Proper noun

Singular Torah

Plural -

Torah

  1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
    Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
  2. The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
    It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
  3. The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
  4. The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.

Noun

Singular Torah

Plural Torahs

Torah (plural Torahs)

  1. A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
    An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.
  2. A book containing the five books of Moses.
    There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.

Synonyms

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Thu Feb 25 10:01:30 2010

The term "Torah" (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה, "teaching" or "instruction", sometimes translated as "law"), refers either to the Five Books of Moses (or Pentateuch) or to the entirety of Judaism's founding legal and ethical religious texts. A "Sefer Torah" (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, "book of Torah") or Torah scroll, is a copy of the Torah written on parchment in a formal, traditional manner by a specially trained scribe under very strict requirements.

The Torah is the first of three parts of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), the founding religious document of Judaism, Messiannic, and Hebrew belief, and is divided into five books, whose names in English are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, in reference to their themes (Their Hebrew names, Bereshit, בראשית, Shmot שמות, Vayikra ויקרא, Bamidbar במדבר, and Dvarim דברים, are derived from the wording of their initial verses). The Torah contains a variety of literary genres, including allegories, historical narrative, poetry, genealogy, and the exposition of various types of law. According to rabbinic tradition, the Torah contains the 613 mitzvot (מצוות, "commandments"), which are divided into 365 negative restrictions and 248 positive commands. In rabbinic literature, the word "Torah" denotes both the written text, "Torah Shebichtav" (תורה שבכתב, "Torah that is written"), as well as an oral tradition, "Torah Shebe'al Peh" (תורה שבעל פה, "Torah that is oral"). The oral portion consists of the "traditional interpretations and amplifications handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation," now embodied in the Talmud and Midrash.

Jewish, Messianic, and Hebrew religious tradition ascribes authorship of the Torah to Moses through a process of divine inspiration. This view of Mosaic authorship is first found explicitly expressed in the Talmud, dating from the 1st to the 6th centuries CE, and is based on textual analysis of passages in the Torah and the subsequent books of the Hebrew Bible. The Zohar, the most significant text in Jewish mysticism, states that the Torah was created prior to the creation of the world, and that it was used as the blueprint for Creation. According to dating of the text by Orthodox rabbis the revelation of the Torah to Moses occurred in 1312 BCE at Mount Sinai (http://www.aish.com/jl/h/48944541.html) Contemporary secular biblical scholars date the completion of the Torah, as well as the prophets and the historical books, no earlier than the Persian period (539 to 334 BCE). Scholarly discussion for much of the 20th century was principally couched in terms of the documentary hypothesis, according to which the Torah is a synthesis of documents from a small number of originally independent sources.

Outside of its central significance in Judaism, Messianic, and Hebraic lifestyles, the Torah is accepted by Christianity as part of the Bible, comprising the first five books of the Old Testament. The various denominations of Jews and Christians hold a diverse spectrum of views regarding the exactitude of scripture. The Torah has also been accepted to varying degrees by the Samaritans and others as the authentic revealed message of YHWH to the early Israelites and as factual history, in both cases as conveyed by Moses.

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"I really wanted to make it a little more feminine," . Torah. says of The Bright Edition, her collection for Roxy which includes goggles, jacket, pants, board and bindings. The video gets a little silly when . Torah. gets chased by zombies, ...

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Torah. Bright won Australia's first gold medal at the ongoing Vancouver Games on Friday. The athlete won women's halfpipe, bringing to an end the long-standing American domination of the sport. vancouver olympics news,womens halfpipe ...

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all the mighty power and all the great and terrible deeds which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren Who has believed what we have heard And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed For he grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground he had no form

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What is an easy way to learn your Torah portion?
Q. My Torah portion is VaYeshev. I really need help learning it in an easy way because it is very complicated! Please give me suggestions of fun or easy ways to learning it. Thank you! Also, I have a recording of it. But the man's voice is extremely deep and it's hard to sing along with him. Is there any websites with easy to follow along with recordings? Please help me!
Asked by Lexi - Mon Jan 26 16:30:16 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Get your hazen to make a recording of it you can listen to and repeat after.
Answered by Rico JPA - Mon Jan 26 16:38:22 2009

Connection between the Torah and the Ten Commandments?
Q. Hi, i'm doing an essay on Judaism for school and my teacher mentioned something about the Torah and the Ten Commandments being connected... how are they connected?
Asked by Victoria S - Tue Nov 18 18:07:48 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Ten Commandments COME from the Torah. The Torah is the first five books of the "old testament".
Answered by Schmo - Tue Nov 18 18:14:34 2008

Would it be weird for a girl with a hijab to ask for a Torah in a public library?
Q. I really want to read it, and study the prophecies of the Messiah, etc. By the way is it just the Talmud and the Torah? And can I find them in any library or do I get them from a Synagogue?
Asked by Layla - Mon Nov 24 21:58:41 2008 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm not sure if you can get them in the library. But wearing a hijab shouldn't make any difference. It should be obvious that you want to learn. Personally, if I was the library employee I wouldn't give it a second thought. I would just see a woman looking for a certain item, not "a woman in a hijab".
Answered by Gypsy - Mon Nov 24 22:04:48 2008

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