the Torah
noun
1
: the wisdom and law contained in Jewish sacred writings and oral tradition
2
: the first five books of the Jewish Bible that are used in a synagogue for religious services
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Before there was Eve, in the Old Testament and in the Torah, there was Adam’s first wife, Lilith, who was made at the same time as Adam.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 12 Feb. 2025
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center also burned down, but the congregation was able to rescue the Torah scroll from the building, according to Rabbi Noah Farkas, president of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.
—Sarah Ventre, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Melissa Levy, the executive director, told NBC Los Angeles that staff members evacuated Tuesday night and that the Torah scrolls were safely removed from the property.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
There were misplaced reading glasses, which made the Torah recitation — a pressure point in any bar mitzvah — a little bit more fraught.
—John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 12 Feb. 2025
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center also burned down, but the congregation was able to rescue the Torah scroll from the building, according to Rabbi Noah Farkas, president of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.
—Sarah Ventre, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Melissa Levy, the executive director, told NBC Los Angeles that staff members evacuated Tuesday night and that the Torah scrolls were safely removed from the property.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
There were misplaced reading glasses, which made the Torah recitation — a pressure point in any bar mitzvah — a little bit more fraught.
—John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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