|
| |
| | Torah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning "teaching," "instruction," or "law." It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. | | | One kabbalistic interpretation is that the Torah constitutes one long name of God, and that it was broken up into words so that human minds can understand it. | | | According to Jewish tradition, these books were revealed to Moses by God; some of it is said to have been revealed at Mount Sinai in 1280 BC. |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
(1611 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Torah - definition of Sefer Torah in Encyclopedia |
| | Introduction of a new Sefer Torah into a synagogue is often accompanied by celebratory dancing, singing, and prayer. | | | Sefer Torah (Holy Book of the Torah) refers to a hand-written copy of the Jewish Torah that meets extremely strict standards of production. | | | Sefer Torah - definition of Sefer Torah in Encyclopedia |
|
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Sefer_Torah
(319 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Torah Centre |
| | It occurs in Parshat Vayeilekh, Sefer Devarim, chapter 31, verse 19, where Hashem tells Moshe Rabbenu: "And now, write this song for yourselves and teach it to the children of Israel, place it in their mouth, so that this song shall be a witness for Me against the children of Israel". | | | According to Rabbi Yitzhak Abarbanel the Sefer Torah which they found was the very same which Moshe Rabbeinu had written by the command of Hashem and this was the reason for their surprise. | | | The Torah is the "life-line", "the tree of life to those who hold on to her" (Mishlei, chapter 3, pasuk 18) in any given situation. |
|
http://www.aprys.fsnet.co.uk/facts.htm
(6200 words)
|
|
| |
| | TORAHTOTS - ABOUT A SEFER TORAH |
| | The Torah is dressed and decorated because it is holy and is considered the core of Hashem's communication with Bnei Yisroel (The Children of Israel, i.e. | | | The manner in which it is dressed and decorated, however, is symbolic of the garb worn by the Kohain Gadol (High Priest) of old when he served G-d in the sanctuary of the Bait Hamikdash (Temple) in Yerushalayim(Jerusalem). | | | The entire sheet of parchment must be buried or placed in a genizah, and the Sofer must begin that section of the Torah again. |
|
http://www.torahtots.com/torah/sefertorah.htm
(2001 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Torah -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Of particular significance is the Torah, the name of which comes from the Hebrew for & point the way.” The Torah is the first five books of the Bible. | | | The Sefer Torah is used for public readings during services on Sabbaths, Mondays, Thursdays, and religious festivals. | | | In Judaism, the word Torah in its narrowest sense refers to the first five books, or Pentateuch, of the Hebrew Bible. |
|
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9066583
(834 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Torah |
| | When the Sefer Torah is completed, we will celebrate with a siyum, at which time everyone who has participated in this program will have an opportunity to touch the sofer's quill and recite the holy words as he writes, thus participating directly in this great mitzvah and fulfilling the 613th commandment. | | | Our Torah is being written by Rav Shmuel Leibovitch of Bnai Brak, Israel an ordained scribe. | | | Join us and discover the beauty and tradition surrounding the Torah. |
|
http://www.bshalom.net/torah
(306 words)
|
|
| |
| | KADDISH FOR A SEFER TORAH Shavout |
| | Joseph, who is now a well known physicist in Israel, explained to him that this Sefer Torah was given to him, in Bergen Belson, on the day of his bar mitzvah. | | | And so it is, I believe, with this Sefer Torah that went up in smoke, together with those seven brave astronauts. | | | As the parchment caught fire and began to burn, the letters flew up to heaven. |
|
http://www.gyorjewish.org/kaddish_for_a_sefer_torah__shavo.htm
(1999 words)
|
|
| |
| | Weekly Halacha - Parshas Vayera, 5765 - Torah.org |
| | While the minimum of seven olim are still called to the Torah, they do not recite the blessings over their portions. | | | While the weekly parashah may still be read for the congregation from the pasul Torah, the blessings before and after the reading may not be recited. | | | This was also the view of several Geonim, and the common practice in their day, as attested to by the Rambam. |
|
http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5765/vayera.html
(2531 words)
|
|
| |
| | Torat Sholom at TBS - Write in the Torah! |
| | It is a chance to perform a triple mitzvah &; the writing of Torah, the strengthening of our congregation and the act of tikkun olam as we donate a Sefer Torah to another congregation. | | | The Torah contains 304,805 letters, beginning with the Hebrew letter Bet, as in Breisheet, and ends with the letter Lamed, as in Yisrael. | | | Join us for the joyous experience of creating our own Sefer Torah and fulfilling the sacred obligation of perpetuating Judaism from generation to generation. |
|
http://www.tbsoc.com/toratsholom
(1221 words)
|
|
| |
| | Halachah in Brief #107 Writing Sefer Torah |
| | The Torah says to write the shira, teach it to the Jewish people, and place it in their mouths, clearly indicating that the writing is a part of the teaching and the placing in their mouths. | | | Sha'agat Aryeh (no. 35) is so sure that the mitsvah of writing a sefer Torah is independent of the mitsvah of Talmud Torah that he cannot accept Rambam's view that women are exempt, nor can he accept Perishah's reading of the Rosh. | | | Since we cannot be sure that we are writing sifrei Torah exactly as Moshe wrote the one he gave the Jewish people, Sha'agat Aryeh says, the mitsvah de-oraita was no longer fulfillable anyway. |
|
http://www.rjconline.org/hib107.htm
(1084 words)
|
|
| |
| | JCS - Sefer Torah |
| | Torah (the Pentateuch) consists of the five Books of Moses (Bereshit – Genesis, Shemot -–Exodus, Vayikra – Leviticus, Bemidbar – Numeri, Devarim – Deuteronomy), that are an important part of the Jewish Bible – Tanach. | | | Sefer Torah means “the Scroll of Torah” in Hebrew. | | | Torah is the Word of God; therefore, touching the written text is pro-hibited. |
|
http://www.jewishcommunity.si/sinagoga/eng-tora.asp
(688 words)
|
|
| |
| | Torah Scrolls SEFER TORAH Sofer Stam Used Sefer Torah 718-613-1111 |
| | It is a mitzvah (positive commandment) for every Jew to write for himself a Sefer Torah as it is said: "And now write for you this song and from tradition our Sages received the explanation of this verse: to write the whole Torah were the song is written. | | | Our Sages have thought that every Jew has a letter in the Torah which corresponds to his or her soul and spiritual identity. | | | It is what connect us with G-d and it is the source from which we derive Divine instruction for our daily life. |
|
http://www.mysofer.com
(502 words)
|
|
| |
| | Essays: A Sefer Torah For Children |
| | The equation is now complete: The Sefer Torah that will unite all children in Tzivos Hashem is being written in an enduring synagogue in our holy city of Yerushalayim in the Holy Land. | | | In the context of his discourse on the Sefer Torah, the Rebbe Shlita explained many Halachic aspects pertaining to it. | | | How glorious and joyful will be that day, when Mashiach himself will join the throng who have come to hear the reading from the Sefer Torah of Tzivos Hashem. |
|
http://www.sichosinenglish.org/essays/48.htm
(2094 words)
|
|
| |
| | Parshas Encounters |
| | Within the very fabric of a Jew there exists a deep love and reverence not only for the teachings of the Torah but also for the very object within which these teachings are contained - the Sefer Torah itself. | | | This purchase was supposed to eternally establish that holy place as being the property of the people of Israel. | | | The faith of Israel is based upon the revelation and will of our eternal Creator. |
|
http://www.cckollel.org/html/parsha/bereishis/ChayeiSorah2002.htm
(1550 words)
|
|
| |
| | Torah scrolls, Sefer Torah projects, tefillin, mezuzah scrolls & Megillah scrolls from Israel |
| | The reason for this is that it is the only scroll in The Torah, prophets and writings (Tanach), which doesn't contain any of the specially sanctified divine Names. | | | As a result, the beginning sofer can write the megillah without having to worry about the special sanctification of the divine Names nor the potential problems that could arise if he were to make mistakes on sheets containing the divine Names or even in the Names themselves. | | | The source for the mitzvah is mentioned four times in the Torah: |
|
http://www.stam.net/what_is_stam.html
(2107 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Torah Centre |
| | The Sofer must have the proper kavanah (intention) and awe for the holiness of the task of writing sacred texts, and especially the holy name of G-d. | | | Every letter must be made according to its specific and very detailed form, as transmitted from Moshe Rabeinu (Moses) from Mount Sinai. | | | Names of Sofrim (scribes) can be given on request. |
|
http://www.aprys.fsnet.co.uk/stam.htm
(189 words)
|
|
| |
| | The Bible "Codes" -- A Textual Perspective |
| | Between the first letter of Mishneh and the first letter of Torah there is a gap of 613 letters, equal to the traditional number of the Torah's commandments, which the Mishneh Torah explicates. | | | The same assumption of textual accuracy is necessary for a similar reason according to Nahmanides' introduction to the Torah, who refers to a tradition that "the whole Torah is comprised of Names of [God], and that the letters of the words separate themselves into Divine Names when divided in a different manner" (Eng. | | | That passage was cited often in the Middle Ages to explain discrepancies between manuscripts and as the reason why a Torah scroll should not be declared unfit for use solely on the basis of discrepancies in full and defective spelling. |
|
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jtigay/codetext.html
(10066 words)
|
|
| |
| | Arutz Sheva - Israel National News |
| | The joy of bringing new Torah Scrolls into existing communities is, apparently, catchy, and the ceremony is becoming an increasingly frequent affair. | | | Also this week, the Hillel House of Hebrew University of Jerusalem received a Torah Scroll written in memory of the nine victims of the July 2002 terrorist bombing at the university. | | | Click here for our free Daily News Report from Israel |
|
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=63796
(197 words)
|
|
| |
| | [No title] |
| | Note as well that often when one gives a 'dvar Torah' and speaks of the theme of a certain Parsha, he may actually be referring to a sub-theme within that Sefer that is contained within that specific Parsha. | | | In this regard, I recommend that you read chapter eight in Rambam's Hilchot Sefer Torah where he not only explains the importance of these "parshiya" breaks, but even lists each and every one of them to make sure that sofrim [scribes] will write their Sifrei Torah properly! | | | By the fifteenth century, that division into chapters became standard in most Jewish editions of the Bible as well. |
|
http://home.att.net/~tnt_robinson/wsb/ThematicStudyIntro.doc
(2435 words)
|
|
| |
| | Kashrut.Org :: Scroll Project |
| | Unfortunately, many of our aged Sifrei Torah have brown letters and even missing or cracked letters and words from years of use. | | | The average “Baal Teshuva” has a very difficult time accepting these prices, and it certainly will affect their decision to join the faith. | | | In a matter of seconds this Klaf has a full page written perfectly. |
|
http://www.kashrut.org/scrollproject
(750 words)
|
|
| |
| | Leader-Telegram Story on Torah Dedication |
| | Completing a new Torah can take a scribe up to three years; restoring Temple Sholom’s scroll took seven to eight months. | | | She said she was delighted the congregation now has a scroll in which “we can read all the words in any section.” | | | Gordon, who lives in St. Paul and serves as the congregation’s part-time rabbi, described it as the anchor keeping a community together. |
|
http://www.uscj.org/mid-continent/eauclaire/LT-story.htm
(790 words)
|
|
| |
| | Safrus.com Sefer Torah Page |
| | There are 304,805 letters in a Sefer Torah. | | | According to some authorities, another way to fulfill this Mitzvah is by buying religious books which contain or discuss the Torah. | | | A Sefer Torah can only be written by a trained Sofer (Scribe). |
|
http://www.safrus.com/sefertorah.html
(130 words)
|
|
| |
| | JewishPress.com > News > View Article |
| | In Israel he had been arrested and the sefer Torah taken from him. | | | Campers came from day camps on worn yellow buses chanting "Torah Tzivah Lanu Moshe." Women in tank tops and long dresses. | | | At the hilltop the settlers had taken near Efrat, the police dragged him down along with his sefer Torah. |
|
http://www.thejewishpress.com/news_article.asp?article=5190
(1147 words)
|
|
| |
| | Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week |
| | The Torah scroll, to be housed in the ark of the Nozyk Synagogue, is the Lippmans’ gift to Poland’s Union of Jewish Congregations. | | | The crowd will include leaders of Jewish communities from around the country, filmmaker Ellen Friedland, who is making a documentary on the Lippmans’ gesture, and Juliet’s siblings, Nina, 16, and Adam, 9. | | | Among the concerns for the Lippmans of the Upper East Side in planning their daughter Juliet’s bat mitzvah last fall was how to give the occasion some spiritual significance. |
|
http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=11003
(940 words)
|
|
| |
| | The Sefer Torah Recycling Network |
| | Public is Invited: New Torah Scroll at Rachel´s Tomb and Parsha Chukas: Chait, Rectification, Unity and Rachel Imeinu. | | | Did you know that there are many Shuls and Yeshivot throughout Israel who do not currently possess their own Sefer Torah? | | | the deep meaning one Jew places in a Sefer Torah. |
|
http://www.sefer-torah.com
(2267 words)
|
|
| |
| | TORAHTOTS - ABOUT A SEFER TORAH |
| | When Moshe ascended to heaven to receive the Torah he found Hashem engaged in affixing tagin (three small upward strokes in the form of a crown) to the letters. | | | "You have such a man and yet You give the Torah [to Israel] by me?" | | | At that moment Moshe was comforted (since his teaching was quoted, although he had not yet received the Torah - see Rashi). |
|
http://www.torahtots.com/torah/tagin.htm
(319 words)
|
|
| |
| | Rabbi Miller, Sofer ( scribe ) explains Torah scrolls |
| | Since Elul is a time for putting our "spiritual house" in order, many have their mezuzoth inspected by a Sofer during this month. | | | The Sofer enables Jews to fulfill three special mitzvoth which bring us closer to God by writing Sifrey Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzoth. | | | A Torah Project is a year-long program where the entire congregation participates in the mitzvah of writing a Torah scroll. |
|
http://www.torahsofer.com
(130 words)
|
|
| |
| | Hachnasas |
| | I want to especially thank Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin for encouraging the members of Temple Beth Israel to help in welcoming the Torah, and for himself participating in our celebration. | | | Since the birth of the Halachic Minyan a few short years ago, traditional Judaism has taken root and blossomed. | | | To come together again for a simcha not only strengthened the Jewish community and the future of Judaism, but advanced the work of tikkun olam immeasurably. |
|
http://www.efn.org/~rstein/halacha/hach2.htm
(620 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Torah |
| | Torah Scroll provides a Jew with the holiness, which transforms him into a communal being. | | | Read throughout the Jewish world from a parchment scroll, Torah Scroll is a unifying factor of the Jewish nation. | | | The Torah is, in effect, the constitution of the Jewish people. |
|
http://www.sofer.net/torah.htm
(162 words)
|
|
| |
| | Hachnasat Sefer Torah - Welcoming of a New Sefer Torah |
| | Hachnasat Sefer Torah - Welcoming of a New Sefer Torah | | | Hachnasat Sefer Torah - Welcoming of a New Sefer Torah | | | Everyone is singing as the new Torah is placed into the ark. |
|
http://www.wsat.org/new_torah/gallery5b.htm
(147 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sefer Mishneh Torah Rambam - Mile Chai Jewish Books and Judaica |
| | This chapter explains verses which seem to imply that the righteous people are rewarded and the wicked people punished in this world. | | | This chapter explains the concept of free will, and how it is not opposed by God's knowledge of everything. | | | This chapter discusses how verses in the Torah are interpreted, and how one's existence is apparently governed by one's actions. |
|
http://www.milechai.com/text1/HichotTeshuvah.html
(339 words)
|
|
| |
| | Torah |
| | August 21, 2003 photo taken in the Levy Family Library of the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, of Rabbi David Rue analyzing the Hebrew characters and spacing of the Sefer Torah with Aron Hasson observing. | | | After the War, the Torahs were returned to the few people of the Jewish community that survived. | | | This revealed a significant Jewish historical link to Rhodes, as well as a special insight into early Judaic religious writings. |
|
http://www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org/torah.htm
(712 words)
|
|
| |
| | Quia - Class Page - LESSON 2 - CREATING A SEFER TORAH |
| | As he sits down to write he says a special prayer. | | | Each Sefer Torah is written by hand by a person called a ‘sofer’. | | | The sofer and the entire community have worked together to create their new Sefer Torah. |
|
http://www.quia.com/pages/t4l22003k2.html
(523 words)
|
|
| |
| | Avodat Hashem Torah Scroll Institute |
| | As a result, the Torah Greats decided to set up Avodat Hashem Torah Scroll Institute, which offers Mehudarim Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot, written by certified, religious expert Sofrim, who possess halachic knowledge. | | | The heads of the institute have 20 years' experience in Stam, and they have chosen excellent, religious Sofrim, who write in accordance with all halachic rules. | | | In recent years, the Torah scroll, tefillin and mezuzot field has become breached, and anyone can write and market their writing despite lack of any halachic knowledge. |
|
http://www.sifrey-torah.com
(106 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sofer.Net: Torah and Jewish community |
| | All the work is done according to the most stringent halachic principles. | | | We provide synagogues, congregations, batei midrash, yeshivot and individuals with services in checking and restoration of Torah Scrolls. | | | The site also includes links to other Internet resources related to Sofer STAM (STAM is an acronym for Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzah) |
|
http://www.sofer.net
(133 words)
|
|
| |
| | Women's Torah Project - the first sefer Torah scribed by a woman |
| | It is happening now, and you can be a part of this monumental step forward for women and Judaism! | | | The first sefer Torah in known history to be scribed by a woman. | | | The Women's Torah is an inspiring story, still in the making, and the people behind the Project come from many countries and different practices from liberal to orthodox -- showing how we can change the world by uniting in common devotion! |
|
http://www.womenstorah.org/sefer/halakhah.html
(108 words)
|
|
| |
| | Conservative Responsa in Israel - Masorti Responsa - Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies - SIJS |
| | Some authorities proposed other ways to atone, among them reciting Psalms, buying a new Torah mantle, giving tzedakah and learning special passages. | | | Even so, there is no clear basis to oblige even the person who dropped the Torah to fast. | | | In general, one should rule according to R. Hayyim Yosef David Azulai (1724-1806) who said that the "local rabbi should rule as he sees fit in order that they should be careful in the future, and everything [should be decided] according to the time and place". |
|
http://www.responsafortoday.com/engsums/6_1.htm
(340 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pictures from Chanukat Sefer Torah 2002 |
| | R' Gordon guiding a congregant in his first reading from the new sefer Torah. | | | Home > Community > History of Temple Sholom > Pictures from the Chanukat Sefer Torah | | | Our old sefer Torah is on the left, the new on the right. |
|
http://www.uscj.org/mid-continent/eauclaire/chst_pix.htm
(83 words)
|
|
| |
| | weekday torah readings and other weekday related information |
| | All the Torah portions and their associated Haftarot are presented, taught and chanted in your... | | | Contains all Shabbat and Weekday Torah portions and their associated Haftarot, and all... | | | Explains the Jewish practice of weekly Torah and Haftarah readings and provides a list of readings. |
|
http://www.nethorde.com/weekday/weekday-torah-readings.html
(283 words)
|
|
| |
| | Hebrew Academy Community School |
| | Each year we invite our students in grades K-6 to bring a friend to school for a day on a day when other schools are closed and the Hebrew Academy is in session. | | | Using Torah values as a guide to decisions of life, Community, and Life long learning and teaching. | | | A well balanced education will develop in our students a commitment to: |
|
http://www.hebrewacademy.org
(1236 words)
|
|
| |
| | Bibles |
| | This is the first American translation of the Torah into English by a Jew, Isaac Leeser, who was one of the most prominent and influential Jewish figures in 19th century America. | | | A lovely antique European Torah scroll, with a touch of history, at half the price of a new scroll. | | | Original Deluxe binding, a tall copy bound in original burgundy morocco gilt. |
|
http://www.historicana.com/general/bible.html
(223 words)
|
|
|
