Torah

[ UK /tˈɔːɹɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈtɔɹə/ ]

NOUN

the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services

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Still, one may never make use of a printed Torah, tefillin, or mezuzah for sacred purpose.
Next came scores of Yeshiva students singing stirring songs about the greatness of the Torah.
Start with Leviticus 24: 16 in the Torah/Old Testament, which states clearly that "blasphemers" who question the Lord are to be stoned to death. Ali A. Rizvi: The Atheist Bus Campaign: Why it's Okay to Offend the Religious
It's usually defined as any religion that sticks very closely to a fundamental text (the Bible, Koran, Torah) and claims to have extracted some universal and inarguable truths.
The school is based on the ideals of Torah U'madda , a tenant of modern Orthodox Judaism that recognizes the values of both religious and secular knowledge. Essay Sparks Campus Uproar
The Torah tells us listen, hear, and hearken on whichever level you are able.
Jewish tradition emphasizes that the Torah was given not to angels but to human beings.
This is interpreted to mean that we should only seek to learn the Torah from a rabbi who resembles an angel in holiness and piety.
Rabbis can connect with their postmodern congregants by demonstrating that the grand narrative of God, Torah, and Israel is not a hermetically sealed book.
Of course, each Simhat Torah flag has an apple and candle, customary among East European Jewry. Menachem Wecker: Mark Podwal's New Jewish Calendar (PHOTO)

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