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Yeshivish glossary term

tik

תיק

Meaning

  • rigid case for a Torah scroll
  • Sephardic-style Torah case

Alternate spellings

Torah case

Usage and context

Many Sephardic and Mizrahi Torah scrolls are housed in a rigid tik rather than a cloth mantle.

Category
Sefer Torah and synagogue
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

Do you have the tik?

Plain-English example

Do you have the rigid case for a Torah scroll?