Torah scrolls, Megillot Esther used for the reading of the Book of Esther on Purim, and the
passages in Tefillin and Mezuzot are written on parchment. There are two types of parchment on which such religious objects may be written:
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There are a number of traditions among the various Jewish communities regarding the form of the letters in which the passages of Tefillin, Torah scrolls, Megillot and Mezuzot are written. Great care must be taken in the writing of the letters, so that there will be no change, even minor, in the shape of even a single letter, and so that one letter will not resemble another. All of the letters, words, and passages of the Tefillin and the Mezuzah must be written in exact order, that is, in the order they appear in the Torah. This requirement of order of writing does not apply to Torah scrolls and to Megillot (of course, the passages must appear in the scrolls in the correct order). More DetailsThere are a number of levels of fitness in the writing of Torah Scrolls, Tefillin, Mezuzot, and Megillot: More Details
There are two types of examinations:
By themselves, the holy written articles: the Mezuzah, the Tefillin, the Torah scroll, and the Megillah are merely inanimate objects: leather, parchment, and ink.
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