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A Sefer Torah - Torah scroll - is treated with utmost respect. A Sefer Torah was dictated

by Gcd to Moses, and is treated as such.

Here are some sample laws regarding the sanctity of a Torah:

-- It is housed in a Holy Ark; one may not place items unrelated to the Torah

in the Ark.

-- A Torah scroll is kept covered in a velvet (or other expensive) cover when it's

not being read.

-- When a Torah scroll is being carried, all people in the room must stand up.

-- One may not use one's bare hands to touch the parchment on which the

words are actually written; one holds the ornamental pillars instead.

-- It is customary to cover the table on which the Torah will be placed while

it's being read with a velvet cover.

-- One may not get undressed - nor relieve oneself - in a room where a Sefer Torah

is, even if the Sefer Torah is inside the Ark. Similarly one may not diaper a baby in

that room.

-- If a Torah scroll falls onto the floor, or is dropped, all those who saw it falling

fast for a full day.

-- All the words in the Torah have to be correctly written; if words are missing

or incorrect then they have to be corrected by a Sofer ... a scribe trained and

certified to write a Sefer Torah. If a correction is not possible then the Sefer

Torah is buried.

-- If the words in a Sefer Torah start fading and are no longer black, they must be

re-inked. If this is not possible then the Torah is buried.

-- The Torah is an integrated whole. If a Torah scroll has a mistake in it, or a

faded or illegible letter, then none of it can be used for public reading, even if

the rest of it is perfect.

-- If a Torah gets burned, the remains are buried.

-- If a Torah needs to be buried, it is put into a clay vessel and buried in a

special section of a Jewish cemetery.

-- It is customary to bedeck the Torah with an expensive cover and to crown it

with a silver crown and other silver ornaments.

-- Other books or items can't be placed on top of a Torah scroll. One may not

sit on a box in which a Torah is placed. One may not sit on a bench on which

a Sefer Torah is placed.

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By learning and keeping the Torah and its ethics, laws, beliefs and customs. Also through prayer; and through doing every mitzva (command or good deed) for the sake of God and not for selfish motives.

Also by considering our lives and property as gifts from God, ready to be used in His service.

Though it may have an associated culture and one or more associated languages, the traditional definition of Judaism is the observance of the Torah, which is why dictionaries define Judaism as "the religion of Moses." In this sense, the word "Torah" is meant in its wider meaning, which includes the Tanakh, the Talmud, and other classical Jewish texts.
The philosophy of Judaism is that this world is a purposeful creation by God, in which all people are tested concerning their use of free-will. We possess a soul which lives on after the body dies and is held responsible for the person's actions.
Some examples of the commands:

  • Putting on Tefillin (phylacteries) in the morning (Deuteronomy 6)
  • Saying the Shema-prayer, stating that God is One (Deuteronomy 6:4)
  • Sitting in the sukkah (arbor-canopied booth) during the Sukkot festival (Leviticus 23)
  • Avoiding leavened products during Passover (Exodus 12)
  • Keeping kosher (Deuteronomy 14)
  • Not eating on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement; Leviticus 23)
  • Not working on the Shabbat (Exodus 31)
  • Paying workers on time
  • Marital rights for one's wife
  • The Ten Commandments
  • Helping someone who is in danger
  • Counting the days of the Omer (from Passover to the Shavuot festival; Leviticus 23)
  • Returning lost objects when feasible (Deuteronomy 22)
  • Wearing the tzitzith-garment (Numbers ch.15)
  • Affixing a mezuzah (small parchment scroll) to the door (Deuteronomy 6)
  • Learning Torah
  • Keeping our rules of ethics
  • Marrying and having children
  • Educating one's children in Judaism
  • Giving tzedakah (charity)
  • Honoring one's parents
And many more.
The laws have various reasons. Some (such as the Passover) serve to reenact or remember events of our history.
Some (such as saying the Shema-prayer) serve to reiterate our belief in God.
Some of the laws (such as those of ritual purity and kosher food) serve to sanctify us.
Some (such as the laws of torts) serve to maintain an orderly and just society.
Some (such as the law against breaking a vow) serve to prevent bad character traits.
Some (such as the command to offer help) serve to engender good character traits.
And all of the commands serve to subjugate us to God's will (especially those commands for which no explanation is easily apparent).
Note that the Torah "as is" isn't exactly what Judaism observes. Rather, it's the Torah together with the details provided in the Talmud, which is the Oral Law that was handed down together with the laws of Moses. Otherwise, the verses of the Torah often lack enough detail to be fulfilled as is.
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Formerly in the Jerusalem Temple (destroyed by the Romans in the 70s CE); presently in synagogues.

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By obeying His will, which is expressed in the Torah.

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We learn and keep the Torah, because that is what God wants from us (Deuteronomy ch.6, ch.10, and 26:16-19).

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We never pronounce the name itself.

The (Hebrew) titles that we do use for God are not used in regular conversation.

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Jews worship G-d with prayer, study, and deeds of kindness.

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By being constantly aware of Him and obeying the Torah which He has given us.

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