<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Torah scrolls</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Torah shrines</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>yads</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Torah mantles</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Torah binders</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>scrolls</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Sefer Torah</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Sepher Torah</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Torah scroll</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sefer torah</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sepher torah</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>torah book</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Scrolls on which the Pentateuch is inscribed by hand in Hebrew. These are composed of many sheets of parchment or vellum sewn together and mounted on wooden rollers. They are carefully prepared by qualified scribes, or sofers, and are used for public readings during services on Sabbaths, Mondays, Thursdays, and religious festivals. ]]></note></mads>