Description
Book SynopsisAn easy-to-understand introduction to Judaism's most sacred text The foundation of Hebrew and Jewish religion, thought, law, and society is the Torah-the parchment scroll containing the text of the Five Books of Moses that is located in every synagogue.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: The Torah 101 9
Chapter 1: Beginning with Torah Basics 11
Chapter 2: Encountering God, the Ultimate Author 21
Chapter 3: Examining the Treasures of the Torah 39
Part II: One by One: The Books of the Torah 59
Chapter 4: “In the Beginning”: The Book of Genesis 61
Chapter 5: “These Are the Names”: The Book of Exodus 79
Chapter 6: “And He Called”: The Book of Leviticus 101
Chapter 7: “In the Wilderness”: The Book of Numbers 113
Chapter 8: “Words”: The Book of Deuteronomy 127
Part III: The Torah: An Operating Manual for Planet Earth 141
Chapter 9: Keeping Your Personal Behavior in Line with the Torah 143
Chapter 10: Living by the Word of the Torah in the Community 155
Part IV: The Importance of the Torah in Judaism 165
Chapter 11: Observing the Holy Days in Torah Time 167
Chapter 12: Following Jewish Customs According to the Torah 191
Chapter 13: Walking through the Torah Synagogue Service 209
Chapter 14: The Final Commandment: Writing a Torah Scroll 229
Chapter 15: Always Up for Discussion: Analyzing the Torah 247
Chapter 16: Studying the Torah with Translations, Commentaries, and Other Resources 263
Part V: The Part of Tens 277
Chapter 17: The Ten Commandments According to the Torah 279
Chapter 18: Ten Frequently Misunderstood Quotes from the Torah 287
Part VI: Appendixes 295
Appendix A: A Glossary of Torah Terms and Names 297
Appendix B: The 248 Positive Commandments in the Torah 305
Appendix C: The 365 Negative Commandments in the Torah 321
Index 341
