- Torah, the
- To|rah, the [ `tɔrə ]the first five books of the Jewish Biblea. the principles and laws of the Jewish religion
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Torah, the — [ˈtɔːrə] the first five books of the Jewish Bible … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
TORAH — (Heb. תּוֹרָה). The Term Torah is derived from the root ירה which in the hifil conjugation means to teach (cf. Lev. 10:11). The meaning of the word is therefore teaching, doctrine, or instruction ; the commonly accepted law gives a wrong… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Torah Umadda — (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה וּמַדָּע, Torah and secular knowledge ) is a philosophy of Modern Orthodox Judaism, concerning the interrelationship between the secular world and Judaism, and in particular between secular knowledge and Jewish knowledge. The… … Wikipedia
TORAH ORNAMENTS — The sacred and ceremonial objects in the synagogue revolve around the Torah scroll. These objects differ from one place to another and not every object exists in every community. Storage of the Torah Scroll The length of cloth known in Hebrew… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Torah — • Signifies first direction, instruction , as, for instance, the instruction of parents, or of the wise Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Torah Torah … Catholic encyclopedia
Torah redactor — The Torah Redactor (R) is, according to the Documentary Hypothesis (DH), the figure who assembled hypothetical source texts of the Torah mdash;the Deuteronomist text (D), the Priestly text P, and JE (an earlier joining of the Jahwist text [J] and … Wikipedia
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion — ( Protocols of the wise men of Zion , Library of Congress s Uniform Title; ru. Протоколы сионских мудрецов , or Сионские протоколы ; see also other titles) is an antisemitic tract alleging a Jewish and Masonic plot to achieve world domination. It … Wikipedia
TORAH VA-AVODAH — (Heb. Torah and Labor ), description of the ideology of the Zionist religious pioneering movement, as well as the name of the world confederation of pioneer and youth groups of the mizrachi movement established in Vienna in 1925 at a conference… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Torah — the Pentateuch, 1570s, from Heb. torah, lit. instruction, law, verbal noun from horah he taught, showed … Etymology dictionary
Torah — Sefer Torah at old Glockengasse Synagogue (reconstruction), Cologne The Torah (English pronunciation: /ˈtɔːrə/; Hebrew … Wikipedia
