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Haftorah Scroll Ink Color

Question: a) Do all the letters on a kosher haftorah scroll have to be in black ink? b) What if the words and letters of one pasuk iare colored in… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) haftorah sefer torah
06/08/2019
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Covering illustrations on a HafTorah scroll ?

Question: In an earlier question/answer you said that colored illustrations are not a good idea le’chatchilah on a Haftorah scroll, but be’di’eved their presence would not make the scroll unkosher…. Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) haftorah sefer torah
06/08/2019
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Hashem’s name on T-shirt

Question: Someone was attempting to personalize a t-shirt with the name יהודה and unfortunately erred and put the ד at the end after the ה, thus unwittingly causing the name… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) Name of Hashem
05/08/2019
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Joining two haftorah scrolls to make one…is it kosher?

Question: Suppose I have a kosher Shnuel Aleph scroll and a separate Shmuel Bet scroll — similar in size and format. Can they be attached together to form one scroll… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) haftorah kriyas hatorah sefer torah
01/08/2019
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Navi on Klaf

Question: We are almost finished writing Sefer Yeshayah on klaf for Shabbos Haftorah use . Is there any concept of making a Seduah once its completed. If not , would… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) Tanach
17/03/2019
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Writing Sefer Torah for a nonpracticing jew

Question: Can you write a Sefer Torah in honor of a deceased nonpracticing Jewish child Answer: It is permitted to write a sefer torah in honor of a deceased non… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sefer torah
20/09/2018
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Ktav for Sta”m

Question: Shalom. What exactly is Ktav “Vellish”/Script? What are it’s origins and when was it first used? How come Sephardim who use Vellish script (for Tefillin, Mezuzot, etc…) don’t use… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sofer
24/06/2018
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Transporting a sefer torah

Question: I am looking for sources on halachos relevant to transporting a sefer torah, such as 1) must it be held the entire car ride, 2) are there anythings which… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sefer torah
24/08/2017
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Flying with a sefer torah

Question: If one is flying on a plane with a sefer torah must it be held the entire flight? Is putting it carefully and respectfully in the overhead compartment b’dieved?… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sefer torah
23/08/2017
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trimming margins of sefer Torah

Question: We’re a retirement community. We have the opportunity to acquire a very nice sefer Torah that was lained from just a few times, at a reasonable price. However, the… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sefer torah
18/05/2017
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Sefer Torah Additions

Question: Would it be technically mutar to make any kind of note on the klaf of a sefer torah? (For instance, marking where the aliyah ends) If not, what would… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sefer torah
15/02/2017
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Is it permitted to put seforim on chairs?

Question: Is one allowed to put a sefer on a chair in a flat or upright position? Also, is one allowed to put a sefer on an ottoman when one’s… Read more »

Sanctity of Jewish books Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) chair kedushas seforim
27/09/2016
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transporting a sefer torah

Question: what is the correct way to transport a sefer torah in a car? Answer: The correct way is to make sure that the sefer is transported in a way… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
13/06/2016
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Partially Fallen Sefer Tora

someone did Hagbah on a sefer torah and it fell down but not on the floor only on the bench of the bimah which is used for the Magbiah to… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sefer torah
12/02/2016
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Torah in Bathroom

May I bring a magazine that has Torah in it in to a bathroom if I am reading non-Torah articles? Answer: Being that the book is not intended for the… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) Bathroom geniza sefarim
31/07/2015
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Writing Sefer Torah for Yeshiva

hi I am in planning of writing a Sefer Torah in my fathers memory and I just wanted to clarify a couple of points, I want to dedicate it to… Read more »

Monetary Law and Charity Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
28/10/2014
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Woman Holding Sefer Torah

Is a nidah allowed to hold a sefer Torah? Can she & other women, particularly women who learned Torah the entire year, dance in the Ezras Nashim with a sefer… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
16/09/2014
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Going into Bathroom with Siddur

If I place a small siddur/bencher/sefer inside an envelope or Ziploc bag and then inside my jacket pocket, would that be sufficient protection in order to enter a lavatory? Would… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) Uncategorized
22/08/2014
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Taking out Sefer Torah to Show Children

I work in a school and right before Simchat Torah the principal likes to unroll the entire Torah in the gym and show the students what the inside of a… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
05/08/2014
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Differences in Sefer Torah

Are there differences between an ashkenazi, sephardi and teymani sefer torah in terms of the words? Are any words different between the sifrei torah of these different communities? Answer: There… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
17/06/2013
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Cutting Away Gilyonos of Sefer Torah

A shul has a Torah that is too heavy & isn’t being used. Are we allowed to cut an inch or two off the top & bottom gilyonos to make… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) cutting kedusha sefer torah
09/06/2013
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Navi Fell to the Ground

If navi that was written on a klaf falls on the ground does one have to fast? Answer: No, the concept of fasting for a fallen Sefer Torah applies to… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
11/11/2012
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Covering Torah with Tallis

Where does the minhag come from when moving a Sefer Torah from one place to another to cover it with a Tallis? Answer: I do not know of this minhag…. Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
29/10/2012
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Showing Letter in Sefer Torah to non-Jewish Child

When there is a question in a Torah and we ask a child, can it be a girl? What about an Arab that knows alef bais but cannot yet read… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
01/10/2012
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Women Sewing Sefer Torah

Are women permitted to sew the etzei chaim onto a sefer torah? Answer: It is fine for women to sew the etz chaim for the Sefer Torah. Sources: See Aruch… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) sewing women
15/06/2012
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Erasing Letters from Sefer Torah

A new torah arrived with only 6 letters open for the siyum. They want to honor about 20 people. Can we scrape off some letters & let the people fill… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
12/11/2011
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Cutting Kelaf from Sefer Torah

The tik (silver case for sephardi torah) was made too small. It cannot be fixed & cost $15,000. Is it mutar to cut 1/2″ off the top & bottom margins?… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) kelaf parchment
11/11/2011
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Woman Fasting for fallen Sefer Torah

A Sefer Torah fell by accident from the hands of a congregant, are the women obligated to fast? Answer: Although it is customary for anybody in the presence of a… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) Uncategorized sefer torah fell
10/11/2011
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Megillah on Chumash

May one place a Megillas Esther on top of a chumash? thank you. Answer: A Megillah should not be placed on top of a chumash. However, for our chumashim, which… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) megilah Torah
13/03/2011
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A non-Jew’s Writing of a Sefer Torah

I remember once seeing an article in a reputable newspaper in the USA which showed the (goy) Mayor of a town writing a letter in the Sefer Torah of a… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah) idolatry ink lishmah non-Jew Torah writing
06/03/2011
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Kissing the Torah

Is it better to kiss the sefer torah in shul with one’s hand, or to take a tzitzis string from the talis, touch the Torah with the string, and kiss… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
25/07/2010
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Selling Sefarim

is it muttar to sell one’s private sefarim? 1) just for the money 2) to buy other sefarim he would rather have Answer: It it permitted to sell one’s sefarim… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
20/06/2010
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Lottery for Sefer Torah

Is there any problem with having a fund raiser where everyone buys a ticket by giving a donation to a shule and the winning prize is a sefer torah? Is… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
13/06/2010
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Replace yeriah in Sefer Torah

The Torah is finished. Can we replace the last yeriah in order to be able to write the last few letters & make a siyum? Answer If the final yeriah… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
13/05/2010
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Form for lending a Sefer Torah

I am lending a Sefer Torah to a Shul. Do you have a form for this? Answer The text should read something like the following: Agreement Mr ………………………….. hereby lends… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
09/05/2010
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Sirtut on tefillin

Why don’t sofrim make a sritah beneath the last line of writing in t’fillin and mezuzos, as they do in other sifrei qodesh, in order to be m’qayyem the shittah… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
06/05/2010
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Repairing a Sefer Torah

Can I repair a tear in the klaf of a torah (not in the letters) with tape rather than gluing on the traditional piece of klaf? Answer If the tear… Read more »

Torah scroll (Sefer Torah)
25/04/2010

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