Torah, The

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Torah, The: (lit. teaching) (a) The Five Books of Moses (The Bible); (b) the overall body of Jewish religious teachings encompassing the whole body of Jewish law, practice and tradition

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Giving of the Torah (88)

Halachah (Torah law) (480)

Kabbalah & Chassidism; Mysticism (2001)

Mitzvah; Mitzvot (1229)

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Noahide Laws, The Seven (33)

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Torah, Eternity of (25)

Torah, Honor of (3)

Torah, Power of (2)

Two Tablets, The (62)

Aleph-Beit (147)

	Can I be called to the Torah if I am a skeptic? By Tzvi Freeman Question: Years ago, I attended a seminar where we were presented with logical proofs that the Torah was delivered to us by Moses at Sinai. I was convinced and began a path towards complete Jewish observance. After many years and much thought, I (and ... Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture » Can I be called to the Torah if I am a skeptic?
	How Do We Know that We Heard G-d at Sinai? By Tzvi Freeman The greatest conspiracy theory of all time is materialism. The second greatest conspiracy theory is that the Jews invented the Torah... Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » How Do We Know that We Heard G-d at Sinai?
	What if I only believe in the written text of the Torah? By Tzvi Freeman I'm glad to hear that you have such strong faith in the "Hebrew Bible." My question is, how do you know that this is true? Certainly you must be relying on tradition. Otherwise, how do you know that the words you have before you are the original words ... Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture » What if I only believe in the written text of the Torah?
	Why aren't customs reversible? By Tzvi Freeman Question: Can you explain why laws never seem to revert back to their original form? For example, some holidays are two days outside of Israel because of the difficulty with keeping time hundreds of years ago, which has since been resolved. Answer: ... Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture » Why aren't customs reversible?
	G-d in the Talmud By Tzvi Freeman In what way are the laws of the Talmud "the wisdom and will of G-d"? What's so "wise" about the how to divide a garment that two people are fighting over? Why G-d would "will" the procedures for buying a donkey? Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » G-d in the Talmud
	How and When was the Torah Written? By Tzvi Freeman To explain that, I would need a long conversation with you about what is G-d and how G-d talks to people and why.... Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » How and When was the Torah Written?
	The Murky Truth About Truth By Tzvi Freeman Is Torah really absolute, all-encompassing Truth? Do the rabbis never disagree? Could we have invented Teflon™ and Superglue™ just by reading Torah? Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » The Murky Truth About Truth
	How Did the Torah Exist Before it Happened? By Tzvi Freeman How could Jacob have studied the Torah, if it was given to Moses centuries later? Did he learn, in advance, how Laban would trick him on his wedding night or how Joseph would thrown in a pit and sold as a slave by his brothers? Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » How Did the Torah Exist Before it Happened?
	What Is the Torah? By Hayim Donin The relationship of the written law to the oral law, and where it all comes from Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » What Is the Torah?
	What Makes a Jew "Jewish"? Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Sages and mystics explore the primordial "mind" of G-d to ask: Is it the Torah that makes the Jew a Jew, or is it the Jew who makes the Torah a Torah? Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Jewish Identity » What Makes a Jew "Jewish"?

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