Round 11: Tossup 10

These objects are made by the process of ktav stam, which frequently uses crowns called serifs. The last of 613 commandments implores people to create one of these objects, which are traditionally behind curtains called (-5[1])parochet. Musical notes colloquially known as “trop signs” in these objects are people using a pointer stick called a yad. People dance (15[1])with these objects in the street on an “eighth day of assembly” that occurs immediately after (*) Sukkot. Sofers are trained professionals at a yeshiva who create these objects, sections of which are placed inside tefillin and mezuzahs. For 10 points, arks at a synagogue contain what holy book of Judaism? ■END■

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