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Samaritan Torah scroll, Mount Gerizim Samaritan synagogue, Mount Gerizim.

Torah finials or rimonim / rimmonim ((Hebrew: רִמּוֹנִיִם, lit. "pomegranates"), singular: rimmon / rimon) are silver or gold finials adorning the top ends of the rollers (עצי חיים Atzei Chaim) of a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). Very often the rimonim are adorned with little bells and are very intricate.[1]

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  1. ^ Shekel, Michal. "The Making of a Torah Scroll". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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