Silver Torah Crown #38 Detailed Keser for a Sefer Torah

A keser worked in silver for the Sefer Torah, catalogued as #38. The detailing is fine and runs across the whole body of the crown rather than being concentrated in a single band, which is what separates a serious keser from a plain one at the distance a shul actually views it — from the seats, during hagbah, with the sefer turning. It seats over the atzei chaim and is lifted off again each time the sefer is read.

A crown is a shul purchase and a shul decision. It has to suit the sefer it goes on and the aron it will be seen against, and the weight matters, because it is put on and taken off by hand at every krias haTorah. Silver at this level is chosen for both reasons: it holds detail that a cast alloy blurs, and it stands up to constant handling without the finish going dull inside a year.

This is the category of item that carries a dedication. A keser goes in for a parent, for a rebbi, or to mark a hachnasas sefer Torah, and the whole kehillah sees it every week for decades afterward. Anyone ordering one should speak with the gabbai about the dimensions of the sefer first.

• Malchut design #38
• Material: Silver

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