The Unity Torah
In Loving Memory of Leah Casey
The Solano Unity Torah has been made possible through a generous gift by the Casey and Cooper family in loving memory of their beloved mother and grandmother, Leah Bas Baruch.
The Torah scroll is traditionally adorned with beautiful and meaningful accompaniments.
- Mantel (“cloak”) protects this most valuable treasure and is always placed on the Torah before restoring it to its honorable place in the Ark and drawing the curtain. The mantel is typically made of velvet and embroidered with golden thread, silk, and ornamental beads.
- Keter (“crown”): Often made of silver or even gold, and ornately designed, either a single crown covers both of the Torah’s handles, or each handle is crowned individually.
- Choshen (“breastplate”): Modeled loosely on the “breastplate” worn by the High Priest in the Holy Temple, this hangs from the Torah’s handles, over the front of the covered scroll.
