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Art: A Torah Scribe Pushes the Parchment Ceiling

In Hebrew the word for Julie Seltzer’s arcane profession is soferet; she’s a scribe, a Hebrew calligrapher who writes sacred texts on parchment. Full Article at The New York Times

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