Yad

Pointing with a yad on an open Torah scroll

A yad (Hebrew: יד; Yiddish: האַנט, romanizedhant, lit.'hand') is a Jewish ritual pointer, or stylus, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls. It is often shaped like a long rod, capped by a small hand with its index finger pointing from it.