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What Does 'Torah' Mean? | My Jewish Learning

The Hebrew word torah literally means direction or instruction. The root, yod-resh-hey (ירה), originally likely meant to throw or shoot an arrow.

The Power of Words - Aish.com

The Torah teaches us that God created the world through ten utterances: through Divine speech. With each holy command, our universe was formed.

Glossary of Jewish Terminology - Judaism 101

Definitions and explanations of Jewish terminology, including Yiddish and Hebrew words, with links to pages that discuss the subject in more depth.

Words of Torah - Beth El Temple Center

Words of Torah ; February 8, 2011 · January 21, 2011 · January 13, 2011 · December 23, 2010.

Bereshit: In the Beginning of What? - Reb Jeff

The first three words of the Torah are, "בראשית ברא אלהים" (B'reishit bara Elohim), which is often translated as, "In the beginning, God created ...

Take These Words: Deuteronomy and Carrying Torah With Us on ...

This week we begin reading the Book of Deuteronomy, called in Hebrew “Devarim” for its opening verse which begins “These are the words that ...

Are there unnecessary words in Torah? - Mi Yodeya - Stack Exchange

This is quite characteristic of Talmudic methodology. Since there are no unnecessary words in the Torah, words that appear extra must be there ...

The Torah Ends with an Ellipsis . . . really it does - Rabbi Josh Franklin

On Simchat Torah, we are reminded that the Torah never really concludes, it only begins anew. Instead of closure, the final words offer us a ...

Last word every book of the Torah | Sefaria

Last word every book of the Torah ; בראשית נ׳:כ״ו · Genesis 50:26 · Last word of Genesis: Egypt ; שמות מ׳:ל״ח · Exodus 40:38 · Last word of Exodus: (all) their ...

There's meaning in the details - Jewish Rhode Island

literally. This week's Torah portion is B'reishit, the first Torah portion that begins our annual reading of the Torah. It's famous first words ...

Words, Words, Words: The Powerful Words of D'varim

2:11-12) to prophet of God's Torah is bookended by the phrases “I am not a man of words,” Lo ish d'varim anochi (Ex. 4:10),and — in our parashah ...

What is the first Hebrew word in the Torah? - Quora

The first Hebrew word in the Torah is בראשית-bereshit. “Be” means “in” “Reshit” means beginning. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo son of YItzchak, ...

What is the Middle of the Torah? - BibleQuestions.info

the letter vav in the word “belly [gaḥon]” (Leviticus 11:42) is the midpoint of the letters in a Torah scroll. The words: “Diligently inquired [ ...

Torah as Blast: Did the original have spaces between words?

The Torah didn't have spaces, but adds that Moses wrote the words with the spaces as they are written today, except for the last eight verses which recount his ...

10 English Words that Come from Torah - Oy!Chicago

Here are just 10 of the many words we still use from the Torah today, what they mean now, and what the Torah meant by them.

torah - tanakh pentateuch talmud [501 more] - Related Words

Here are some words that are associated with torah. You can get the definitions of these torah related words by clicking on them.

The Meaning of “Torah” in Hebrew | Watch an Animated Video

“Torah” can also specifically mean laws and rules, like those given through Moses. With these laws, God instructs Israel in ways of love, ...

Associations to the word «Torah

Adjective · Hebrew · Jewish · Priestly · Oral · Biblical · Authoritative · Mosaic · Prophetic · Dixie · Zionist · Babylonian · Secular · Weekly · Textual ...

Words of Promise; Promise of Words | American Jewish University

Vows and oaths are promises, pledges to ourselves, to others, and to God. And the Torah cautions us against desecrating our words, reminding us ...

Words of Torah - Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center

Divrei Torah – Words of Torah. Divrei Torah, Sermons, & Archives. Rabbi Caryn Broitman - Rosh Hashanah 5784 - What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up.


Eid al-Adha

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Book of Genesis

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The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, Bereshit.

Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, corresponding to a date in late September or early October. For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and repentance.

Book of Deuteronomy

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Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Torah, where it is called Devarim and the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

Book of Exodus

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The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Bible. It is a narrative of the Exodus, the origin myth of the Israelites leaving slavery in Biblical Egypt through the strength of their deity named Yahweh, who according to the story chose them as his people.