What are the 5 sections of the Torah?

Torah refers to the five books of Moses which are known in Hebrew as Chameesha Choomshey Torah. These are: Bresheit (Genesis), Shemot (Exodus), Vayicra (Leviticus), Bamidbar (Numbers), and Devarim (Deuteronomy).

What do Jews think about the Ten Commandments?

Jews believe they are God’s chosen people and that they must set an example of right behaviour to the world. Everything they do is based on the Ten Commandments, also known as the Ten Sayings. Jews believe that God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on two tablets of stone at Mount Sinai.

Where does the word Torah come from in the Bible?

The English word “Torah” comes from the Hebrew word toh·rahʹ, which can be translated as “instruction,” “teaching,” or “law.”* (Proverbs 1:8; 3:1; 28:4) The following examples show how this Hebrew word is used in the Bible. Toh·rahʹ often refers to the first five books of the Bible—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

How many commandments are there in the Torah?

It is only because our great great…grandparents stood at Mount Sinai and heard G-d’s voice that we committed ourselves to serve G-d by keeping His commandments. The Talmud tells us that there are 613 commandments in the Torah that we are obligated to follow. Of these 365 are negative (don’t’s), and 248 are positive (do’s).

Are there laws in the Torah that are never set aside?

Misconception: The laws of the Torah are eternal, never to be set aside. Fact: Some Bible translations do refer to specific statutes of the Torah​—including those related to the Sabbath, the priesthood, and the Day of Atonement​—as being “perpetual” or “everlasting.”

Are there rules for the writing of the Torah?

What comes out of all this, is that the strict rules for the writing of the Torah scroll (known as safrut) are all rabbinic ordinances implemented for the sake of preserving Torah. Some will think that these laws are actually from Moses at Sinai, but there are many issues to saying that. We have all the issues mentioned above.