the Torah

noun

: the wisdom and law contained in Jewish sacred writings and oral tradition

: the first five books of the Jewish Bible that are used in a synagogue for religious services

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The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center also burned down, but the congregation was able to rescue the Torah scroll from the building, according to Rabbi Noah Farkas, president of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. —

Sarah Ventre, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025 Melissa Levy, the executive director, told NBC Los Angeles that staff members evacuated Tuesday night and that the Torah scrolls were safely removed from the property. —

Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025 There were misplaced reading glasses, which made the Torah recitation — a pressure point in any bar mitzvah — a little bit more fraught. —

John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024 On the first night of Hanukkah, the family would go to temple for a reading of the Torah. —

Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Torah