Sofer: The Story of a Torah Scroll Paperback – October 1, 1998

Sofer - The Story of a Torah Scroll is a nice children's book. When children are young you want to read them stories about public heros like firefighters or doctors so their lives emulate noble people. This book is for the Jewish child, to inspire him to learn Hebrew and fulfill the mitzvot of writing a Torah scroll. It is full of pictures and decribes the daily ritual of the sofer, Eric Ray. Sadly some of the pictures in my copy are discolored, I hope yours will be better.

Beautiful book. I am studying to be a Sofer, and I was looking for all kinds of books that would help me understand and love this craft more, this book helped. Shalom

thank you to Sofer Eric Ray! is a precious book it explains many things easily and clear and with color pictures of it.

very informative without being boring.

lovely book

Great!

We enjoyed this book. Our 7 yr. old is fascinated with Hebrew letters. The first part of the book goes through the Alef-Bet/alphabet and gives a small story or way to remember each letter. Then the books tells the sofer's story as he goes through the process of making a Torah scroll.A great introduction to fascinating history. A great multicultural book for kids wanting to write with quills - not just done by the founding fathers of 1776.

This is a fascinating book about what a Jewish ritual scribe does, and how and why. Eric Ray is a professional sofer (scribe) who calligraphs torahs, mezuzahs and tefillin. In this book profusely illustrated with art, calligraphy, and photos, we learn how to make kosher ink and parchment, what the Hebrew letters are, and what each one symbolizes (the resh looks like someone bending over in prayer). This is written as a children's book. My 9-year-old loved it and immediately wanted to make kosher ink for his own model torah. For adults, it is a quick and interesting read on a fairly obscure subject.