the Torah

noun

1
: the wisdom and law contained in Jewish sacred writings and oral tradition
2
: the first five books of the Jewish Bible that are used in a synagogue for religious services

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Many speakers cited scripture, from the Bible and the Torah, to show that their opposition to the center comes from a place of faith and morality. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 Opponents, though, said none of those other churches stand on a parcel as small as the Torah Center’s three-quarter-acre lot. Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2025 What if instead of the Torah your rabbi read Das Kapital? Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025 Time for one of my favorite pieces of trivia: Pomegranates are important in Judaism, one of the reasons being that the fruit are said to have 613 seeds, the same as the 613 mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah. Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Torah

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