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Torah
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To·rah
/ ˈtōrə; ˈtô-; tôˈrä/
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n. (usu. the Torah)
(in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).
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a scroll containing this.
ORIGIN: from Hebrew tōrāh ‘instruction, doctrine, law,’ from yārāh ‘show, direct, instruct.’
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Torah works only...
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/9/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Wein Jerusalem Post 06-09-2006 Headline: Torah works only... Byline: Berel Wein Edition...the questions that Jews who are observant of Torah law and ritual constantly face is: "If Torah is all that it is supposed to be, then why...
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Torah true
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/13/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Wein Jerusalem Post 10-13-2006 Headline: Torah true Byline: Berel Wein Edition; Up Front...Succot concludes with the joyous day of Simhat Torah. On Shabbat we will conclude the cycle of Torah readings for the year and begin again the never...
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TORAH GOING HOME TO POLAND CONN. SCHOOL SENDING OLD TORAH HOME TO STUDENTS IN POLAND
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...it is believed that hundreds of sacred Torah scrolls were stolen and destroyed during...making it possible for a 120-year-old Torah that originated in Europe to make its way back home. Ezra Academy is donating the Torah - a highly religious scroll that contains...
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Torah in tempest
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Cooper Jerusalem Post 08-15-2008 Headline: Torah in tempest Byline: Levi Cooper Edition; Up Front...15, 2008 -- How difficult should it be to study Torah? The Bible describes the Torah as a fine gift that the Almighty has granted us...
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 "Highland Park News (IL)")
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Torah arrives: synagogue rejoices
Newspaper article from: Highland Park News (IL); 12/21/2000; ; 683 words
; ...Synagogue in Highland Park welcomed their new Torah Sunday morning. "We danced it into the...Yosef Schanowitz. "This is the first Torah that was written for us." The scrolls...played and people sang. The journey of the Torah has been long, and is guided by tradition...
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TORAH SCROLL SPEAKS OUT WITH VIGOR.(RELIGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/21/2001; 700+ words
; ...Byline: RABBI ISRAEL RUBIN In honor of the Torah welcoming at Shabbos House Student Center...spirit of Israel and all humanity, the Torah embodies the Five Books of Moses, meticulously...handwritten on parchment. To some, the Torah may seem like a closed book of codes and...
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Torah and labor
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/31/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 08-31-2007 Headline: Torah and labor Byline: Levi Cooper Edition...relationship between the grand enterprise of Torah study and the necessity of earning a livelihood...instruction to Joshua: This book of the Torah shall not depart from your mouth (Joshua...
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The Torah can fall down
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/23/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Headline: The Torah can fall down Byline: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Edition...individual who does not hold up the words of this Torah (Deuteronomy 27:26). This week's Torah portion provides a list of the blessings for those...
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Torah study remains prominent in Judaism
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 9/28/2002; ; 677 words
; Simchat Torah: Jews begin new cycle of Scripture reading...five books of the Bible --- make up the Torah. Civilizations, nations and religions...ancient books of Moses. For Jews, the Torah is regarded as a perpetual source of wisdom...
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Torah restoration a yearlong project.(Neighbor)(Living faith)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...Congregation realized their 100-year-old Torah scroll needed major repairs, they could...or marks of any kind. We have several Torah scrolls, but picked one that is used regularly...Congregants are contributing to the Torah's restoration by endowing individual...
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Torah
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Torah Hebrew for ‘instruction’ or ‘...revelation and teaching—the whole being known as Torah. In addition to the statutes (Exod. 18: 16) the Torah contains instructions for worship (Lev. 6: 14), sacrificial...
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Simḥat Torah
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Simḥat Torah (Heb., ‘rejoicing in the Torah ’). The last day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot. This is the day on which the cycle of Torah readings is completed and a new beginning made. In Israel...
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Torah, reading of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Torah, reading of. The practice of reading the Jewish Torah publicly. The Babylonian Talmud refers to a fixed cycle...over an annual cycle. Before and after the reading the Torah scroll is carried in procession around the synagogue. The...
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Ket(h)er Torah
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Ket(h)er Torah (Heb., ‘crown of Torah’). Jewish metaphor for learning. The term also refers to the ornament used to ‘crown’ the Torah scroll in synagogues.
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Torah ornaments
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Torah ornaments. The coverings of the Jewish Torah Scrolls. The scrolls are rolled on two staves known as azei ḥayyim (‘trees of life’). On the top of the staves are two finials, the rimmonim , and these are...
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