VERY RARE ANTIQUE JEWISH TORAH SCROLL on PARCHMENT, 18 C.
Torah scroll on parchment, written in Stam script. Probably Central Europe, 18th century.
CONDITION: Little wear, overall good condition. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
SIZE: over 20 feet. Parchment is 18 inches in height.
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WIKIPEDIA: A Torah scroll, in Hebrew Sefer Torah is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning: of the Pentateuch, or the five books of Moses (the first books of the Hebrew Bible). It must meet extremely strict standards of production. The Torah scroll is mainly used in the ritual of Torah reading during Jewish prayers. At other times, it is stored in the holiest spot within a synagogue, the Torah ark, which is usually an ornate curtained-off cabinet or section of the synagogue built along the wall that most closely faces Jerusalem, the direction Jews face when praying. The text of the Torah is also commonly printed and bound in book form for non-ritual functions. It is then known as a Chumash (plural Chumashim) ("five-part", for the five books of Moses), and is often accompanied by commentaries or translations. There are only two types of kosher parchment allowed for a Torah scroll: gevil and klaf (see also above under "Rules"). The three types of specially processed animal skin or parchment that can be used are: gevil (a full, un-split animal hide), klaf (also qlaf or k'laf), and duchsustos, the latter two being one half of a split animal hide; arguably either the inner layer (adjacent to the flesh), or the outer layer (on which the hair grows). However, a Torah scroll written on duchsustos is not kosher. These are Hebrew words to describe different types of parchment, although the term duchsustos is Greek. These are used for the production of a mezuzah (religious text affixed to the doorpost), megillah (one of five texts from biblical "Writings"), tefillin (phylacteries), and/or a Torah scroll (sefer Torah). A kosher Torah scroll should be written on gevil. If klaf is used in place of gevil, the Torah scroll is still kosher, but this should not be done at the outset (l'chatchila). The use of gevil and certain types of parchment has allowed some Torah scrolls of antiquity to survive intact for over 800 years.

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