[DOC] [TLE] Yad - Wikipedia [PAR] A yad is a Jewish ritual pointer, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the 
reader to follow the text during the Torah reading ... The yad is often shaped like 
a long rod, capped by a small hand with its index finger pointing from it. ... The 
Hebrew word yad also refers to a memorial, based on the verse in Isaiah 56:5. [DOC] [TLE] TORAH POINTER - YAD - a small collection of antique silver and ... [PAR] YAD. Torah pointer is a decorated rod used in a synagogue to indicate the text of 
the torah that is ... It is called 'yad', the Hebrew word for 'hand'. ... is particularly 
sacred, it is considered disrespectful to touch the text when reading the passages
. [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Religions - Judaism: The Torah [PAR] Aug 13, 2009 ... This article examines The Torah - what it is, how it is used and how it is ... The 
Torah scrolls are taken out from the Ark (Aron ha kodesh) and portions read in 
the synagogue three times each week. ... A pointer or Yad (hand) is used instead. 
... This is called having an Aliyah which is Hebrew for going up. [DOC] [TLE] Judaism 101: Torah [PAR] But the word "torah" can also be used to refer to the entire Jewish bible (the body 
... The so-called Old Testament is known to us as Written Torah or the Tanakh. ... "
Yad" means "hand" in Hebrew, and the pointer usually is in the shape of a hand 
... The Torah scrolls that we read from in synagogue are unpointed text, with no... [DOC] [TLE] Torah Pointer (Yad) | The Museum at Eldridge Street [PAR] A Torah pointer is called a yad, from the Hebrew word for hand. ... "The Eldridge 
Street synagogueis an impressive representation of traditional Judaism,... [DOC] [TLE] How is a Torah scroll made? - Scheinerman.net [PAR] mantle; breastplate; crown; rimonim; yad; sash ... The Torah contains the Five 
Books of Moses, whose English and Hebrew ... when the Torah is read in the 
synagogue on Shabbat and holidays, it is read from a hand-written scroll, called 
a Sefer Torah, in keeping with age-old tradition. .... Books Used in the Synagogue
. [DOC] [TLE] Torah Ornaments - Jewish Virtual Library [PAR] The length of cloth known in Hebrew as the mitpaat (plural mitpaot) is the 
earliest ... Used in the Jewish world to carry Torah scrolls, such cases eventually 
.... called up on Simat Torah to complete the annual cycle of the Torah reading 
and to ... accordingly the pointer came to be known as a yad, "hand," or eba, "
finger. [DOC] [TLE] What Does the Hebrew Word Yad Mean? - Questions & Answers [PAR] The word yad (Heb. ) means hand. It can also refer to the pointer used during 
the public reading of the Torah scroll. The traditional shape of the pointer is a... [DOC] [TLE] Ritual Objects  The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art [PAR] Every Jewish community has synagogues which serve as houses of worship  
centers for religious life. ... This has served to keep the text of the Torah intact, so 
that Jews today read the same ... These strips are used to tie up the Torah scroll, 
to keep the two staves in place ... It is called a yad, the Hebrew word for hand. [DOC] [TLE] Guide to the Synagogue - Jewish House of Worship - Judaism [PAR] Learn more about the Jewish house of worship, the synagogue, from the bimah ... 
stand, where the ark is located, and where the Torah reading takes place. ... will 
be a pointer (called a yad, the Hebrew word for hand) used by the reader to... [DOC] [TLE] Torah / Torah 101 / Mechon Mamre [PAR] But the word "torah" can also be used to refer to the entire Hebrew Bible (the 
body of scripture ... They are always hand-written, in attractive Hebrew 
calligraphy with "crowns" ... Instead,

Question: A pointer called a yad, Hebrew for "hand", is used when reading from this in synagogue
Answer: the Torah