Scroll Writers

Scroll Writers

BLOG SESSION

August 2nd, 2017

Good Evening Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ We're back again for another interesting Blog Session.  Tonight we are going to do something that you probably have not ever done before ~ Scroll Writing!

Now you may be wondering what is Scroll Writing?

Torah Scroll Writing

HISTORY:  Writing a Personal Torah Scroll

The 613^th mitzvah of the Torah is the obligation for every Jew to write a Torah scroll.  In the words of the verse:  "And now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the Children of Israel.  Place it into their mouths, in order that this song will be for Me as a witness for the children of Israel."

Although Rashi and some other commentaries understand this as a command only to write the Torah portion that immediately follows, Ha'azinu (which is referred to as a song), the Talmud understands it as an obligation to write the entire Torah.  Maimonides explains that although the word "song" in the verse is referring to Ha'azinu, since it is forbidden to write only a single portion of the Torah on a scroll, it is understood that there is an obligation to write the entire Torah.

The Details of Writing a Torah Scroll

1. In order to fulfill this obligation, one does not need to write the Torah oneself; one may commission a scribe to write it.
2. However, if one does write a Torah scroll himself, it is as if he has received it from Mt. Sinai.
3. If one simply buys a ready-written Torah scroll, he has not fulfilled his obligation, unless he then fixes at least one letter that was previously invalid.  Others say that one fulfills the mitzvah through purchasing a Torah, but not in the optimal way.
4. If one fulfilled this mitzvah and then subsequently sold or lost his Torah scroll, he must write or commission the writing of a new one.
5. Some say that this mitzvah cannot be fulfilled with a Torah scroll which is owned in partnership.  Others disagree.
6. Maimonides rules that women are not obligated to fulfill this mitvah.

NOTE:  The Beit HaLevi explains that this is because women are exempt from the mitzvah of studying Torah.  Others question Maimonides' ruling on this matter.

What about Creative Scroll Writers?

 

There are old ideas that can become FRESH IDEAS!

Just imagine taking what you have been writing in your Journals and transferring your creative writing onto a Scroll...

Creative Writers and Artists have a way of making anything exciting ~ Be it a Journal, a Diary, a Notebook, index cards, or a . . .

S C R O L L

Guess what?  We'll be back to give you some ideas for a Creative Scroll Project!

See you back here for the next Blog Session!

Until then Friends ~

Peace, Love & Light,

René

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