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| | Torah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Torah (תּוֹרָה) 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. | | | The Sefer Torah, or Torah scroll, is often adorned with a decorative Torah crown (such as this silver example circa 1950) which signifies its sacred and holy nature. | | | Torah observant Jews follow the traditional explication of these texts. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
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| | Torah |
| | The Torah, by many, is considered the cornerstone of the Jewish religion and law, thus the scrolls are thought to be most holy and sacred by the pious. | | | Torah (Hebrew, "teaching," "law, docrine") is designated as the teachings of the Jewish religion. | | | The belief in the divine origin of both the written and oral Torah remains the touchstone of Orthodox Judaism. |
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http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/t/torah.html
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| | The Torah |
| | The Torah overwhelmingly concerns this last historical event, the event that gave the Hebrews a religion, a nation, and an identity: the "bene yisrael," the "children of Israel." The migration from Egypt involved two crucial events: the introduction to Yahweh on Mount Sinai and the receiving of Yahweh's religious and social instructions. | | | Both the Persians and the Greeks recognized the Torah as the "law of the Judaeans," and the Hebrews actively began to build a society based on the strictures of the Torah. | | | The Torah as law is seen as the instructions given to the chosen people by the one and only one God, Yahweh. |
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http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/HEBREWS/TORAH.HTM
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| | Torah from WUJS |
| | The Torah text (as written meticulously by a scribe) is different from the Chumash (or Tanach) text. | | | The word Torah is in fact often used to refer to the whole body of Jewish religious texts and teachings - from the earliest writings to a book written today. | | | Each sidra is divided into seven aliyot (points at which someone from the congregation makes a blessing on the Torah, commonly known as "call ups"). |
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http://www.wujs.org.il/activist/learning/guide/torah.shtml
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Torah |
| | In Jewish theology Torah signifies, first, the totality of Jewish doctrine, whether taken as a basis for religious knowledge and conduct, or as a basis for study. | | | ("the Scriptures [Torah] consist of three parts, Torah, Prophets, and Hagiographa" [Midrash Tanchuma to Ex., xix, 1]) "Torah" is used in two senses–one general, meaning the whole Scriptures, the other special, signifying the Pentateuch. | | | This oral Torah, it is claimed, was revealed to Moses and has been preserved in Israel by tradition (see T |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14779c.htm
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| | When Torah is mentioned it is most often associated with the Torah of Moses, meaning the Torah, or Teaching, which God gave to Israel in the wilderness. | | | Torah is all the written Teaching of YHVH, from Genesis to Revelation, and that alone | | | However, YHVH uses the word Torah to signify His instructions throughout the Hebrew scriptures, including the Prophets and the Psalms. |
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http://www.messianic.com/articles/torah2.htm
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| | What this means is that the source of all kedusha is the Torah, the word of God. | | | The entire Jewish community is a Torah community, and hence a holy one, including both the aristocrat of mind and spirit, and the simple anonymous individual. | | | "Torah tziva lanu Moshe, morasha kehillat Yaakov." The Torah is the inheritance of the entire community of Israel. |
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http://www.vbm-torah.org/archive/rav/rav11.htm
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| | MyJewishLearning.com - Texts: What is the Torah? |
| | The Torah retells God’s creation of the world, the selection and growth of the family of Abraham and Sarah in relationship to God in the land of Canaan, the exile and redemption from Egypt of that “family-become-nation” known as Israel, and their travels through the desert until they return to the land of Canaan. | | | Historians and literary critics, noting historical inaccuracies and duplications that indicate a composite text have suggested that the Torah includes sources from the period of King David and King Solomon (around 1000 BCE), from the seventh century BCE during the reign of King Josiah, and from the sixth century BCE during the Babylonian exile. | | | Traditionally, the Torah has been seen either as a document that was entirely revealed to Moses by God on Mount Sinai (along with the whole of the Oral Torah, i.e. |
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http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/bible/TO_Torah_880.htm
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| | AskMoses.com - Judaism, Ask a Rabbi - Live |
| | A Torah scholar is one who approaches the Torah with the attitude of wanting to know the truth, and »read more... | | | Torah literally means "instruction." It also is closely related to the Hebrew word which means "light." It is the instruction manual for the cosmos, illuminating us on how it’s supposed to work. | | | A. A scholar is one who studies, and the Torah is the basis of Judaism. |
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http://www.askmoses.com/qa_list.html?h=119
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| | Kosher Torah |
| | “For this commandment” includes the entire Torah and [its] commandments, [especially] meaning [the commandments of] repentance, prayer, spiritual unification meditations (yihudim), the sweetening of [supernal] judgments, the tearing of the klipot and the unification of the [supernal] lights that draw down the supernal wisdom [mohin]. | | | Torah and the "New Age" Spirituality - What is the Connection? | | | When you perform a spiritual unification meditation in yourself, in your mouth and in your heart then will the spiritual union be performed [automatically] above [in Heaven]. |
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http://www.koshertorah.com
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| | Judaism 101 - Torah - A Glossary of Basic Jewish Terms and Concepts - OU.ORG |
| | This belief, that the Ten Commandments, the "Aseret HaDibrot," which are the bare outline, as well as the entire text of the "Five Books of Moses" and their explanation, are of Divine Origin, is known as "Torah min HaShamayim;" literally, the Torah comes from Heaven. | | | Torah - (f.; pl. "Torot"); literally, the "Teaching;" the "Constitution" of Judaism and the Jewish People, given to them by G-d at Mt. Sinai, some thirty three hundred years ago. | | | This verse has been the basis for criticism of the Torah as a harsh and inhumane document for thousands of years, all based on a misunderstanding of its meaning. |
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http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/torah.htm
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| | Tikvat Israel Synagogue: Holocaust Remembrance Committee |
| | The Torah was bedded down in a long narrow trunk, as he recited prayers while tears streamed down his cheeks. | | | Whenever the cantor raised the Torah towards the congregation she seemed to grow even taller, almost majestic. | | | It was the first Torah used by Beth Tikva (now Tikvat Israel). |
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http://www.uscj.org/seabd/rockvilletic/directory/holocaust.html
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| | Bible Query from the Torah |
| | Sura 5:46 says, "And in their [the prophets’] footsteps we sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Torah that had come before him: we sent him the gospel; therein was guidance and light. | | | The Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible, Genesis through Deuteronomy. | | | The Quran, Sura 5:46 says, "And in their [prophets’] footsteps we sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Torah that had come before him: we sent him the gospel; therein was guidance and light. |
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http://www.biblequery.org/torah.htm
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| | Dehrech HaTorah - Path of the Torah |
| | Dehrech HaTorah is a transliteration of Hebrew which literally means the Path of the Torah. | | | Dehrech HaTorah exists to shine the light of faith in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) in the midst of the darkness in this world. | | | Our focus as an educational ministry is to encourage the systematic study and application of the whole counsel of the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation, built upon the foundation of the Torah, while maintaining complete focus on the atoning work of Messiah. |
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http://www.dehrechhatorah.com
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| | Olas Shabbos - Bechukosai, 5760 - Torah.org |
| | The Torah goes on to promise all sorts of blessings that await the Jewish people if they live up to their covenant with Hashem. | | | It is noteworthy that the Torah does not make its promises to he who is "wise" nor "knowledgeable," but rather to one who toils. | | | I am not bemoaning this fact; how fortunate we are to live in an age when the Torah is so accessible to all! |
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http://roshhashanah.torah.org/learning/olas-shabbos/5760/bechukosai.html
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| | What is the Torah? What is the Talmud? |
| | In the years after the destruction of the second Beis HaMikdash (Holy Temple) there was a danger that the Torah Sheb’al Peh would be forgotten. | | | Many things are not explained in the Torah Shebiksav. | | | Nevi’im (Prophets): Prophets are great and saintly people who communicate with HaShem. |
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http://members.aol.com/LazerA/torah.htm
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| | The Torah Science Foundation -- Where Kabbalah meets Science |
| | The Torah Science Foundation invites you to explore the joining of the wisdom of the Torah with the wisdom of secular art and science. | | | The Torah Science Foundation seeks to implement a new constructive paradigm for the unification of Divine and secular knowledge. | | | The Torah is the ultimate source of Divine wisdom accessible to human exploration. |
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http://www.torahscience.org
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| | Torah from Dixie, Inc. |
| | Short biographies of lesser-known personalities in the Torah and Prophets. | | | As for whether or not to recite the blessing, one should rely on the opinion of her/his local rabbi. | | | I am staying in a hospital during Shabbat. |
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http://www.tfdixie.com
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| | Moses Maimonides' "Mishneh Torah" |
| | "Mishneh Torah" ("The Second Law") is the name used in the Bible itself to designate the book of Deuteronomy, which is a kind summary or review of the rest of the Torah. | | | Maimonides' Mishneh Torah was intended to be a summary of the entire body of Jewish religious law. | | | Moses Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, usually referred to in Hebrew by the acronym "RaMBa"M) was one of the towering figures in medieval intellectual and religious life. |
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudMap/Maimonides.html
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| | Judaism 101: Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah |
| | As many people as possible are given the honor of an aliyah (reciting a blessing over the Torah reading); in fact, even children are called for an aliyah blessing on Simchat Torah. | | | On Simchat Torah, we read the last Torah portion, then proceed immediately to the first chapter of Genesis, reminding us that the Torah is a circle, and never ends. | | | Outside of Israel, where extra days of holidays are held, only the second day of Shemini Atzeret is Simchat Torah: Shemini Atzeret is Tishri 22 and 23, while Simchat Torah is Tishri 23. |
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http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday6.htm
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| | Beverly Hills Chabad: Online Audio Chumash and Torah Classes |
| | The written torah is finite, but it contains G-d's knowledge which is infinite. | | | G-d's knowledge is the same; it is the same exact thing before and after it comes into the torah. | | | The question is if G-d's knowledge is infinite, how can something infinite be placed in something finite, the written torah. |
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http://www.beverlyhillschabad.com/torah-chumash/torah.htm
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| | Sukkos & Simchas Torah - Torah.org |
| | After the final Aliya (called the Chassan Torah, literally the "Bridegroom of the Torah") has been called and the final section of the Torah has been completed, we immediately begin the cycle over again by reading the first portion of B'raishis which describes the creation of the universe and the first Shabbos. | | | Typically, on most holidays and on the Shabbos, between five and seven people are called to the Torah to follow with the leader. | | | Firstly, in contrast to Shabbos and regular holidays when one or two Torah scrolls are removed from the ark, on this day, most congregations have the custom to take out all of the scrolls. |
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http://roshhashanah.torah.org/learning/yomtov/sukkos/vol1no49.html
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| | Torah Codes |
| | A brief summary of the codes claims is that the Hebrew text of the Bible (especially of the Torah, the first five books) contain intentional coincidences of words or phrases that appear as letters with equal spacing. | | | The book "The Bible Code" by Michael Drosnin has been the most successful mass-market book about the Torah Codes. | | | If humans really wanted to encode messages as ELSs, they could do much better than anyone has yet claimed for the Bible. |
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http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/torah.html
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| | Torah on Encyclopedia.com |
| | In a wider sense the Torah includes all teachings of Judaism, the entire Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. | | | publishing book book holy book holy book torah bible communication communication communication | | | publishing book book holy book holy book torah set of beliefs ceremony religious ceremony |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/T/Torah.asp
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| | Torah |
| | All synagogues contain their copies of the books of Torah as one of the most important elements to the place of worship. | | | The Torah forms a some sort of an axis mundi (centre of the world, symbolically). | | | For the Torah there are 2 traditions, the written Torah and the oral Torah. |
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http://i-cias.com/e.o/torah.htm
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| | Books |
| | It had always occurred to me that it would be a wonderful place to teach people about the synthesis of Torah with the natural world, but there didn't seem to be any obvious way of translating that idea into reality. | | | The answer is that several years ago, I began researching, writing and teaching about the interplay between Torah and the natural world. | | | Many secular people have very stereotyped and narrow perceptions of the ultra-Orthodox, and I have found no more powerful way of dispelling such notions than giving a lecture wearing a hat, jacket, and boa constrictor. |
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http://www.zootorah.com/books/books.html
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| | First Fruits of Zion |
| | For the past several years we have been asked to host a conference that moves beyond the polemic regarding the Torah and addresses the needs of the maturing and growing Torah movement. | | | FellowHeirs takes on the difficult questions regarding the Gentile believer's relationship to the Torah and the People of God. | | | Could you please help me with the following question. |
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http://www.ffoz.org
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| | Torah Codes |
| | According to traditional Jewish sources the Torah in general, and the Book of Genesis in specific, contain a wealth of information in cryptic form. | | | Doron Witztum's new book "The Code from Genesis" (in Hebrew) has appeared. | | | Since MBBK think that WRR's thesis proves the divinity of the Torah, they are forced by their antagonistic philosophy to attribute the success to deceit. |
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http://www.torahcodes.co.il
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| | TorahSearch.com Free Audio and Video Judaism Classes |
| | In a second Sefer Torah Parshat Zachor will be read in fulfillment of the Torah command to ? | | | Summary: One who reads the Megillah out of sequence has not fulfilled his obligation. | | | Summary: What self respecting Jew would go to a mishte (drinking feast) made by King Achashverous the rasha (evil one)? |
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http://torahsearch.com
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| | Bnai Noach Torah Institute: Sharing Judaism and Spirituality |
| | Where we offer courses in Judaism, Spirituality {7 Noaich Commands}, Noahide, Torah, Returning to Judaism, Discussions on Conversion to Judaism, Cholake, Bnai Noach, Congregation Leadership, Self Improvement, Weekly Torah Parsha and much more.. | | | Here we explain what we teach and believe at B’nai Noach Torah Institute. | | | Bnai Noach Torah Institute: Sharing Judaism and Spirituality |
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http://www.bnti.us
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| | 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. |
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http://www.torahsofer.com
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| | Torah |
| | THE TORAH IS BACK HOME IN MUNICH AT CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM (A Liberal Congregation) | | | November 9, 2004 - Photos of the Kristallnacht Program at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (NYC) where the ownership of the Torah was transfered to Congregation Beth Shalom of Munich | | | To learn more about my family's history click here |
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http://www.infotrue.com/torah.html
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| | Torah, The Chabad.org > Jewish Knowledge Base |
| | The Study of the Torah, 613 Precepts, Hebrew Calendar, The Festivals, A Holy Nation | | | 40 essays, stories, meditations and readings, each offering a glimpse into something the Torah says about itself and its place in our lives | | | The translation is the authoritative Judaica Press version, edited by the esteemed translator and scholar, Rabbi A.J. Rosenberg. |
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http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=1199
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