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

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

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Size: 4096px × 2731px
Location: Rockville, MD, USA
Photo credit: © Herb Perone / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2010, bible, copyright, herb, jewish, judaica, kosher, parchment, perone, religion, scribe, scripture, sofer, torah, worship