It's small, but not tiny, and completely dressed— with cover, breastplate and yad (pointer).  As we've mentioned on the website, the scroll is a replica—  it is printed by machine on paper, rather than inscribed by hand on parchment.  The contents, however, are entirely genuine: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy -- the Five Books of Moses that have saved Jewish life for thousands of years.
 
The "etiquette" for the Torah service is actually simple:  when the Torah moves, we stand.  When it is laid down, we sit.  When it is paraded around, traditionally everyone is invited (but not required) to touch it with the Siddur (Prayer Book), and then kiss the Siddur.  The fringes of a Tallis can also be used for this gesture, but one never touches the pages of the Torah itself.

 
Beit Chavurah purchased this Torah because:
   It will help us celebrate the High Holydays and other Jewish holidays.
   It is a wonderful mitzvah for us to be able to read from a Torah.
   It is another step in our growth as a community.