Al-farhi

Al-farhi

Al Farhi Torah Scroll

The “Alfarhi” was a torah scroll written in the 17th Century in Yemen, named after the person who inscribed it.Alfarhi was himself a god-fearing man who was as pious as any person could be. During the time he inscribed the torah he was fast and periodically immerse himself in water in order to purify himself. As a result, the scroll of the law would be extremely holy.Anyone who was ill or whose soul was tormented or who feared some form of divine retribution would come to the Alfarhi synagogue where the scroll resided and make donations of gold and silver and of the finest jewellery, kissing the holy torah while softly murmuring their prayers and uttering their absolute belief in the holiness of the torah and its efficacy to save their souls.

ee also

*Jews of Aden
*Jews of Yemen


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