportunity to touch the sofer's quill and recite the holy words as he writes, thus participating directly in this great mitzvah and fulfilling the 613th commandment.
		As our new Sefer Torah begins, now is the time to make your donation (as listed below) to allow you and your family to be a part of this experience.
	www.bshalom.net /torah (306 words)

	Torah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		After the War, the Torahs were returned to the few people of the Jewish community that survived.
		In 2001, the Sefer Torah was scientifically measured using the Carbon-14 dating analysis and was found to be approximately 800 years-old.
		During the summer of 2003, the Sefer Torah has been studied and analyzed by several Judaic scholars, including "sofers" (scribes who write the Torahs).
	www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org /torah.htm (712 words)

	Torat Sholom at TBS - Write in the Torah!
		This additional mitzvah will bring the light of Torah and the spirit of renewal to a place where the freedom to be Jewish was only a dream for many generations.
		It is a chance to perform a triple mitzvah – the writing of Torah, the strengthening of our congregation and the act of tikkun olam as we donate a Sefer Torah to another congregation.
		When it is your turn to write in the Torah, you will hold the quill in your hand, together with the hand of our scribe or place your hand on top of the scribe’s hand as he writes your letter.
	www.tbsoc.com /toratsholom (1221 words)

	Weekly Halacha - Parshas Vayera, 5765 - Torah.org
		The second Torah is immediately taken out and the reading continues [without a blessing before the reading] until the end of the next aliyah.
		We previously explained that a pasul Sefer Torah may not be used l'chatchilah for Kerias ha-Torah, and if a mistake is found in the middle of the reading, the Torah must be put away and another one taken out.
		The child must be "neither too bright nor too stupid," which means that he must have a basic knowledge of the Hebrew letters, their shapes and forms, but he is not advanced enough to figure out on his own what the defective letter ought to be.
	www.torah.org /advanced/weekly-halacha/5765/vayera.html (2531 words)

	Sefer Torah
		The Torah Scroll is one of the most prized possessions of the Jew.
		Torah Scroll provides a Jew with the holiness, which transforms him into a communal being.
		Read throughout the Jewish world from a parchment scroll, Torah Scroll is a unifying factor of the Jewish nation.
	www.sofer.net /torah.htm (162 words)

	Torah Scrolls SEFER TORAH Sofer Stam \| Used Sefer Torah 718-613-1111 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Along the 3,516 years of Jewish history, no one of the Torah’s 304,805 letters has ever been changed and a Sefer Torah that exist in New York is exactly the same that exist in Japan.
		It is a mitzvah (positive commandment) for every Jew to write for himself a Sefer Torah as it is said: "And now write for you this song and from tradition our Sages received the explanation of this verse: to write the whole Torah were the song is written.
		And by the Beit Hakneset (Synagogue) when the Sefer Torah is taken out and returned, it is a Mitzvah for all those who the Sefer Torah pass by to go along with it until its place.
	www.mysofer.com (502 words)

	Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
		The joy of bringing new Torah Scrolls into existing communities is, apparently, catchy, and the ceremony is becoming an increasingly frequent affair.
		The Torah was written in memory of the ten victims of the March 14th terror attack at the port, many of whom were childhood friends.
		This past Sunday, a festive ceremony was held at the Jerusalem Municipality synagogue marking the dedication of a new Torah Scroll that its sponsor, Rabbi Yosef Klausner of Jerusalem, plans to bring to the future Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple).
	www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=63796 (197 words)

	The Sefer Torah Recycling Network
		In short, the donor or donors of a Sefer Torah, or those helping to locate, and to acquire a Sefer Torah via donation, are as if they had reached into their own pockets or bank accounts and donated three, four or more thousands of US$.
		On Thursday, 3 March, 2005, the Sefer Torah was transferred to David Bonfeld, the Community Center's founder at a short meeting at Mishemeret Kedusha in Ge'ula in Jerusalem.
		Please read the D'var Torah dedicated to this event,Purim, Tzav Shemoneh and a Sefer Torah and view the Israel National TV report of 24 March, 2005, prior to the celebration on this link.
	www.sefer-torah.com (2267 words)

	Women's Torah Project - the first sefer Torah scribed by a woman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The first sefer Torah in known history to be scribed by a woman.
		The Women's Torah Fund is $33,881 of the way to its $60,000 goal.
		The Women's Torah is an inspiring story, still in the making, and the people behind the Project come from many countries and different practices from liberal to orthodox -- showing how we can change the world by uniting in common devotion!
	www.womenstorah.org /sefer/halakhah.html (108 words)

	Essays: A Sefer Torah For Children
		Jewish children, who learn Torah with their pure breath, untainted by sin, will individually own a letter in their own Sefer Torah, the holiness of which is forever.
		But a Sefer Torah consists of many different words, ranging from G-d’s name to passages where the Jewish people are admonished for their sins.
		And to emphasize its connection with the rest of Torah and Mitzvos, there should be a picture of a boy with his Tzitzis displayed, holding a Sefer Torah; and a girl holding a Shabbos and Yom Tov candlestick.
	www.sichosinenglish.org /essays/48.htm (2094 words)

	Halachah in Brief #107 Writing Sefer Torah
		While the Torah refers to writing hashirah hazot, which might only mean the song recorded in Haazinu, everyone agrees that one has to write the entire Torah in order to write Haazinu properly.
		Sha'agat Aryeh (no. 35) is so sure that the mitsvah of writing a sefer Torah is independent of the mitsvah of Talmud Torah that he cannot accept Rambam's view that women are exempt, nor can he accept Perishah's reading of the Rosh.
		The Torah says to write the shira, teach it to the Jewish people, and place it in their mouths, clearly indicating that the writing is a part of the teaching and the placing in their mouths.
	www.rjconline.org /hib107.htm (1084 words)

	Conservative Responsa in Israel - Masorti Responsa - Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies - SIJS
		The custom of fasting when a Sefer Torah falls does not appear in the Talmud or in the literature of the Rishonim.
		As a consequence, the fall of a Sefer Torah is considered a very serious incident, which shocks all those present.
		Such acts would include buying a new mantle for the Sefer Torah which fell, studying the laws of the Sefer Torah, and briefing anyone who holds the Sefer Torah or lifts it so that this sad mishap should not recur.
	www.responsafortoday.com /engsums/6_1.htm (340 words)

	Avodat Hashem Torah Scroll Institute
		In recent years, the Torah scroll, tefillin and mezuzot field has become breached, and anyone can write and market their writing despite lack of any halachic knowledge.
		As a result, the Torah Greats decided to set up Avodat Hashem Torah Scroll Institute, which offers Mehudarim Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot, written by certified, religious expert Sofrim, who possess halachic knowledge.
		The heads of the institute have 20 years' experience in Stam, and they have chosen excellent, religious Sofrim, who write in accordance with all halachic rules.
	www.sifrey-torah.com (106 words)

	Safrus.com Sefer Torah Page
		The last Mitzvah in the Torah, number 613, is the Mitzvah to write a Sefer Torah (Torah Scroll).
		A Sefer Torah can only be written by a trained Sofer (Scribe).
		A Sefer Torah is usually a costly investment.
	www.safrus.com /sefertorah.html (130 words)

	Torah scrolls, Sefer Torah projects, tefillin, mezuzah scrolls & Megillah scrolls from Israel
		Bais Yosef: This is the script (for Torahs, tefillin, mezuzahs and megillahs, used by those of Ashkenazi decent, who are not Chassidic.
		The tefillin are not worn on shabbos and festivals.
		The Torah clearly states that the mezuzah must be affixed to each door and gateway of one's home.
	www.stam.net /what_is_stam.html (2107 words)

	Hachnasas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This is a Torah to be used, not to sit in the Ark!" Moved to action by those words, Alan Scott-Thoennes of Corvallis called Rabbi Davidson Sunday evening and said, "So, Nu, what time is Shachris tomorrow?" Minyan-formers, including Adina, went to the phones and in a short time had commitments.
		This particular Sefer Torah had been hidden away during the Holocaust and was brought out of Poland only recently by the donor himself.
		As the Sefer Torah comes from Poland and takes its place in Eugene, we celebrate the cultivation of Torah in far flung corners of America.
	www.efn.org /~rstein/halacha/hach2.htm (620 words)

	Mystical Paths: Kabbalah,Prophecy,Life!: Photos: Rally, Marching, A Sefer Torah Leads the Way!
		The rally and march are therefore a holy occasion, a Hachnosas Sefer Torah, a welcoming of a Sefer Torah, the holy Torah scroll.
		The Sefer Torah written by the Campaign to Save the Nation and the Land is being brought to Gush Katif together with the march of thousands.
		The Sefer Torah leads the march, and rabbanim and community activists take turns holding the Torah.
	mysticalpaths.blogspot.com /2005/07/photos-rally-marching-sefer-torah.html (238 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Instead, sometimes the Torah will intentionally group numerous psukim together without any "parsha" break to emphasize a certain point, and sometimes, the Torah will intentionally provide a "parsha" break at a spot that does not necessarily require one.
		Clearly, the fact that the Torah delimits each form of punishment with a "parsha" break alludes to the thematic importance of "schar v'onesh" [Divine retribution] in Chumash - the concept that God holds man responsible for his deeds.
		Note as well that often when one gives a 'dvar Torah' and speaks of the theme of a certain Parsha, he may actually be referring to a sub-theme within that Sefer that is contained within that specific Parsha.
	home.att.net /~tnt_robinson/wsb/ThematicStudyIntro.doc (2435 words)

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