If a Jewish person goes to court and is asked to put their right hand on the Bible, do they use a Torah instea

Answer 1

They don't do that anymore, but hypothetically, no, they would not use a Torah. A Torah is a huge scroll and a Jew would never swear on it anyway--Jews aren't really supposed to swear--but if they had to swear on something, they'd use a Tanakh, the word for the Jewish Bible.

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Answer 2

If they were made to swear on something, the Torah would be as good as anything. Although one might expect to take some heat for it.

"...the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he'd take his oath of office on the Koran...a threat to American values...the personal copy once owned by Thomas Jefferson."
--"But It's Thomas Jefferson's Koran!", By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, Washinton Post, January 3, 2007

"Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) took her oath in 2005 by placing her hand on a Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. And at least two Jewish governors, Linda Lingle (R) of Hawaii and Madeleine Kunin (D) of Vermont, have used Jewish prayer books when they were sworn into office.

In addition, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) was sworn in using a volume of Mormon scriptures in 1997. "
--"Tough Battles for Governor Highlight of '07 Races", NPR.org, January 31, 2007

Answer 3

I was in court testifying a few years ago. They did not hand me a bible when I was sworn in - to the best of my knowledge, this is no longer done - at least not in Wisconsin. There might be some other places that do this. Would Muslims put their hands on the Koran? Would atheists put their hands on copy of Popular Mechanics? This is why the practice is probably gone forever - too many non-Christians that might be offended.

Answer 4

You have some very unique questions I have noticed throughout all questions. They all make you think and find out the answers.

I lived with a very nice, pretty Jewish lady from 2000 to 2005. A beautiful religion I knew little about before. Her friends and family allowed me to participate in all Jewish ceremonies and holidays but no conversion ever came to mind.

When I left her in September 2005 I had to get a "restraining order". She "stalked" me through the Internet and her car and we went to court, Atlanta, GA, on two occasions. We were not sworn-in in any manner, just called by the judge when our turn came.