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... Torah , and an addi- tional service ( musaf ) . On the first day of Pesaḥ , a prayer for dew in the Holy Land is recited ; on the last day , the memorial service for the departed ( yizkor ) is added . Shavuot ( Feast of Weeks , or ...
... Torah , and an addi- tional service ( musaf ) . On the first day of Pesaḥ , a prayer for dew in the Holy Land is recited ; on the last day , the memorial service for the departed ( yizkor ) is added . Shavuot ( Feast of Weeks , or ...
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... Torah . The concept " Giver of Torah " played a central role in the understanding of God , for it is Torah , or " teaching , " that confirms the events recognized by the community as the act of God . Thus , for example , in the ...
... Torah . The concept " Giver of Torah " played a central role in the understanding of God , for it is Torah , or " teaching , " that confirms the events recognized by the community as the act of God . Thus , for example , in the ...
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... Torah in the widest sense . Scripture , Halakhic and Haggadic Midrash , Mish- na , and Gemara were the sources from which the leaders of the communities drew in order to provide both stabili- ty and flexibility . The dispersion of the ...
... Torah in the widest sense . Scripture , Halakhic and Haggadic Midrash , Mish- na , and Gemara were the sources from which the leaders of the communities drew in order to provide both stabili- ty and flexibility . The dispersion of the ...
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