A special Jewish scribe is helping restore torah scrolls for Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul. The rolled parchment contains the five books of the Jewish Bible, handwritten in Hebrew. Animal skins are used as parchment and wrapped up around wooden rollers. An ornately decorated silk bag is placed over the scroll for beauty and protection. Neil Yerman is one of only a handful of people in the world know how to restore a torah. He was hired by Mount Zion to repair four of their torahs.
Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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