Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts...
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Shavuot (redirect from Feast of the Torah)
decoration of homes and synagogues with greenery תורה – Torah, engaging in all-night Torah study. The yahrzeit of King David is traditionally observed on...
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the ideal that is summed up in the term talmud torah (תלמוד תורה, "study of Torah"). The term "Torah" is also used to designate the entire Hebrew Bible...
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Torah reading (Hebrew: קריאת התורה, K'riat haTorah, "Reading [of] the Torah"; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kriyas haTorah) is a Jewish religious tradition...
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beis medrash or beit midrash, is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall". It is distinct from a synagogue (beth knesseth)...
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Yeshiva (section Torah and Bible study)
study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. The studying is...
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influence. Key practices are observing the Sabbath, eating kosher, and Torah study. Key doctrines include a future Messiah who will restore Jewish practice...
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ha-Torah (lit. ‘Foundations of the Torah’): belief in God, and other Jewish principles of faith De'ot: general proper behavior Talmud Torah: Torah study...
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page-images from printed editions. Given the nature of traditional Jewish Torah study, which involves extensive citation and cross-referencing among hundreds...
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instant, so in Judaism the "Torah Study" is the life and the holy salvation … even by one Jew alone … who studies the Sages of Torah: Then, those who out of...
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Chabad philosophy (section Torah study)
other hand, he argued that while Torah was to be the focus of all study, it was also important to integrate the Torah's teachings into one's life. In a...
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According to Rabbinic Judaism, the Oral Torah or Oral Law (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה, romanized: Tōrā šebbəʿal-pe) are statutes and legal interpretations...
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A Torah scroll (Hebrew: סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, Sefer Torah, lit. "Book of Torah"; plural: סִפְרֵי תוֹרָה Sifrei Torah) is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning...
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Talmud Torah (Hebrew: תלמוד תורה, lit. 'Study of the Torah') schools were created in the Jewish world, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, as a form of religious...
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siblings". After Noah's boss Rabbi Cohen arrives, he asks Joanne to skip his Torah study so he will not be seen with a non-Jewish woman. Upset, Joanne leaves...
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Orthodoxy. The phrase Torah im Derech Eretz is first found in the Mishna in Tractate Avoth (2:2): "Beautiful is the study of Torah with Derech Eretz, as...
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God to Israel and to the study of Torah. According to Jewish law, the blessings are obligatory to bless before Torah study (including the Talmud), and...
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Yom Kippur (section In the Torah)
Moses announced to the people that they had been forgiven; as a result the Torah fixed this date as a permanent holiday of forgiveness. The new covenant...
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study of Torah – the study of Torah (the Tanakh and rabbinic literature) being an inherent duty of observant Jews. Modern academic-historical study of...
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Pirkei Avot (section Combine Torah learning with labor)
concern proper ethical and social conduct, as well as the importance of Torah study. The first two chapters proceed in a general chronological order, with...
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common folk, and to prayer and action over traditionally pre-eminent Torah study, as Atzmus is most reflected in the lowest levels, the purpose of creation...
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Bar and bat mitzvah (section Aliyah to the Torah)
Mishnah as the time one is obligated to observe the Torah's commandments: "At five years old one should study the Scriptures, at ten years for the Mishnah,...
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Oxford University Press: Chapter on Modern Hasidism Torah Lishmah: Study of Torah for Torah's Sake in the Work of Rabbi Hayyim Volozhin and his Contemporaries...
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Torah Umadda (/tɔːrɑ umɑdɑ/; Hebrew: תּוֹרָה וּמַדָּע, "Torah and knowledge") is a worldview in Orthodox Judaism concerning the relationship between the...
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Religious Zionism (redirect from Torah Zionism)
country. For degree studies, many attend Bar Ilan University, which allows students to combine Torah study with university study, especially through its...
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Jews were scholars who left their homelands to devote themselves to study Torah and serve God for the rest of their lives. The kollel was the umbrella...
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Shuvah ("Sabbath [of] Return"), based on the Haftarah read after the weekly Torah portion, which starts with the word "Shuva" literally meaning "Return!"...
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in advanced Torah study for its own sake. In antiquity those who performed rabbinic functions, such as judging a case or teaching Torah to students,...
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in Jewish culture. Judaism places a heavy emphasis on Torah study, from the early days of studying the Tanakh. Jewish education has been valued since the...
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Vilna Gaon (section Methods of study)
examination of the text.[citation needed] The Gaon devoted much time to the study of the Torah and Hebrew grammar, and was knowledgeable in scientific pursuits of...
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