Why do people point toward the Torah scroll with a finger when it is lifted?

This source-based Hagut Yosef essay explores the question: Why do people point toward the Torah scroll with a finger when it is lifted? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on human life. This localized discovery layer preserves the source’s meaning and identity and does not add new halakhic, historical, psychological, medical, legal, political, scientific, or empirical claims beyond the Hebrew source.