Torah—name applied to the five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy — a group otherwise called the Pentateuch. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

The Old Testament has four sections. The first five books of the Old Testament are called the Law, the Pentateuch, or the Torah. After them, you find the historical books that follow a narrative ...

The reason the book carries this range of approbations is because it cuts across typical boundaries, blending traditional approaches to the development of the Oral Torah or Torah she-baal peh with ...

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Simchat Torah is a day associated with memories and the day we have been dreading since last year, when rumors started to emerge from the butchery that was happening in the south, on one of the ...

A Torah dedication ceremony at the Western Wall marked the first anniversary of the October 7 attack, honoring victims and fallen soldiers. Fron Left: Leiter, Taib, Argamani, Kotel rabbi ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Jews around the world are attempting a difficult spiritual straddle this week: how to celebrate the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah on the first anniversary of the Oct.

Rabba Sara Hurwitz speaks about the surprising reference to the sukkah in the Birkat Hamazon, the blessing after the meal during the holiday of Sukkot. The blessing says, “May God establish for ...

As always, there is a source of truth to consult: the Torah. The Torah calls one person an "ish" – a man (as distinct from an adult male) – more than anyone else. This is Moses. The first act ...

(JTA) — How are we supposed to celebrate Simchat Torah this year with a full heart? The very name of this holiday — “the joy of the Torah,” celebrating the completion of the annual Torah ...

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Monday morning echoed the words of a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, instructing that yeshiva students avoid any non-Torah learning activity ...