Torah Study

• What is the Torah? — The foundational text of Judaism
• Who Wrote the Torah? — Authorship and divine revelation
• What is the Oral Torah? — The spoken tradition alongside the written text
• What is the Tanakh? — The complete Hebrew Bible
• What is a Parsha? — The weekly Torah portion
• Why Read Torah on Shabbat? — The tradition of public Torah reading
• What is the Haftarah? — Prophetic readings that accompany the Torah
• What is Midrash? — Rabbinic interpretation and storytelling
• What is Peshat? — The plain meaning of the text
• What Are the Four Levels of Torah Interpretation? — PaRDeS — the layers of meaning
• How Do I Start Learning Torah? — A beginner
• What is Chavruta? — The tradition of paired learning
• What is Daf Yomi? — The daily page of Talmud
• What is a Torah Scroll? — The sacred handwritten scroll
• What is a Chumash? — The printed Torah with commentary
• Who Are the Major Torah Commentators? — Rashi, Rambam, and other great interpreters