page_title: Sefer Torah
section_title: Torah ark, rollers, casing and decorations
hierarchical_section_title: Sefer Torah / Torah ark, rollers, casing and decorations
caption_attribution_description: A Pair Silver Torah crowns used to decorate a Torah Scroll. These Torah crowns were made by Hadad Silver in Israel.
context_page_description: A Torah scroll, in Hebrew Sefer Torah, is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning: of the Pentateuch, or the five books of Moses. It must meet extremely strict standards of production. The Torah scroll is mainly used in the ritual of Torah reading during Jewish prayers. At other times, it is stored in the holiest spot within a synagogue, the Torah ark, which is usually an ornate curtained-off cabinet or section of the synagogue built along the wall that most closely faces Jerusalem, the direction Jews face when praying.
  The text of the Torah is also commonly printed and bound in book form for non-ritual functions. It is then known as a Chumash, and is often accompanied by commentaries or translations.
context_section_description: A completed Torah scroll is treated with great honor and respect.
caption: A set of sterling silver finials (rimmonim, from the Hebrew for "pomegranate") are used to decorate the top ends of the rollers.
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