May One Point Toward a Torah Scroll with a Finger, and Why the Index Finger Rather Than the Thumb?

This source-based Torah study examines the question: May One Point Toward a Torah Scroll with a Finger, and Why the Index Finger Rather Than the Thumb? It follows the canonical Hebrew discussion through the parasha and classical Jewish sources. The localized layer is a concise discovery summary rather than a full translation of the article body; any halakhic, historical, theological or practical claims remain source-framed and subject to the canonical review status.