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No. Shemini Atzeret is on the day before Simchat Torah.
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Why do Humanistic Jews celebrate Simchat Torah?
For the same reasons as the other branches - the celebrate the completion of reading the Torah.
What food is eaten at a simchat Torah festival?
The same as the Sabbath and other festivals: wine, challah-bread, meat and cooked foods, etc.
Is the Pentateuch contained in the Torah?
The Pentateuch and the Torah are the same thing.
What are the simularities of Torah and holy Bible?
They are the same book, but the bible has some books that the Torah does not.
What are two examples of Jewish celebrations?
Shabbat - every Saturday (from Friday at sunset until Saturday after twilight)Link: More about ShabbatRosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year, 2 daysLink: More about Rosh HashanahYom Kippur - a fast day, the Day of Atonement, 1 dayLink: More about Yom KippurPesach - Passover - 7 or 8 daysLink: Passover and the SederShavuot - Feast of Weeks; Yom HaBikurim - 1 or 2 daysSukkot - Feast of Booths - 7 daysLink: More about SukkotShemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah - 1 or 2 daysMinor holidays and occasions (in which work is not forbidden): Hanukkah - the Festival of Lights - 8 daysLink: The founding of HanukkahPurim - 1 day, followed by 1 day of Shushan PurimLink: Purim and Queen EstherEach festival has its specific purpose and laws:Rosh Chodesh marks the beginning of each Hebrew month (all of which are lunar) and is a minor holiday.On Rosh Hashanah, the shofar (ram's horn) is blown, to mark the beginning of the Jewish year.Yom Kippur is a fast day on which Jews pray for forgiveness for all their sins. No eating, drinking, or bathing is allowed. Wearing leather shoes is also prohibited.On Pesach, leavened bread, cakes, pasta etc. are forbidden; and unleavened Matzah is eaten. Passover begins with the Seder-meal, commemorating and retelling the story of the Exodus. Matzah and ceremonial foods are eaten at the Seder.On Shavuot the custom is to stay up all night studying Torah to mark the date that God gave the Ten Commandments.Sefirah - In the weeks between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the Omer, symbolizing the anticipation we felt in the days leading up to the Revelation at Mount Sinai. These weeks are a time of introspection and improvement.On Sukkot, Jews eat all their meals in outdoor arbor-canopied booths (Sukkah) in order to commemorate the Israelites' wanderings in the desert. Some will also sleep in the Sukkah. During the morning prayers on these days, we take the 4 minim consisting of a Lulav (young palm branch), an Etrog (Citrus Medica; citron), three Haddassim (myrtle branches) and two Aravot (willow branches).Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah - In Israel, these two occasions are observed on the same day (the eighth day from the beginning of Sukkot), while elsewhere they are kept separately (on the eighth and ninth days). This is a time of great rejoicing, with Shemini Atzeret symbolizing our close relationship with God (Rashi commentary, Numbers 29:35-36), and Simchat Torah celebrating the completion of the yearly cycle of reading the entire Torah scroll.Link: More about Torah-scrollsOn Hanukkah the 8-branched menorah is lit in the home; on the first night one candle, on the 2nd night 2 candles, until all 8 candles are lit on the 8th night.On Purim the story of Esther is read from a Megillat-Esther scroll and food baskets are given to friends and charity to the poor.Reasons for the holidays:Every one of them has as its purpose "remembering the Exodus from Egypt" (as stated in our prayers and the kiddush over wine). In addition, Passover is a thanksgiving to God for the barley-harvest, Shavuot is a thanksgiving to God for the wheat-harvest, and Sukkot is a thanksgiving to God for the ingathering of grain.Shavuot also celebrates the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, and Sukkot commemorates God having protected us in the wilderness.It may also be noted that it is instinctive and a moral and emotional need to celebrate in front of God every so often. This was Cain's motivation in making his offering in Genesis ch.4 without having been commanded.Had God not given us the Torah-festivals listed above, we might instinctively seek out those of the Canaanites, which the Torah warns against (Exodus 34:15) immediately before listing the Jewish festivals (in the following verses).
How is a reformed Torah different to a orthodox one?
Every Torah scroll in the world contains the same identical text.
What is the difference between the torah scroll and the jewish holy book?
They are the same. Judaism has many holy books, but the Torah is the holiest.
Where is a Torah buried?
The parchment on which the Torah text is written is properly called a Torah scroll or, in Hebrew, a Sefer Torah (sefermeans book). A Torah scroll that is damaged or worn out is treated the same as a deceased Jewish person: it is buried in a cemetery (or at least in the ground), with a burial ceremony and mourning.
Are the first five books of Torah same as Bible?
Yes, except the original format is in Hebrew.
What is Torah in francais?
The same word is used in French too.
Explain how the picture of HaShem presented in Numbers stands in marked contrast to other Books of the Torah?
The Jewish Torah-belief and tradition is that God is One. The same God is mentioned throughout the Torah.
5 fact that are the same that are in the bibel and the Torah?
The Torah is the first five books of the old testament, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
