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Ofanansky, Allison

How It's Made: Torah Scroll

32 pp. | Behrman/Apples & Honey | April, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-68115-516-6 $15.95

(4) K-3 Photographs by Eliyahu Alpern. This book honors both tradition and modernity by looking at the many different ways that Torah scrolls are made and used--artistically, historically, textually, and religiously. The text is organized around specific tasks and the artisans involved; activities and questions encourage readers to further their understanding. Page layouts are slightly haphazard, but the photographs mirror the diversity of the Jewish people.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth