Parts of the Torah
The item that is hooked over the Torah that we use to read it
What is a pointer/yad
The name for the pointer we use to read the Torah
What is a yad?
The first or second century
What era did the wooden yads come from?
The name of the object that holds the Torah together
What is a belt?
Choshen
What is the breastplate of the Torah called?
This is the era that we have an actual physical form of a yad
What is the 16th century?
A mantle
What is the cover of the Torah called?
This is the Hebrew word for the tops of the long things on the Torah
What are Rimonim?
This class of animal has split hooves and chews their cud
What is kosher?
This item is made from animal tendons/sinew
What holds the Torah "paper" together?
The name for the poles on the Torah
What are etzei chayim?
True or False: The animals used in the creation of the Torah don't have to be kosher
What is false?
This is the item that causes the sound of the Torah coming/ or a representation of the priestly breastplate
What is the reason for the bells on the top of the Torah?
These are examples of animals that are kosher
What are cows, sheep and deer?
Parchment
What is the paper the Torah is made from called?
This item can have the shape of a pomegranate
What shape are the tops of the Torah poles?
This item resembles something the priests wore.
What is a breastplate?
This is the material that the earliest yads were made from
What is wood?