What is the Torah scroll decorated with?

Torah ark, rollers, casing and decorations A Sterling Silver Torah Breast Plate – or Hoshen – often decorate Torah Scrolls. A set of sterling silver finials (rimmonim, from the Hebrew for “pomegranate”) are used to decorate the top ends of the rollers.

How is the Torah decorated?

The Torah scroll has special coverings and ornaments. The scroll is then covered with a velvet mantle which is often in rich red or royal blue. A silver breastplate is hung around the front of it, like the one worn by the high priest in Biblical times. It is decorated with Jewish symbols.

What does the Torah scroll contain?

A Torah scroll is a ritual object made for worship in a synagogue. It must contain all five books of Moses or it is invalid.

What do we cover the Torah scroll with?

We cover the Torah scroll with multiple coverings, dressing it in a “cloak” before restoring it to its honorable place in the Ark and drawing the curtain. The mantel is an ornate covering that both protects and beautifies the Torah scroll, typically made of velvet and embroidered with golden thread, silk, and ornamental beads. The Torah crown.

What kind of material is the Torah made out of?

The mantel is an ornate covering that both protects and beautifies the Torah scroll, typically made of velvet and embroidered with golden thread, silk, and ornamental beads. The Torah crown. (Hebrew, crown) The Torah is our most precious possession, and we lovingly display that.

How is the Torah opened on the bimah?

On the bimah the Sefer Torah is stripped of its decorations, and of its mantle. Under the mantle there is a girdle of silk or other fine material which holds the scroll together. This is untied, and the Sefer Torah opened. After the Reader makes sure of the place from which the reading is to begin (that is,…

What kind of ink do you use to write a Torah?

Only black ink is acceptable. Ink of any other color is not kosher for a Torah scroll. The ink must also be permanent-not erasable. In ancient times, the ink used for writing a Torah scroll was obtained by boiling oils, tar and wax, and collecting the vapors.