A sofer, or Jewish scribe, painstakingly transcribes the words of the Torah onto kosher parchment.


A sofer, or Jewish scribe, painstakingly transcribes the words of the Torah to a piece of kosher parchment. The parchment is specially made from the skin of a kosher animal, such as a goat or cattle.


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