The Torah in the Synagogue

[Mart30000]

Hello, I have a very basic question that I'm wondering about. (Please forgive me.)


Do all synagogues (orthodox, conservative, reform, and reconstructionist) tend to use a handwritten scroll of the Torah?



Or do the more "liberal" (e.g., reconstructionist) synagogues tend not to?


Thank you!

 

[dantech]

I can say for orthodox it's a handwritten scroll.
I assume for conservatives as well. As for reforms, I believe it is handwritten too, but cannot say for sure.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

handwritten scrolls

 

[xkatz]

I have been to synagogues of all major "denominations", and all have used handwritten scrolls. I could not honestly see a good reason for not doing so.

 

[Levite]

I have never heard of any congregation, of any movement or denomination, that does not use a properly hand-scribed parchment scroll.

 

[CMike]

It's probably the one thing we actually agree upon.