The Torah

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Across
  1. 2. Describe the case that the Torah is kept in. (6)
  2. 4. Who reads the Torah out loud in the service? (4,5)
  3. 5. What is the -parchment scroll- made of? (6,4)
  4. 8. What is the scribe also known as?
  5. 12. The third book of the Torah. (9)
  6. 14. What does the scribe write with? (5)
  7. 15. Which festival celebrates the end of the annual cycle of readings from the Torah? (7,5)
  8. 17. How must every letter be written? (9)
  9. 18. What is the Torah wrapped in? (5)
  10. 19. There are 613 of these in the Torah. (12)
Down
  1. 1. What is the Torah written on? (9,6)
  2. 3. What is the -parchment scroll- wound on? (6,7)
  3. 6. What do they decorate the -wooden rollers- with? (6)
  4. 7. The Torah scrolls are handwritten or _______. (7)
  5. 8. Which day of the week is the longest passage reserved for?
  6. 9. How many books of the Hebrew Bible make up the Torah? (4)
  7. 10. The Jewish Holy Text. (5)
  8. 11. Where did Moses receive and write down the Torah? (5,5)
  9. 13. What language is the Torah written in? (6)
  10. 16. Where is the Torah kept in the Synagogue?