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    A Torah scroll (Hebrew: סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, Sefer Torah, lit. "Book of Torah"; plural: סִפְרֵי תוֹרָה Sifrei Torah) is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning...
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    tradition. If meant for liturgic purposes, it takes the form of a Torah scroll (Sefer Torah or ספר תורה). If in bound book form, it is called Chumash, and...
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    Inauguration of a Torah scroll (Hebrew: הכנסת ספר תורה, Hachnasat Sefer Torah; Ashkenazi: Hachnosas Sefer Torah) is a ceremony in which one or more Torah scrolls...
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    pronounced [ˈχʊməʃ]; plural Ḥumashim) is a Torah in printed and book bound form (i.e. codex) as opposed to a Sefer Torah, which is a scroll. The word comes from...
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    The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה, lit. 'repetition of the Torah'), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה, 'book of the strong hand')...
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  • 613 commandments (redirect from Torah Laws)
    Avraham of Vilna, Maalot haTorah (printed in Nachmanides, Sefer haEmunah vehaBitachon, Warsaw: 1877, p.1) "Halakhah: Jewish Law / Torah 101 / Mechon Mamre"....
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    Sifrei Kodesh (redirect from Sefer (Hebrew))
    singular form, sefer, are books of Jewish religious literature and are viewed by religious Jews as sacred. These are generally works of Torah literature,...
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  • archive". Hindustan Times. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2021-08-14. The ancient Sefer Torah of Bologna : features and history. Mauro Perani. Leiden. 2019. ISBN 978-90-04-41561-4...
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    cantillation Lectionary Sefer Torah Shnayim mikra ve-echad targum Tanakh Tikkun (book) Torah reading Weekly Maqam "This Week's Torah Portion | Parsha Brought...
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    Simchat Torah (שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה‎, lit., "Torah celebration", Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah), also spelled Simhat Torah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates...
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