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The word 'Torah' literally means 'teachings'.

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What is the Hebrew word for torah?

Torah = תורה (pronounced toh-ráh)The Hebrew word Torah means "instruction." It can also mean the suffix -ology in certain expressions, such as:Torat ha nefesh (תורת הנפש) = Psychology (literally the "torah of the soul")


What is a yad and how is it used?

A Yad, literally "hand", is a Jewish Torah Pointer and is used to follow the text of the Torah.


Where was Torah born?

The Torah is a collection of 5 books. It's a living document, but it's not literally alive, so it wasn't born.


Do people of the Jewish faith interpret the Torah literally?

No. There is no current stream of Jewish thought that interprets the Torah literally. As Maimonides pointed out in the 12th century, when the Torah speaks of "the hand of God", it is not referring to a flesh and blood hand. This is figurative language. Maimonides went on to note that the start of Genesis cannot be read literally. His book, "The Guide for the Perplexed" focuses on this issue.


What does la'soak b'divrei Torah mean?

"La'ahSOKE b'divRAY toRAH" = "to be involved/occupied with words of Torah"


What does the Hebrew name Torah mean?

Torah (תורה) is the hebrew word for "instruction".


What does it mean to be a commited Jew?

It means to observe the Torah's laws.


What does shira mean in Torah?

Song.


What does Divrei Torah mean?

Diver Torah, plural for a davar Torah, is a lesson given by someone to a group of people that is related to the section of the Torah being read that week


What do the Torah readings mean?

The entire Torah is read over the course of each year, in consecutive portions every week. These are the Torah readings.


How did don john behave?

Badly. He was a bastard, literally. (And when I say literally, I mean it literally)


What does Moorea mean literally?

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