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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.

Writing a Torah scroll is quoted between 120,000 and 300,000 ILS, by klaf or gvil, the sofer and the writing speed. That range covers the parchment and the handwritten work only — a case, rimonim, crown, yad, holy ark and accessories are priced separately.

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Tradition

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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