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Hi! I’ve recently read that there are 9 spelling differences in the text of Sephardi Torah scrolls and Ashkenazi ones. I was hoping someone could give me a list of these occurences. Is there any Rabbinical explanations as to these differences. Thank you!

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The differences appear at the following link: http://www.saad.org.il/elihu/nusah.html

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