What are the main teachings of the Torah?

The main teachings of Judaism are about God, that there is only one God and that god is Yahweh. Only God created the universe and only He controls it. Judaism also teaches that God is spiritual and not physical. Jews believe that God is one – a unity: He is one whole, complete being.

What is the message of the Torah?

The principal message of the Torah is the absolute unity of God, His creation of the world and His concern for it, and His everlasting covenant with the people of Israel.

What does the Bible say about Torah?

Nature, Message & Purpose. In the Bible, the Torah is referred to both as the “Torah of the Lord” and as the “Torah of Moses,” and is said to be given as an inheritance to the congregation of Jacob- the Jewish people. Its purpose seems to be to make Israel “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”.

What are the teachings of the Torah?

The codes in the Torah set out 613 commandments, which include those well known as The Ten Commandments. Included in the moral principles set out in the commandments in the Torah and in the later literature are rules about justice, equality before the law, loving-kindness, social welfare, and the ideals of peace and political freedom.

What is the difference between the Torah and the Tanakh?

Tanakh is an acronym for Torah, Nevi’im, and Kethuvim. Hebrew doesn’t really have vowels; at least not the way English does, so when writing Tanakh in Hebrew, the word only has 3 letters–the first letters of Torah, Nevi’im, and Kethuvim: תנ״ך (the ״ simply signifies that the word is an acronym, and is not a letter).

What is the Torah and what does it contain?

The Torah is Judaism’s most important text. It is composed of the Five Books of Moses and also contains the 613 commandments (mitzvot) and the Ten Commandments. These five books of Moses also comprise the first five chapters of the Christian Bible.