- Halacha
- Torah Scroll
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Question
Must a sefer Torah have an etz chayim?
Answer
No, the sefardic sifrei Torah don't have handles, and even moreso, from the times of the Tannaim, about 1800 years ago, the Dura Europos synagogue pictures depict reading from relatively small Torah scrolls held by hand.
Dedication of Torah
Various Rabbis | 3 Tammuz 5763
Proper way to kiss a mezuzah or Torah
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 28 Av 5766
way to greet the sefer torah
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 14, 5775
Reading the Parashah from a book
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Iyyar 5, 5779
Men Shaving Unibrow
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 9 Av 5764
Water - Kosher?
Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler | 4 Tevet 5763
Riding in a Car on Shabbat Driven by Non-Jew
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Iyyar 25, 5768
