Torah Scrolls
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The Size of a Torah Scroll
How small and how big can a Torah scroll be? The physical size of a Torah scroll can, in theory, vary greatly. The writing must be large enough to be readable by the naked eye, but a Torah could be…
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Decorating a Torah Cover with Bells
Is it permissible to decorate a Torah cover with metal bells? A discussion in Talmud Shabbos 58b about when a metal bell is subject to impurity mentions “bells made for book covers” as an example of bells used for decoration;…
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TECHELES
What color is TECHELES? The Talmud (Chulin 89a) says that TECHELES resembles the color of the sky. This must mean the sky before sunrise or after sunset, because TECHELES is a dark shade of blue, not a light one like…