[Avodah] spanish minhagim

[Simon Montagu]

On Jan 16, 2008 12:43 AM, Zev Sero <zev at sero.name> wrote:
> Eli Turkel wrote:
> > I am spending 3 months in Madrid and have seen several interesting
> > customs.  First I learned from here, Lisbon and the Portugese shul
> > in Amsterdam that they all have sifrei Torah that look like Ashkenazi
> > ones and not like the round wooden covers of edot mizrach in Israel.
> > They have a white sheet that goes the length of the Torah and
> > protects each daf.
>
> Lav davka white.  I've also seen red ones.  I don't think there's
> a specific minhag about the colour.
>
> What we're talking about is a silk backing for the parchment.  Behind
> the continuous roll of parchment that makes up a sefer torah, is a
> continuous roll of silk that rolls up together with it.

What RZS said, and also lav davka the length of the Torah. The sheets
of silk that I've seen are just long enough to cover as much as is
read on any Shabbat, and are rolled into place each week.