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The Jews received the Torah from God written in Hebrew, and significant numbers still read and study Torah in the original Hebrew to this day.
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What language do Jews chant from Torah?
The Torah is written ... and read from ... in Hebrew.
Why is Hebrew?
It is the language of the Torah and the lifeblood of the Jewish people. It is the the language Jews pray in.
In what language did the Jews first write the Torah?
It wasn't the Jews (plural) who wrote the first Torah, it was Moses, at God's dictation (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24). See also the Related Link.How did the first Torah-scroll come to be
How do you write the number 14 in Hebrew?
Judaism has many significant numbers, but 14 is not one of them.
What is the name of the rolls of parchment on which Jews write their laws?
The Torah Scrolls.
How did Medellsohn teach the German language to Jews?
Mendelsohn, an assimilating Jew, translated the Torah into German.
Is a Torah Jew an Orthodox Jew?
It depends on how the term is meant. "Torah Jews" can mean more than one thing. If the definition is: Those who live the laws of the Torah (which is the way the phrase "Torah Jews" is usually used), then it is understandably common to reserve that description for observant Jews. It is indeed customary today to call observant Jews "Torah Jews"; so the answer to the question is Yes. The word "Orthodox" is seen by many Torah Jews to be an exonym, i.e. a term applied to them by non-Orthodox, whereas they prefer the term "Torah Jews". If the definition is: Who is Jewish according to the Torah, then Torah Jews would include non-observant Jews, because they don't cease being Jewish. All Jews, regardless of levels of observance are "Torah Jews" since their Jewishness is derived from the Torah's mandates.
Who are orthodox Jews?
They are Jews who keep the Torah.
What do you call the traditional Jews?
Orthodox Jews or Torah Jews.
What language was the Torah written in?
The Torah (the Five Books of Moses) is written in Hebrew. The Jews preserve the unchanged Hebrew text in their Torah scrolls. When you encounter the Torah in any other language, you're reading a translation. Other information The Talmud, which contains the Oral Torah is written in Hebrew and Aramaic.
How did the jews write the torah?
Moses wrote the complete Torah-scroll (Deuteronmy 31:24) as dictated by God (Exodus 24:12), finishing it shortly before his death.
Why do Jews use a crown for the Torah?
To honor the Torah and glorify it.
