The mitzvah to write a Torah scroll (Hebrew: מצוות כתיבת ספר תורה) is the last mitzvah of the 613 Jewish commandments. It mandates Jews to write a Torah...

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...

placement of the scroll in the Torah ark, and a seudat mitzvah (festive meal). The mitzvah to write a Torah scroll is the last of the 613 commandments...

also known as the Written Torah (תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב, Tōrā šebbīḵṯāv). If meant for liturgic purposes, it takes the form of a Torah scroll (Hebrew: ספר...

comprising the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Different branches of Judaism and Samaritanism have maintained different versions of the canon, including...

which the synagogue Torah scrolls were destroyed or ruined, as it was forbidden to read the Torah portion from any but a ritually fit parchment scroll, but...

phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Tefillin are...

A mezuzah (Hebrew: מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: מְזוּזוֹת‎ mezuzot) is a piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah, which...

According to Rabbinic Judaism, the Oral Torah or Oral Law (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה‎, romanized: Tōrā šebbəʿal-pe) are statutes and legal interpretations...

According to Jewish tradition, the Torah contains 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי״ג מצוות, romanized: taryág mitsvót). This Although the number 613 is mentioned...

dancing with the Torah scrolls. Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are technically considered to be a separate holiday and not a part of Sukkot. The High Holidays...

[the congregation] bless" [the forthcoming new month].") This prayer is recited after the Torah reading before the Torah scroll is carried back to the...

making a decree for each person for the following year. The holiday is characterized by one specific mitzvah: blowing the shofar. According to the Torah, this...

say the blessing to a boy at his bar mitzvah or to a girl at her bat mitzvah. It also may be said before a long journey, and some people will write it...

words, 146 verses, and 241 lines in a Torah Scroll (Sefer Torah). Jews read it on the first Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in October, or rarely...

its list of those ineligible to write Sifrei Torah, some see this as proof that women are permitted to write a Torah scroll. However, virtually all Orthodox...

Saturday. Three Torah scrolls are used for the Sabbath morning Torah reading: one for Miketz, another for Rosh Chodesh, and a third for Hanukkah. Update...

order to create a definitive text. However, even according to this position that the scrolls that Jews possess today are not letter-perfect, the Torah scrolls...

Judaism as a religion based on widespread observance Torah law first emerged in 444 BCE when, according to the biblical account provided in the Book of Nehemiah...

be recognized by the professional sofer (scribe) who writes Torah scrolls, or tefillin and mezuzah. Before transcribing any of the divine titles or name...

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contributions to Jewish continuity and religious thought, as well as his wide-ranging contributions to traditional Torah scholarship. He is recognized as the pioneer...

way from rabbis. According to the Talmud, it is a commandment (mitzvah) to honor a rabbi and a Torah scholar, along with the elderly, as it is written...

words, 52 verses, and 92 lines in a Torah Scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה‎, Sefer Torah). Jews read it on a Shabbat between the holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot...

a Torah Scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה‎, Sefer Torah). Jews generally read it in late April or May. The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the...

textual, and philosophical dimensions. According to the Zohar, a foundational text for kabbalistic thought, Torah study can proceed along four levels of interpretation...

Torah Scroll (Sefer Torah). Jews read it on the third Sabbath after Simchat Torah, in October or November. In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah...

in a synagogue, it is likewise read at the shiva home. An effort is made by the community to lend a Torah scroll to the mourner for this purpose. The following...

other terms to refer to themselves. Common Yiddish words include Yidn (Jews), erlekhe Yidn (virtuous Jews), ben Torah (son of the Torah), frum (pious)...

Ahasuerus. The day of deliverance became a day of feasting and rejoicing among Jews. According to the Scroll of Esther, "they should make them days of...