A Torah is written

by Paul Cowan

Other authorsRachel Cowan (Illustrator)
Paper Book, 1986

Call number

J 220 Cowan

Tags

child, observance

Subjects

Clapman, Yehuda
Scribes, Jewish Handbooks, manuals, etc
Scribes, Jewish Handbooks, manuals, etc. Juvenile literature
Torah scrolls
Torah scrolls Juvenile literature

Publication

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1986.

Description

Describes the training, the materials, and the tools of Jewish scribes and the process used to transcribe handwritten Torah scrolls, as shown in the work of Rabbi Yehuda Clapman.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

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Available

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J 220 Cowan

ISBN

0827602707 / 9780827602700

Barcode

30402092882523

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