Sedarot
Sedarot. Portions of the Pentateuch read in the Jewish synagogue on the Sabbath. Each sidrah (sing.) has a distinctive name taken from the first important word in the text. The Pentateuch is divided into fifty-four sedarot so that the entire work is read each year.
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