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MS1029 originates from Poland. The panel was removed from a larger Torah scroll and contains two full columns of text written in a 52 line per column format. The section is written in an Arizal Script normally utilized by European Chasidic…

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MS1028 contains two full parchment sheets (yeriot) that were removed from a larger Torah scroll. In total, there are seven columns of text describing the Biblical commandments of how to act when encountering a bird's nest, the making of tassels and…

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This Torah fragment originates from the same Torah Scroll as fragment 1045. Written on Klaf, the section covers the narrative of the giving of the Ten Commandments. The piece measures 18 x 21 inches and consists of three columns of written text. Each…

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MS1045 fragment originates from the same Torah Scroll as MS1046. It is written on Klaf, which is the processed epidermis of a kosher mammal finished into parchment. The piece measures 16.5” x 21” inches and consists of two columns of text written on…

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MS1022 comes from the same original Torah Scroll as MS1021. This fragment consists of a complete "Yeriah" (sheet of parchment) containing five columns of text. One can see the cut bindings at both the right and left margins of the document.
The…

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MS1021 contains three columns of text removed from a larger sheet of parchment. The right edge of the parchment retains part of the stitching that bound it together with another sheet of the original Torah Scroll. The text is written on Gevil and is…

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MS1034 was removed from a larger Torah Scroll. This sheet of parchment comes from the same Torah Scroll as #1033. It consists of four columns of text taken from Genesis 41:1 to 44:9 covering the dreams of Pharaoh and Joseph's interpretation and…

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MS 1033 was removed from a larger Torah Scroll. It consists of four columns of text taken from Genesis 36:28 to 40:23 covering the dreams of Joseph, the story of Judah & Tamar and the sale of Joseph.
The scroll is written on a double ruled Klaf…

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MS1035 is scribed in a stunning Western Sephardic Spanish hand. It consists of one column of text removed from a larger Torah scroll. The narrative depicts the birth of Jacob and Esau covering from Genesis 25:7 to 25:28. Written in a 48 line per…

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MS1056 consists of four columns of text removed from a 300 year old Torah Scroll from Iraq. The text covers the end chapters of the Book of Genesis and the first four chapters of the Book of Exodus. Written on rich golden brown Gevil, the hide still…
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