Sentence examples for torah for from inspiring English sources

"To actually read the Torah for the first time, it was awe-inspiring.

How about Torah for Book of Mormon and Jew for Mormon?" RON ANDERSON of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

God himself is depicted as studying the Torah, for even he cannot make decisions concerning the world that contradict it.

Because Jewish law forbids the use of an imperfect Torah for worship, Rabbi Tsuruoka was particularly concerned.

Miriam is mentioned in the Torah for dancing at the Red Sea when the Jews passed through.

(AP) WOODBRIDGE: TORAH FOR NEW CONGREGATION -- A school in Woodbridge is sending a 120-year-old Torah to a newly formed congregation 4,000 miles away in Poland.

The writing is being supervised in the Stephen Wise sanctuary by Mr. Yerman, who has written Torahs for Reform congregations, some of which have encouraged lay participation.

At Congregation Beth Elohim, the donation varies: $10,000 for one of the five books of the Torah; $3,600 for a parashah, or section; $1,000 for a name like Miriam, which might honor a dead relative; $540 for a word; and $180 for a letter.

A regal-looking man with a great silver beard and horn-rimmed glasses, Rabbi Halberstam was known for his love of dancing with the Torah and for his artful way of sidestepping the internal squabbles that plague other Hasidic sects.

At Chabad of Harlem, which is raising money for what it says will be the first new Torah written for a Harlem synagogue in decades, a letter costs $18.

Lubavitchers, like other Hasidic - or pious - Jews, are known for their strict adherence to the teachings of the Torah, and for religious practices that include separating the sexes during prayer.