Dec
27
Behind a Glass Wall: Work on Masada’s Torah Scroll
(IsraelNN.com) A ritual scribe has begun spending his days behind a glass wall in the famous Masada synagogue – writing a Torah scroll to be installed there.
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Hard at work throughout the day, the scribe can be seen through the glass by the many tourists who visit the famous site.
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Some time in January, the donor is scheduled to arrive in Israel and will install an internet video connection, so that the work can be tracked, letter by holy letter, in real time.