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The blessing for Torah study is:
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam,
asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu la'asok b'divrei Torah.
Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d,
Ruler of the World, who has sanctified us with your commandments and commanded us to engage in the words of Torah.
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Can Orthodox Jewish women study the Torah?
Of course they can
How do Jewish people meditate?
By thinking deeply into the prayers and during Torah-study.
How often should Jewish people study the Torah?
According to Jewish tradition, we should study the Torah whenever possible. The Torah is vastly important, and wide in scope; and life is short. We believe that the Torah instructs us, improves us, and sanctifies us. Those who do not take it upon themselves to study Torah full-time, should set aside some time every day for learning Torah.
What is a Beth hamidrash?
A beth hamidrash is a Jewish house of study where the studying of the Torah is undertaken.
How did Jewish influence Jewish life?
Jewish life, until not long ago, was saturated with its religion. Daily prayers, blessings, mitzvoth (Torah commands), customs and Torah-study took up a large part of their waking hours.
Who were the people who seized control of judah and eventually made it a crime to observe Jewish laws or study the Torah?
the Greeks
What are Judaism's homes?
A Jewish house of prayer is called a synagogue. A Jewish house of Torah-study is called a beit midrash or a Yeshiva. A home where Jews live is simply called "a Jewish house."
How did the covenant shape Jewish history?
The covenant between God and the Israelites ensured that the Jews (a.k.a. Israelites) would always keep the Torah. This, in turn, led the Jews to study Torah, to maintain a scholarly class among Jews, to write books of commentary and Jewish thought (so the Torah wouldn't be inaccessible due to lack of understanding on our part), and to keep ties between the various Jewish communities (so Judaism wouldn't inadvertently split into different religions).The keeping of the Torah's commands created many ramifications, such as Jews having supported the poor, maintained synagogues and places of Torah-study, ascertained a supply of kosher food, etc.See also:What_is_the_covenant_of_the_Hebrew_peoplehttp://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/timeline-of-jewish-history
How important is synagogue to Jewish faith?
Very. It is the center of prayer and certain other communal activities often including Torah-study.
What is the basic concept of Jewish religion?
Judaism is centered on a path to righteous living rooted in the Torah, the 5 books attributed to Moses that make up the Torah and the start of what Christians call the Old Testament. The Jewish tradition identifies 613 mitzvot, commandments or laws given by God to the Children of Israel in the text of the Torah, and traditionally, Jews are defined by their relationship to these mitzvot. Jews generally value faith because it leads to righteous behavior, not because it is a prerequisite for salvation. The study of Jewish ethics grows from the study of how the mitzvot are to be applied in novel circumstances and how to resolve conflicts when obeying one mitzvah might be seen as violating of another.
What is a synagogue and what are some of its roles in the Jewish faith?
It is a place of prayer, sometimes also used for Torah-study, meetings or social functions such as receptions.
What are kinds of judiasm?
Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah must be fully observed. They keep the laws of Judaism as codified in the Shulchan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law), which lists the laws of the Torah and Talmud. Torah-study is seen as very important; and the modern world is seen as subservient to the Torah, not the other way around.Other Jewish groups (Conservative, Reform) adapt or change the Torah-laws in contemporary life, to a greater or lesser degree.
