Jews may not touch the Torah's parchment except when it is being written or repaired. They are allowed, however, to touch the covered scroll.
It's a yad, not a yan. The yad is used as a pointer whilst reading the Torah. As the Torah is holy, no-one is allowed to touch it (excpet the scribe), so people use yads instead.
The yad (a small pointer, usually of silver) is used in order to read the Torah accurately without needing to touch it. This is because of the high honor in which we hold the Torah scroll. See also:Facts about Torah scrolls
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You could, but I wouldn't recommend it.
The question should be "Why is only a scribe allowed to write a Torah." And the answer is that the Torah-scroll must be written according to Jewish law; otherwise it's invalid. Jewish law states that the person writing the Torah-scroll must be trained; it's this training that makes the person a scribe.
Proverbs 21; 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Excerpt from the Hebrew Bible http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2821.htm Remember, if you happen to have a copy of the Torah, be sure not to let women touch it or it will be polluted spiritually! Women are not allowed to touch the Torah! lol. Just kidding do what you want. But remember, if a woman touches the Torah God will cry! [[User:67.148.120.72|67.148.120.72]]stardingo747
You are allowed to touch one of your opponent's pieces in chess when your piece takes one.
It is permissible to touch the covered scroll. The only prohibition is to touch the actual parchment itself. That is forbidden out of respect. Also, you don't touch the parchment with your hand so that you don't get the parchment dirty. Even just the oil from your skin can mark or smudge the text. The Talmud forbids touching the Torah-parchment directly (Talmud, Shabbat 14a), as a matter of respect and in order not to damage the letters. Instead, in order to point to words while reading the Torah, they use a silver pointer called a Yad.
When Jews read the Torah, they use a pointer called a "yad" because they're not allow to touch the Torah with their hands.
The Torah is read in public, people kiss it, people don't touch the parchment directly, and the Torah is covered in an embroidered cloth.