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    The Torah is the sacred text of Judaism that was given to Moses by God. It consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Torah contains creation stories, historical accounts, moral and religious laws, and practical instructions for Jewish life. It is central to Jewish religious practice and identity.

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    The Torah is the sacred text of Judaism that was given to Moses by God. It consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Torah contains creation stories, historical accounts, moral and religious laws, and practical instructions for Jewish life. It is central to Jewish religious practice and identity.

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    The Torah is the sacred text of Judaism that was given to Moses by God. It consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Torah contains creation stories, historical accounts, moral and religious laws, and practical instructions for Jewish life. It is central to Jewish religious practice and identity.

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    The Torah

    What is it?
    Why is it so important to the
    Jewish people?
    Introduction
     The Torah is the
    sacred text of the
    Jewish people.
     Traditional Jewish
    people believe that
    God told Moses all of
    the Torah on Mount
    Sinai, and that Moses
    wrote down his exact
    words.
    Introduction
     Less traditional Jewish
    people believe that
    people inspired by
    God wrote the Torah.
     Almost all Jewish
    people believe that
    God gave Moses the
    ten commandments.
    Can you name any?
    What’s in the Torah?
     The word Torah actually means ‘teaching’.
    The Torah is made up of five books, also
    known as the five books of Moses.
     These books are called: Genesis, Exodus,
    Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
     When Jewish people talk about the Torah,
    they sometimes include other important
    books written by people to help explain the
    Jewish laws.
    What’s in the Torah?
     The Torah is a mixture
    of stories and
    teachings.
     One famous story is
    about how God
    created the first human
    beings. Can you
    remember what this
    story is called?
    Book of rules
     The Torah contains
    lots of instructions
    about how Jewish
    people should live.
     Altogether, there are
    613 commandments
    like this. What do you think “Kosher” Means?

    They tell Jewish people how to pray, what to eat


    and which festivals to celebrate.
    The Torah Scroll
     The Torah that is read  When they are
    in the Synagogue is finished, the scrolls a
    written on a scroll. decorated as
     They are made by beautifully as possible.
    specially trained
    people, written on
    parchment.
     They are not allowed
    to leave in any
    mistakes!
    The decorated Torah
    What does the Torah teach?
     In the Torah, rules for everyday life are only
    talked about very briefly.
     Over thousands of years, Rabbis have
    talked about what the Torah meant and
    came up with details of how Jewish people
    should live their lives.
     Lots of these ideas can be seen on the next
    page.
    Conclusion
     The Torah is the “instruction manual” for
    being Jewish. Not every Jewish person
    follows all the rules, but all Jews see the
    Torah as being sacred and special.
     It has lots of stories in it that make up the
    ‘Old Testament’ for Christians and Muslims
    too.
     What do you think about the Torah?

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