objectYadObjects · RitualsA named Torah pointer of later Jewish reading practice. Not a staff, not the Staff of Musa, and not a generic finger.Also known as Torah pointerYad is used in Torah.JE YAD seats the pointer that guides public reading of the Sefer Torah text in the synagogue — yad Torah-reading use, not a school teitel dump alone.from Isidore Singer et al. · The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901–1906used in · sourced · documentedsourcesThe Jewish Encyclopedia · Isidore Singer et al.Isidore Singer et al., The Jewish Encyclopedia (1901–1906).