what is a torah?

Question

i need to know for a history project i left my notebook at school and i just need like 5 sentences or so explaining it to me so i can summerize that

Answer 1

The Torah is the foundation document of Judaism. Torah (תּוֹרָה) is a Hebrew word meaning "teaching," "instruction," or "law". It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. It is written in Hebrew, the oldest Jewish language. It is also called the Law of Moses (Torat Moshe תּוֹרַת־מֹשֶׁה). Torah primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Tanach. The term is sometimes also used in the general sense to also include both Judaism's written law and oral law, encompassing the entire spectrum of authoritative Jewish religious teachings throughout history, including the Mishnah, the Talmud, the Midrash, and more.

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Answer 2

The Torah is to the Jews, what the Bible is to Christians. For Jews, the Torah is traditionally accepted as the literal word of God, as told to Moses.
The Torah is also known as the Five Books of Moses or the Pentateuch (Greek for 'five containers', which refers to the scroll cases in which books were being kept). Other names include Hamisha Humshei Torah (חמשה חומשי תורה, "[the] five fifths/parts [of the] Torah") or simply the Humash (חומש "fifth"). A Sefer Torah is a formal written scroll of the five books, written by a Torah scribe under exceptionally strict requirements.
For full details, please visit :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
and
http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm

Answer 3

Torah (תּוֹרָה) is a Hebrew word meaning "teaching," "instruction," or "law". It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. It is written in Hebrew, the oldest Jewish language. It is also called the Law of Moses (Torat Moshe תּוֹרַת־מֹשֶׁה). Torah primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Tanach. The term is sometimes also used in the general sense to also include both Judaism's written law and oral law, encompassing the entire spectrum of authoritative Jewish religious teachings throughout history, including the Mishnah, the Talmud, the Midrash, and more.

The five books and their names and pronunciations in the original Hebrew are as follows:

Genesis (בראשית, Bereshit: "In the beginning...")
Exodus (שמות, Shemot: "Names")
Leviticus (ויקרא, Vayyiqra: "And he called...")
Numbers (במדבר, Bammidbar: "In the desert..."), and
Deuteronomy (דברים, Devarim: "Words", or "Discourses")

Answer 4

The Torah is the Jewish law, generally as contained in the Pentateuch, the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Answer 5

A scroll with the 10 commandments,aka the LAW.

Answer 6

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