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Why is this person touching the parchment? This is a very unusual thing to do. The actual surface is always touched with a hand held implement called a "yod" which means hand. It is made out of silver and the point is sometimes shaped into the figure of a pointing hand. The purpose of the "yod" is to keep the parchment clean, free of oils, and to preserve it for as long as possible.