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Build your Torah scroll
Tradition, klaf or gvil, script, size, a named sofer, proofreading level, case, crown and rimonim and a dedication — every choice documented, ending in a personal quote.
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Begin your journeyTradition
The tradition determines the script version, letter forms and writing conventions.
Choose a tradition to see its script, lines per column, hide type and customary dimensions.
Comparing the traditions
| Tradition | Script | Lines / column | Hide | Typical height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashkenazi | Beit Yosef (Hasidic communities: Ari script) | 42 lines — today's standard | Processed klaf | 30–55 cm |
| Sephardic | Velish / Sephardic | 42 lines in most scrolls | Klaf; gvil for mehudar | 35–55 cm |
| Yemenite | Yemenite (Rambam) script | 51 lines in the classic tradition; 54-line scrolls also exist | Gvil — full hide, traditionally processed | 45–60 cm — among the largest scrolls |
| Chabad — Ari script | Ari script | 42 lines | Processed klaf, usually mehudar | 30–55 cm |
This describes customary practice in contemporary sofrut and is not a halachic ruling. The exact specification of each scroll — line count, hide, size and script — is set together with the sofer and the community rabbi before writing begins.
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