As our PRTS librarian, Laura Ladwig, writes: Today we are thrilled to receive our custom-designed Torah scroll cabinet from Michigan craftsman Alan Young. It is designed to be fully functional as a teaching resource and also a beautiful piece for permanent display. The design gives an appropriate nod to the ark of the covenant in the Old Testament.
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary looks forward to using the Torah scroll for teaching purposes in Hebrew language courses in addition to being on permanent display in the William Perkins Library. The scroll’s provenance is mid-19th century Romania.
This scroll has been deemed pasul or disqualified for use in a synagogue. Factors may include small blemishes, tears, loosening seams, textual errors, letters touching, incorrect shapes of letters and most often fading or flaking ink. These rules carefully protect the reading of the text against any corruption.
