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Judaism: Sources of Wisdom and Authority

The Tenakh in Worship and as Authority

  • 4 things to know
  • Component 2

Overview

Recall questions on reading the Torah, sidrah, haftarah and Simchat Torah, the Shema and mezuzah, and how Orthodox and Reform Jews treat the Tenakh's authority, its translation and conflicts with science.

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Key term

Describe how the Torah is read in synagogue worship.

Key term

What is celebrated at Simchat Torah?

Key term

Distinguish the Written Torah from the Oral Torah.

Process

Define sidrah and haftarah, and say when the Shema is recited.

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Describe how the Torah is read in synagogue worship.

    Model answer

    A handwritten scroll is taken from the ark and chanted aloud in Hebrew, the weekly portion being read so that the whole Torah is completed over the year.

  2. 2

    Define the term sidrah.

    Model answer

    The weekly portion of the Torah appointed to be read in synagogue.

  3. 3

    Explain what the haftarah is.

    Model answer

    A passage from the Nevi'im read after the Torah portion on Shabbat and festivals.

  4. 4

    Why is the parchment of a Torah scroll never touched during the reading?

    Model answer

    Its holiness is marked by following the text with a pointer, the yad, so that no hand touches the writing.

  5. 5

    What is celebrated at Simchat Torah?

    Model answer

    The completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings and its immediate restart from the beginning of Genesis.

  6. 6

    How is the Tenakh used as a source of authority outside worship?

    Model answer

    It is studied at home and in the beit midrash, cited in rabbinic rulings, and used to settle questions of law, ethics and belief.

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