Adam Fischer; Torah pointer; silver; hallmarked; gold-plated; Total: Length: 25.00 cm (pointer); Diameter: 4.00 cm (pointer); Weight: 155.00 g; Length: 26.00 cm (chain); Domestic furnishings (Jewish ceremonial objects); Gold-/silversmith work; The Torah; the first part of the Hebrew Bible; is so sacred that it cannot be touched with bare hands. Therefore; to read the parchment scroll in the synagogue; a jad (Hebrew for hand); a Torah pointer; is used.