Mitzvah of Writing a Torah Scroll; Maintenance of a Torah Scroll

Special Impurity of Holy Scrolls

Writing Translations of the Torah

The Synagogue

Over-charging or under-paying for a Torah scroll

Divine Reward for writing a Torah scroll

Who may write a Torah Scroll: Menachot 42b

A Torah Scroll may be purchased from anyone, as it is easily examined for authenticity: Menachot 42b

Doing the Mitzvah with a beautiful Torah: Shabbat 133b, Gittin 20a

The Above means having beautiful ink, a beautiful pen, a beautiful scribe and wrapping it in beautiful silks: Shabbat 133b

The intent necessary in writing Hashem's name, and what if one mis-wrote it: Gittin 20a

Whether a merchant of Torah Scrolls is exempt from performing other Mitzvot while marketing Torah Scrolls: Succah 26a

Whether the parchments must be connected with sewn animal veins: Megillah 8b, 19a; Makkot 11a

Using money from the sale of books of the Prophets/Writings to purchase a Torah, or the reverse: Megillah 26a

A person who comes into money without effort should use some of it for a Mitzvah, such as acquiring a Torah or writing Tefillin, so that he will be able to retain the rest: Eruvin 64a-b

Writing it in the Greek alphabet: Megillah 8b [2x], 9a-b

Writing it in the Assyrian alphabet: Megillah 9a-b

Writing it in any foreign alphabet, aside from Greek: Megillah 8b

How "Songs" are written, and which songs are exceptional: Megillah 16b

Underscoring the text with engraved lines ["Sirtut"]: Megillah 16b

Not touching a Torah with one's hands while rolling it: Megillah 32a

Using the money from the sale of a Synagogue for purchase of an Ark, or the reverse: Megillah 25b

Using the money from the sale of the Ark for the purchase of a cover for the Torah, or the reverse: Megillah 25b

Using the money from the sale of the Torah Cover for purchase of books of the Prophets/Writings, or the reverse: Megillah 26a

Selling a Torah Scroll is permitted to enable marriage or Torah Study: Megillah 27a

The ultimate result of selling a Torah Scroll for personal benefit: Megillah 27a

Level of a Torah Scholar to deserve having a worn-out Torah Scroll buried alongside him: Megillah 26b

Because a Torah Scroll has intrinsic holiness, items which function with it are considered items which serve holiness, and they may not be disposed of. Instead, they are buried: Megillah 26b

The holiness of the "Bimah [table]" on which the Torah is set while it is read: Megillah 26b, 31b

The holiness of the Curtain which hangs inside [Tosafos- Outside] of the Ark: Megillah 26b

The holiness of the wrappings and arks: Megillah 26b

The holiness of the wrappings and boxes of sections of the Torah: Megillah 26b

Using a Torah's wrapping as a Shroud for a corpse without buriers: Megillah 26b

Wrapping a Torah Scroll in the wrappings of a section of Torah, or a section of Torah in the wrappings of the Prophets: Megillah 27a

Putting a Scroll on the body of a Torah Scholar being brought out for burial: Moed Katan 25a, Bava Kama 17a

Sitting on the same surface as a Torah Scroll: Moed Katan 25a

Standing before a Torah Scroll which is being moved: Kiddushin 33b

The above, while someone is learning: Kiddushin 33b

Napping while holding a Torah Scroll: Succah 41b

Urinating while holding a Torah Scroll: Succah 41b

Tearing one's clothing once or twice upon sighting a burning Torah Scroll, and repairing such a tear: Moed Katan 26a

Selling an old Scroll, to enable purchase of a new one: Megillah 27a

A Torah Scroll is to be placed above a book of Torah which is above a book of sections of Torah, which is above a book of the Prophets: Megillah 27a

Putting a scroll down, text-side down: Eruvin 98a

Hanging up a scroll in a bag, as opposed to placing it down: Berachot 24a

Keeping an unchecked Torah Scroll for over 30 days: Ketuvot 19b

Use of a Torah Scroll which has worn out: Shabbat 79b, 115a

A Torah Scroll has Sanctification if it has 85 letters or Gd's name: Shabbat 115b, 116a

Whether the above-mentioned 85 letters have to be together, and from adjacent words, or not: Shabbat 115b

The proper method of rolling the Torah: Megillah 32a

Bringing a Torah scroll into a cemetery: Berachot 18a

Having sexual relations with a Torah or phylacteries [tefillin] in the room, in a case or out of a case: Berachot 25b-26a



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