In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Decorative Doohickeys, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon discusses with Jewish scribe Marc Michaels, an ancient scribal instruction manual for Torah scroll calligraphy, his search for lost fragments of this ancient tome, and the sketchy practices of some manuscript dealers.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:20 Sefer Tagin book discussion
06:01 Book/Chapter/Verse vs. Parashah thinking
09:39 Back to Tagin
14:55 Sheets cut from Torah scrolls
17:57 Back to the backwards nuns
22:57 Outro
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BOOKS MENTIONED Sefer Tagin Fragments from the Cairo Genizah Meir Nativ Sefer Binsoa Shattering the Conspiracy of Silence Care Of Your Torah - A Guide
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