Questions tagged [sefer-torah]
A scroll of parchment on which is written the Five Books of Moses. Portions from it are read aloud in synagogue at least 4 times a week.
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Rambam's endorsement of the Aleppo Codex
The wiki article on the Aleppo Codex (here) suggests that the Rambam endorsed its text: "[Rambam] described it as a text trusted by all Jewish scholars". However, following some of the ...
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How was it allowed and who brought the Sefer Torah out of the Kodesh Hakodoshim
Per the gemara in Bava Batra 14a-b
The Sefer Torah written by Moshe was stored in the Kodesh Hakodoshim.
Rashi in Bava Batra 14b
ספר עזרה - ספר שכתב משה ובו קורין בעזרה פרשת המלך בהקהל וכהן גדול ביה&...
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What is the source for performing a levaya for a burnt sefer torah
Unfortunately due to a recent tragic mishap a sefer torah was burnt in a shul fire.
The community is conducting a levaya in similar incidents a levaya was also performed. I understand that sifrei ...
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Story about the Ben Ish Chai selling his precious sefer Torah in order to publish his seforim
Rav Daniel Glatstein in his Maggid HaRakiah (Inyanei Purim) quotes a story about the Ben Ish Chai desperately wanting to sell his seforim but had no money to publish them. The story goes that he had ...
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וידבר ה' אל משה לאמר: Same paragraph
In almost all cases in the Torah, when G-d's speech to Moshe is introduced with:
וידבר ה' אל משה לאמר
a new paragraph is begun in the written Torah text at this point.
I'm aware of one possible ...
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What is the origin of the division of the Torah into five books [duplicate]
As we start Sefer Vayikra, my chavruta and I have again looked for and been unable to find a satisfactory answer to the question:
“What is the origin of the division of the Torah into five books and ...
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May Jews listen to music during the day of a Sefer Torah burning
According to the Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah 340:37 Jews are supposed to tear Kriah after seeing a Sefer Torah being intentionally burned. However, may they listen to music the day when they see it ...
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How would rabbinic law be derived from a Sefer Torah written in another language?
Much of rabbinic law derives from the hebrew Torah's unique spelling (eg plene vs deficient) and wording (eg "את" to include) etc.
Rashbam writes that he will explain the Torah literally as ...
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Source for removing tefillin straps from your hands for hagbah
I was told by many people that, if one is wearing tefillin, he should remove the straps of tefillin from his hand before lifting the Torah for hagbah so that they are not in the same place as the ...
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If a Sefer Torah is ripped, what should be done with it
According to Halacha, if there is a sefer Torah that is ripped, do you have to spend money to get it fixed, or throw it out in Geniza, or throw it out without Geniza?
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Where to keep a non-kosher Torah scroll?
This is a follow up question to How to find the date of my ancestors' Torah Scroll?
I am currently investigating where it could be kept in Israel while finding someone to renovate it.
One of my ...
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How to find the date of my ancestors' Torah Scroll?
This Sefer Torah has been in my family for many generations. From what I am told by my great-uncles, this manuscript could date back several centuries but the work of dating it has never been formally ...
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Was Judaism originally henotheistic? [duplicate]
I’ve been trying to learn more about Jewish history and better my relationship with Hashem and as I’ve been doing research on Jewish history I’ve come across the notion that the Torah and Judaism as a ...
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Use of a Torah scroll
May a Torah scroll be used for any purpose other than reading the Torah during a formal Jewish service? I am thinking in particular about practicing reading the Torah with an actual Torah scroll, but ...
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Questions about the flood [closed]
I've been reading Parshat Noach, and I've been wondering about some things that either strike me as odd or impossible. For example, how did G-d cover the entire world with water if we know there isn't ...
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