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No it doesnt appear to be so. I have never heard of this 'Codex Aleppo' and found the following mention of it from jewishanswers.com . http://www.jewishanswers.org/ask-the-rabbi-2989/the-aleppo-codex/?p=2989The Aleppo CodexQuestion: What is a “Codex?” I have read that it was of popular use after the scrolls, but I’m not sure exactly what it was. Can you please explain?Answer: The term “Codex” refers to books in their modern, bound form with a cover and pages that one turns. This is as opposed to scrolls, as was common in ancient times and is preserved in our traditional, hand-written, sacred copies of books of the Jewish Bible. Of course, before the invention of the printing press, bound books with pages were also hand-written. A Torah scroll, or hand-written scroll of other books of the Bible used in synagogues, has no vowels or cantillation marks for the reader. Therefore, they must be memorized before reading in the synagogue. The earliest documents we have that record vowels and cantillations are in codice. There existed the traditions for the vowels and cantillations back to Moses at Sinai, but those were memorized. Eventually, scholars wrote down these traditions in the form of the vowel and cantillation marks we have today. One of the most famous and authoritative codice known is the Keter Aram Soba – or the Aleppo Codex, a copy of the Hebrew Bible with vowels and cantillation marks that was hand-copied in the 10th Century of the common era. This copy of the Hebrew Bible was actually used by Maimonides to study the nuances of the traditions of the Hebrew Bible (at the time the text was housed in the Cairo Synagogue). Maimonides descendants brought the text to the city of Aleppo, Syria in the late 1300’s, where it remained for five hundred years. Although parts of this book are missing, most of it is in Israel today, where it remains in the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum. Other famous codice of the Hebrew Bible include the Leningrad Codex and the Cairo Codex. However, the Aleppo Codex is considered to be the most accurate in traditional, Jewish circles. Early codice of the Talmud also exist, as well as other important books of Torah literature.
Apparently Maimonides had one of his own... guess not but I'm reading the one you said now http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/682956/jewish/Mishneh-Torah.htm Do I have to write my own Torah though? There isn't any law on copy-paste right?
Question:Why do people "buy" letters in a Torah Scroll? Answer:1. The very last of the 613 Mitzvot commanded in the Torah is that each individual write his own complete Sefer Torah.1 Our Sages teach that fulfillment of this Mitzvah is tantamount to receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai.In the event that one is not able to write a Sefer Torah himself (lacking the necessary knowledge, time, means, etc.), one may hire a scribe to write it for him, or join a group that is commissioning a scribe to write a Torah for the entire group as a community. If even one letter is written in the name of each individual, they have all fulfilled the Mitzvah of writing a Sefer Torah. Since each letter is essential to make the Torah Kosher, any given letter can be considered the one that completes the Torah-and completing it is regarded as writing it in its entirety.2. Every Jew has a letter in the Torah that corresponds to his or her soul, which is the source of that soul's sustenance. Through acquiring a letter in a Sefer Torah, we strengthen that connection.3. But there's more. By participating in the writing of a communal Sefer Torah, we unite with hundreds of thousands of Jews and fortify Jewish unity through Torah, bringing upon us peace and blessing. See message from the Rebbe.And the Torah's final Mitzvah is especially auspicious during the final moments of our Exile, these darkest and most chaotic times. (See Final Word). Surely, this Mitzvah will serve as the grand finale and complete our spiritual accomplishments, ending all darkness, strife, and suffering forever, with the arrival of Moshiach, NOW!
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