Sefer Torah - handwritten parchment scroll with the text of the Pentateuch of Moses (Torah) that is used for the weekly public reading in the synagogue. Sefer Torah is the main sacred synagogue object in Judaism. Torah scroll must be written by hand by a sofer or a scribe specially prepared and trained in Jewish law and traditions. For parchment (ktava) only the hide of a clean kosher animal (one that according to the torah is kosher to eat) must be used. The parchment must be of the best quality; the parchment sheets are sewn together with sinews of kosher animals and woven into long threads. Four sheets sewn together form a “section”. The sections are sewn into a scroll attached to two wooden rollers each called etz hayyim (Tree of Life) with handles on both sides; atzey hayyim have flat round tops and bottoms to support the edges of the rolled-up scroll when it is in an the upright position. The wooden rollers (atzey hayyim) help to wind the sacred scroll without touching it by hands.
The torah is opened at the chapter “Va-Yikra” ("Leviticus") which deals with the duties of the priests and Levites appointed by God as caretakers and servants of God’s tebernacle.
The scroll was produced about the first – third decade of the 20th century. It serves the purpose. Size 46 x 40 (ktav).