WebTorah (Hebrew: תורה) is a Hebrew word that means "instructions". When most people say the word Torah they either mean the whole Jewish Bible, the Tanakh, the first five books of the Bible, or all of the Jewish teaching in general.These five books are the beginning of both the Jewish and Christian bibles. They are Genesis (Hebrew: Bereishit, בראשית),

WebThe ark, also known as the ark of law, or in Hebrew the Aron Kodesh or aron ha-Kodesh ("holy ark") by Ashkenazi communities and as the Heikhal ("sanctuary") among Sefardi communities. Aron Kodesh comes from Hebrew אָרוֹן קׄדֶש ʼārōn qōdeš (i.e. Aron Kodesh), Holy Ark.This name is a reference to the ’ārōn haqqōdeš, the Hebrew name for the Ark of …

WebFrom the parsha to Daf Yomi, read and listen to Torah, words of inspiration and more from Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Rabbi Moshe Elefant, Rabbi Shalom Rosner and others.

WebMay 25, 2022 · The report is the first-ever official inventory of the post-Games use of Olympic venues. It tracks the status of 817 permanent and 106 temporary venues, at 51 summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games, from Athens 1896 to …

WebThe Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תּוֹרָה, lit. 'repetition of the Torah'), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה, 'book of the strong hand'), is a code of Rabbinic Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon/Rambam). The Mishneh Torah was compiled between 1170 and 1180 CE (4930 and 4940 AM), while Maimonides …

WebOfficial homepage for worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that promotes Judaism and provides daily Torah lectures and Jewish insights. Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. Chabad is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today.

WebHalakha (/ h ɑː ˈ l ɔː x ə /; Hebrew: הֲלָכָה, Sephardic:), also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, and halocho (Ashkenazic:), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah.Halakha is based on biblical commandments (), subsequent Talmudic and rabbinic laws, and the customs and traditions which were …

WebContent and number. Each Torah portion consists of two to six chapters to be read during the week. There are 54 weekly portions or parashot.Torah reading mostly follows an annual cycle beginning and ending on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, with the divisions corresponding to the lunisolar Hebrew calendar, which contains up to 55 weeks, the …

WebShabbat (/ ʃ ə ˈ b æ t /, / ʃ ə ˈ b ɑː t /, or / ʃ ə ˈ b ʌ t /; Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, romanized: Šabbāṯ, , lit. 'rest' or 'cessation') or the Sabbath, also called Shabbos by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday.On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical stories describing the creation of the heaven and earth in six days ...

WebUnited Torah Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות התורה, Yahadut HaTora), often referred to by its electoral symbol Gimel (ג ‎), is a Haredi, religious conservative political alliance in Israel.The alliance, consisting of Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah, was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi Haredi representation in the Knesset.Despite the alliance splitting …