Torah Honors

The Torah Scroll (also known as the Sefer Torah - Scroll of the Law) is the Five Books of Moses (Chumash in book form) written on parchment made from a kosher animal. The Sefer Torah is hand-written by a specially trained scribe (sofer) according to exacting ritual. The Sefer Torah is the text used in the synagogue for the public reading of the Torah. The Torah in a book form is know as a Chumash.