Commentary for Berakhot 35:11
אהייא אילימא ארישא פשיטא מי גרע ספר תורה מעצמות אלא אסיפא:
To which [clause in this teaching does this last statement refer] ? If to the first clause, it is self-evident ; for is a scroll of the Torah less than bones? Nay; it refers to the second clause.
Tosafot on Berakhot
RATHER [ACCORDING TO] THE LATTER CLAUSE, IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO RIDE ON THEM BECAUSE OF BANDITS. And the same comparison of sefer Torah to a corpse applies for carrying a sefer Torah hanging from one’s back. It is permitted even when there are no bandits pursuing him.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
In time of danger he may pack the scroll into the saddle-bag and ride on the ass.
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