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    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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  • 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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    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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    The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה, lit. 'repetition of the Torah'), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה, 'book of the strong hand')...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Volozhin Yeshiva. Upon marriage, the Netziv devoted himself to deep Torah study for about twenty-five years, where he became known for his dedication...
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    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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    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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  • 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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    mezuzah on its doorposts. Started in the year 1974. Torah Study: Says to study a portion of Torah daily. Tzedakah (Charity): Says to give charity daily...
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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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  • hashachar includes some blessings pertaining to Torah study. It is forbidden for one to study any Torah prior to reciting these blessings. One of the blessings...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    to study the Torah, i.e. the beninning of Creation and first dogmas of first true archetypal-essence of Kabbalah: 1 Shevat – Moses repeats the Torah (Deuteronomy...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    focused on the study of Jewish scriptures, such as the Torah and Talmud (non-Hasidic yeshivas in the United States teach secular studies in the afternoon);...
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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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