List of sofers
Hebrew
A List of sofers, (or the female soferet).
Alphabetic list
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| Sofer | Time-period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra the Scribe | 5th century B.C. | Prophet and leader of the Jewish nation |
| Baruch ben Neriah | 6th century B.C. | Scribe for the Prophet Jeremiah |
| Aaron ben Moses ben Asher | 10th century | Tiberian scribe |
| Azaria Piccio | 17th century | Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Jekuthiel Sofer | 18th century | Amsterdam |
| Samuel Benjamin Sofer | 19th century | Pressburg, Hungary |
| Abraham Sternhartz | Late 19th/early 20th century | Ukraine |
| Aviel Barclay | 20th and 21st centuries | Canada, first certified soferet of modern times |
| Jen Taylor Friedman | 20th and 21st centuries | First Torah by a soferet of modern times |
| Julie Seltzer | 20th and 21st centuries | America, first Torah by an American soferet |
See also
| Lists of scribes |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Related articles | ||
Category:Jewish scribes (soferim) | ||
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