A Torah is considered kosher only when it is written and maintained according to strict Jewish law. It is not enough for the words to be correct, the process, intention, and precision all matter. First, a Torah must be written by a qualified scribe, called a sofer, who is trained in the detailed laws of Torah writing and who writes with intentional holiness. The Torah must be handwritten, never printed, using special parchment made from the skin of a kosher animal and prepared specifically for t