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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The commandment to welcome the stranger – reminding Jews of their own experience as strangers – is repeated more than any other commandment in the Torah.
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Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Horn recalls that the seder in the Torah is described as the Night of Watching.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
For this reason, the Torah is cloaked like a king, and ritualistically touched by parishioners’ prayerbooks prior to readings on Shabbat.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Horn recalls that the seder in the Torah is described as the Night of Watching.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
For this reason, the Torah is cloaked like a king, and ritualistically touched by parishioners’ prayerbooks prior to readings on Shabbat.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for the Torah
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