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Soferet Q And A

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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25 QUESTIONS

FOR SOFERET JULIE SELTZER
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ASKED BY DAVIS ACADEMY

3RD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS
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1. WHICH KOSHER ANIMALS CAN BE USED TO MAKE PARCHMENT?

DEER, COW, SHEEP AND GOAT
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2. HOW MANY HOURS A DAY DO YOU SPEND WRITING?

5 OR 6 HOURS
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3. HOW MUCH PATIENCE DO YOU NEED? DO YOU EVER GET BORED?

A LOT OF PATIENCE! BUT MORE FOCUS. I GET DISTRACTED SOMETIMES AND NEED TO BRING MYSELF BACK TO THE TASK AT HAND.
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A LOT OF PATIENCE! BUT MORE FOCUS.

I GET DISTRACTED SOMETIMES AND NEED TO BRING MYSELF BACK.
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4. HOW DO YOU PUT TOGETHER THE PAGES OF A TORAH?

YOU SEW THEM USING A "GID" WHICH COMES FROM A KOSHER ANIMAL.
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5. WHERE DO THE TORAHS YOU WRITE GO?

THEY ARE COMMISSIONED BY A SYNAGOGUE, SO IT GOES TO THEM.
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6. DOES THE QUILL FEATHER HAVE TO COME FROM A KOSHER ANIMAL?

TECHNICALLY, NO, BUT YOU WOULD NEVER USE A NON-KOSHER BIRD.
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7. WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR SUPPLIES?

AT A STORE FOR SCRIBAL SUPPLIES IN JERUSALEM.
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8. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO WRITE A TORAH?

FIFTEEN MONTHS.
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9. WHAT IF THERE IS A TEAR IN THE PARCHMENT?

YOU CAN GLUE, SEW OR PATCH IT.
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10. HOW MANY TORAHS HAVE YOU WRITTEN?

TWO COMPLETE ONES, AND PARTS OF THREE OTHERS.
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11. HOW MANY MISTAKES HAVE YOU MADE?

TOO MANY TO COUNT
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12. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T CATCH A MISTAKE?

DOES SOMEONE PROOFREAD?
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YES, A SCRIBE PROOFREADS.

THERE IS ALSO A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CAN CHECK THE TORAH.
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13. WE'RE YOU SCARED THE FIRST TIME YOU WROTE A TORAH?

DO YOU FEEL A LOT OF PRESSURE?
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DEFINITELY!

BUT AFTER AWHILE YOU GET MORE COMFORTABLE.
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14. HOW OFTEN DO YOU MAKE A NEW QUILL?

USUALLY ONCE A WEEK OR SO, BUT I SHARPEN IT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
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15. HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A SOFER?

I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE A YEAR?
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16. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW THE RULES?

YOU WOULD FEEL BAD AND THE TORAH WOULDN'T BE KOSHER.
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17. WHERE DID EVERYONE LEARN THAT A SCRIBE WHO MESSES UP HAS TO START OVER?

PROBABLY BECAUSE IN THE END THERE CAN BE NO MISTAKES.
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18. WAS IT WEIRD TO WRITE A TORAH WITH PEOPLE WATCHING?

IT SURE WAS. FELT LIKE A ZOO ANIMAL.
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19. CAN YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS WHILE WRITING?

NO
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20. WHAT IF YOU PRONOUNCE A WORD WRONG?

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THAT'S OKAY.

YOU MIGHT SAY IT WRONG ON PURPOSE TO WRITE IT CORRECTLY.
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21. DO YOU FEEL A CONNECTION TO GOD?

SOMETIMES YES, SOMETIMES NO.
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22. DO YOU EVER RIP THE PAGES?

NO, I USE SPECIAL ARTIST TAPE.
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23. IS THERE A SPECIAL INK?

YES, FOR SACRED WRITING. IT IS BLACK, THICK AND LASTS A LONG TIME.
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24. WHY CAN'T YOU WEAR GLOVES?

YOU CAN'T BE AFRAID TO GET CLOSE AND DIRTY .
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25. DO QUILL MAKING TOOLS HAVE NAMES?

NO. JUST REGULAR KNIVES AND BLADES.
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