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# It is forbidden to burn a Sefer Torah or any holy Sefer even if it is worn out.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 282:6</ref>
# It is forbidden to burn a Sefer Torah or any holy Sefer even if it is worn out.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 282:6</ref>
# The crowns on a Sefer Torah are considered items that service kedusha (Tashmishei Kedusha) and may not be sold for mundane use but can sold to purchase a Sefer Torah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:16</ref>
# The crowns on a Sefer Torah are considered items that service kedusha (Tashmishei Kedusha) and may not be sold for mundane use but can sold to purchase a Sefer Torah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:16</ref>
# It is forbidden to benefit from a bag that is used to hold a [[Sefer Torah]]. So too, the wrappings and aron for a [[sefer Torah]] are restricted from being used for one's personal use.  <ref> Shulchan Aruch YD 282:12 </ref>
==Selling Holy Books==
# It is prohibited to sell a Sefer Torah unless it is in order to learn Torah or get married. <ref> Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Sefer Torah, 10:2; S”A 270:1 </ref>


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