Sofer
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sofer-313-15090407
title:
Sofer
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A sofer, sopher, sofer SeTaM, or sofer ST"M is a Jewish scribe who can transcribe Sifrei Kodesh, tefillin (phylacteries), mezuzot and other religious writings. By simple definition, soferim are copyists, but their religious role in Judaism is much more. Besides sifrei Torah, tefillin, and mezuzot, scribes are necessary to write the Five Megillot, Nevi'im, and for gittin, divorce documents. Many scribes also function as calligraphers—writing functional documents such as ketubot, or ornamental and
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Jewish scribe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofer
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2024-02-02T23:29:15Z
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