A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of a market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.The CPI is a statistical estimate constructed using the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically. CPI can be used to index (i.e., adjust for the effect of inflation) the real value of wages, salaries, pensions, for regulating prices and for deflating monetary magnitudes to show changes in real values.
New Torahs. The cost of a new Torah ranges from mid-$20,000 to mid-$40,000. The price is based on the cost of the time and labor of the Sofer. Generally, it takes up to a year to complete a new Torah. The other significant variable is the cost of the parchment, which is costs about $4,000 to $5,000.
You may touch the Torah with your tallit, prayerbook, or the Torah belt on the lectern. This is atraditional custom giving honor to the Torah. Touch the Torah at the place where the reading willbegin, then kiss that object (the tallit, prayerbook or Torah belt).4. Read or chant the first blessing in Hebrew, or if you canât read Hebrew, you may recite theblessing in English, using the English translation.5. After you read or chant the first sentence, the congregation will respond with the secondsentence.6. Repeat the second sentence, and then continue the blessing.