Question
Soferim use tikkun books to advise this activity, which is performed in the Ktav Stam style. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this action which acts as the last of the 613 commandments and is based on Deuteronomy 31:19 (“chapter 31, verse 19”). Errors like misplacing “crowns” called tagin (“tah-GEEN”) are corrected with gold-plated knives while performing this action.
ANSWER: writing the Torah [accept answers indicating the creation of a Torah scroll; accept synonyms for writing such as copying or scribing; accept writing the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible or miqra; prompt on writing or other answers that do not mention the Torah by asking “writing what?”; prompt on writing the Old Testament or the Bible; reject writing the Talmud]
[10e] When writing a Torah scroll, soferim typically use a turkey quill on parchment made from an animal with this status, meaning it is permissible under dietary laws.
ANSWER: kosher [or kashrut; or kashrus]
[10m] Before writing the Torah, soferim must undergo tvilah by immersing themselves in these ritual baths, also used by women after menstruation and childbirth.
ANSWER: mikveh [or mikvah or mikvaot]
<Ganon Evans, RMP - Jewish Practice> ~22172~ <Editor: Kevin Thomas>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 11.67 | 97% | 14% | 6% |