Yeshivish glossary term
sefer Torah
ספר תורה
Meaning
- handwritten Torah scroll
- scroll containing the Five Books of Moses
Alternate spellings
Torah scroll
Usage and context
Written by a qualified sofer on parchment and used for public Torah reading.
- Category
- Sefer Torah and synagogue
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
They took out a sefer Torah for leining.
Plain-English example
They removed a handwritten Torah scroll for the public reading.