File:Torah at the state library of Victoria.jpg
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English: Torah at the state library of Victoria.
Eastern Europe, mid 19th century. Manuscript on vellum with wooden rollers; with silver pointer Courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne The Torah contains five sacred texts later adopted by Christians as part of their Old Testament. As God's covenant with the Jewish people, it is the the basis for Jewish religious, political and social life. The Sefer Torah is handwritten on parchment made from the skin of a ritually killed animal, then placed on a scroll for public reading in the synagogue. The reader uses a yad (a rod with a hand and extended forefinger), to avoid touching the text. |
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