TORAH

Torah is Hebrew for teaching, generally Torah refers to the Five Books of Mozes. Torah can also refer to the 24 Books of the original Hebrew Bible, also known as the "Written Torah," and Torah can refer to the "Oral Torah," which includes the Mishna and Talmud. The Mishna and Talmud explain the meanings of the laws in the Written Torah.

The word Torah also means light, because the Torah is called "Torah Ohr" light of Torah since the teachings of the Torah illuminate our path in life.The Zohar teaches that the Creator looked into the Torah and created the world, so the Torah is the blueprint of the world.

Torah is also called Toras Chaim, the living Torah since it teaches us how to live and it is always alive, current and contemporary.

Hebrew Alphabet

Vav	Hay	Daled	Gimmel	Vet	Bet	Aleph
Final Chaf	Chaf	Kaf	Yud	Tet	Chet	Zayin
Ayin	Samech	Final Nun	Nun	Final Mem	Mem	Lamed
Resh	Kuf	Final Tsadee	Tsadee	Final Fay	Fay	Pay
Taf	Taf	Sin	Shin

 

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Hebrew Vowels

Chirik	Cholam	Shva	Segol	Tsere	Patach
	Chataf Segol	Chataf Patach	Chataf Kamatz	Shuruk	Kubbutz

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Rashi's commentary on the Bible was unique.

His concern was for every word in the text which need elaboration or explanation of the Torah.