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Rashi comments, “One must mention brit in the Blessing of the Land since it was due to brit mila that the Land was given to Israel, as the verse states ‘And I will give you and your seed after you the Land of your sojournings.’It is necessary to mention Torah for it in the me...
Shavuotwe revisit the miracle of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, but you might be surprised to know that Rabbinical Judaism believes thattwoTorahs were given to Moses at that time -- thewrittenTorah and theoralTorah (in Kabbalistic traditions there is even athirdor "hidden" Torah as...
This article deals with a surprising practice of placing a Torah scroll on a funeral bier and crying out: "This one fulfilled what is written in that one." An allusion to this custom already appears in a Tannaitic haggadah that tells about the bringing of Joseph's bones to burial in ...
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The main custom of the holiday of Hanukkah is to light a chanukkiah (a candelabrum with nine branches) for eight days, adding one candle each night, until all are lit on the eighth day of the holiday. Written in the script of the Torah are intricate instructions on the lighting of a ...
For my more academic readers, you may enjoy a series of essays that is being posted at the Theopolis Institute. The conversation there is a discussion about how the Torah should inform Christian living today. It’s written by academics like Jonathan Burnside, Dru Johnson and Roy Gane, all ...
What is the Gemara? The Torah and the Talmud: In the religion of Judaism, the Torah is one of the most significant holy texts. Consisting of five primary texts, this is the basis of the Jewish faith. However, it's not the only sacred text in Judaism. Rabbinic Judaism also draws heavil...
There are exactly 613 commandments that are written in the Torah (Hebrew Old Testament). Not all Jews observe all the commandments but there are several common commandments that many Jews observe like observing the Shabbat, keeping kosher, celebrating Jewish holidays, etc. Many of the commandments...