Is it true in Judaism, you can not touch the Torah and must use a pointer?
Does this apply to all or only Bibles particular part? And a rabbi can own only one of those? "We write every word of these five books in Hebrew on a roll made of sheepskin. The Torah is always written by hand, and it takes a year to read (a bit that is read every week). The last day of the reading, there is a great party (a Jewish holiday called Simchat Torah "), then the rabbi began to read again anywhere. No person may touch the Torah with the hand (to help read it, you use a pointer called Yad "), and if it touches the ground, which must be buried as a person would be. This is how the Torah is holy." Http: / / / www.soyouwanna.com site / syws / Judaism / judaism.html
No, absolutely not. There are certainly not allowed to touch the Torah. Frankly, I do not remember if it was because of the holiness, or because your fingers will eventually lead to purification, which is not kosher Torah. That said, if you touch touches. This is not a big deal. If the Torah touches the ground, in theory, the congregation is intended to be fasted for 30 days, and perhaps more traditional synagogues that is true, but I can assure that this does not mean we have to bury him. [edit] Well, I can not remember, like many things in Judaism, are the many views: "It's not supposed to touch the parchment on the census, some say that because they are too sacred, some say because the parchment made of animal skins, is a source of ritual impurity, some say, because sweat is acid finger that can damage the parchment over time. "(see link below).
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