Torah-תורה - means "instructi o n'' or ''teaching''. The Torah, or Jewish Written Law, consists of the five books of the Hebrew Bible - known more commonly to non-Jews as the "Old Testament" - that were given by G-d to Moses on Mount Sinai and include within them all of the biblical laws of Judaism. The Torah is also known as the Chumash, Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses.

The word Torah literally means “instruction”—meaning some sort of guidance in life. But when Jews say “Torah,” they’re most likely speaking of the Five Books of Moses, the foundation of all Jewish instruction and guidance.

English translation of Holy Torah English translation provided by Jewish Publication Society taken from http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jps/ Hebrew text taken from

The Jewish Bible with a Modern English Translation and Rashi's Commentary English translation of the entire Tanakh (Tanach) with Rashi's commentary. This Hebrew Bible was edited by esteemed translator and scholar, Rabbi A.J. Rosenberg.

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Volume 1.1: Torah. TORAH Edited by Irmtraud Fischer and Mercedes Navarro Puerto, with Andrea Taschl-Erber Editor of English Edition: Jorunn Økland Society of Biblical Literature ... For the English version, the editorial process and some translation has

The Woven Torah is divided according to its inner literary structure. Each book is divided into Units. There are eighty-six Units in the Torah, as opposed to one hundred eighty seven chapters. The Units are marked by Roman Numerals. Each book of the Torah has its own inner structure which is determined by the way

Religion: The Tanakh [Full Text] Though the terms "Bible" and "Old Testament" are commonly used by non-Jews to describe Judaism's scriptures, the appropriate term is "Tanach," which is derived as an acronym from the Hebrew letters of its three components: Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim.