The Torah

The Torah

A community portal about The Torah with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Torah is a Hebrew word meaning " teaching," " instruction," or " law ". It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by... [more]

A community portal about The Torah with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Torah 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. 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 of 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.

IDF Chief Rabbi Avichai Rontzki quoted from Maimonides and Jeremiah at a Torah dedication ceremony on Thursday. Haaretz is quite upset. The Israel Defense Forces' chief rabbi told students in a pre-army yeshiva program last week that soldiers who "show mercy" toward the enemy in wartime will be "damned."Brig. Gen. Avichai Rontzki also told the yeshiva students that religious individuals made  
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