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The Torah
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The Torah Scroll
Although the purpose of this course is to introduce you to how to study Torah, we can't open the text before taking a moment to consider the actual physical object, the Torah scroll.
The Torah Scroll is the most sacred and precious possession of the Jewish people. It is kept inside the synagogue in a cabinet structure called the Aron Kodesh and behind a curtain called the Parochet. It is beautifully decorated with silver ornaments and protected with silk or velvet coverings. Each ornament has both a functional as well as a decorative purpose.
This unit will let you tour through a miniature virtual museum.
We hope you enjoy it.
(These pages are graphics heavy and audio intensive. They may take a while to download.
They require the Vivo player which can be downloaded for free. (see the bottom of the page).
The audio tours are narrated by Mr. Walter Soles.
This material is based on the Gates of Torah CD ROM produced by Kolel.)1. To learn about the outside of the Torah: How the Torah is dressed and why.
2. To learn about the inside of the Torah: How the Torah is written.
Typically, the Torah is studied from a book, not the Torah scroll itself. You can find some examples of how the text of the Torah scroll differs from a printed Chumash in part two. We, however, are now going to study not even from a physical book, but from our computer screens.
