A sofer, sopher, sofer SeTaM, sofer ST"M (Hebrew: סופר סת״ם, "scribe"; plural soferim, סופרים), or soifer (Yiddish: סויפר) is a Jewish scribe who can transcribe Sifrei Kodesh (holy scrolls), tefillin (phylacteries), mezuzot (ST"M, סת״ם, is an abbreviation of these three terms) and other religious writings.
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The first four letters of the Ashuri alphabet (Hebrew "square" alphabet) with tagim on gimel.
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Menorah
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Rabbi Ariel Louis the Sofer (Jewish scribe) of Masada completing the of torah for the The Israeli Se...
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A pair of tefillin.
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A scribe, wearing a traditional Middle Eastern costume of robe and turban, sews together pieces of ...