a long scroll containing the entire text of the Five Books of Moses, hand-written in the original Hebrew
(SAY-fair toe-RAH) The sacred, handwritten scroll, containing the first five books of the Bible, stored in the ark at the front of the synagogue.
The handwritten scroll containing the Five Books of Moses.
scroll of the five books of Moshe
The scroll of the five books of Moses that's kept in the Ark at the front of a synagogue or temple.
pl. Sifrei Torah: Torah scroll.
Sefer Torah (Hebrew: ספר תורה, plural ספרי תורה, Sifrei Torah; "Book(s) of Torah" or "Torah Scroll(s)" ) is a specially hand-written copy of the Torah or Pentateuch, which is the holiest book within Judaism (originally called Torath Moshe) and venerated by Jews. It must meet extremely strict standards of production. In its completed state it is stored in the holiest spot within a synagogue called the Aron Kodesh ("Holy Ark", usually called "the Ark", a reference to the Ark of the Covenant), usually an ornate curtained-off cabinet or section of the synagogue, which is usually built along the wall that most closely faces Jerusalem, the direction faced by Jews when engaged in prayer.