Inauguration ceremony held for new Torah scroll in Modi'in, Israel

A person dries the last words written in ink on a Torah scroll during an inauguration ceremony for a new Torah scroll in Modi'in, Israel, March 8, 2019. A Sefer Torah (Hebrew: "Book of Torah" or "Torah scroll") is a handwritten copy of the Torah, the holiest book in Judaism. It must meet extremely strict standards of production. The Torah scroll is mainly used in the ritual of Torah reading during Jewish prayers. (Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen)