A Torah Is Written - Hardcover

Cowan, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0827602707 ISBN 13: 9780827602700

Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society, 1986

Synopsis

Describes the training, the materials, and the tools of Jewish scribes and the process used to transcribe handwritten Torah scrolls, as shown in the work of Rabbi Yehuda Clapman

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

With knowledge, understanding and fervor, Cowan profiles the highly specialized work of a sofer, the scribe who creates scrolls of Torah. Rabbi Yehuda Clapmanone of a handful of Americans working at this craftpainstakingly prepares natural parchment, ink, and quill for his holy mission. Each page, word and letter must be perfect or the entire Torah can't be used. The step-by-step process is described with much of the same care the Torah receives. Accompanying photographs amplify the text but would have been easier to follow had they been labeled. Yellowish paper aptly reflects the ancient tradition.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0827602707
• ISBN 13: 9780827602700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32