How to Use Torah in a Sentence

Torah

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  • Children played between the rows of seats, as blessings and Torah readings stretched on for four hours.
    — Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2023
  • That was the plan on Oct. 7, Simchat Torah, a Jewish holiday.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • That changed on October 7, the day of the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The Argentine president, despite being raised Catholic, claims to have been a student of the Jewish Torah for the last few years.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There were plans to discuss the issue again after Oct. 7, the holiday of Simchat Torah, according to the Kan report.
    — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Orthodoxy insists that both the written and oral Torah have divine origins.
    — Joshua Shanes, Fortune, 19 June 2023
  • On the battlefield, some religious soldiers have filmed themselves dancing with Torah scrolls and waving the orange flags of Gush Katif.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The ‘milk’ of Torah In ancient times, Shavuot was an agricultural pilgrimage festival, a time to bring offerings of first grains and fruits to the temple in Jerusalem.
    — Laura Yares, The Conversation, 22 May 2023
  • Putin's statement comes after Hamas attacked Israel over the weekend during the holiday of Simchat Torah.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Haim wants people to understand why the attack on Israel — carried out on the holiday of Simchat Torah, a day meant for rejoicing — cannot be ignored.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The museum is buying superlative examples of Judaica, such as a Polish Torah crown from around 1800.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
  • All along, Stacy is more concerned with the party aspects of her big event than with its more serious rituals, including the chanting of her Torah portion and her mitzvah (good deed) project.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Traditions also include staying up all night studying Torah and eating dairy.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • The demonstrations scheduled for this weekend are an apparent response to the controversial anti-Islam protests and a request was filed and approved for Saturday to burn the Bible and Torah.
    — Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 14 July 2023
  • To this day, students in yeshivas turn to the Rambam’s magnum opus, the comprehensive legal code known as the Mishneh Torah, in navigating the complexities of Jewish law.
    — Adam Kirsch, wsj.com, 5 May 2023
  • Traditionalists don’t bother; the study of Torah is self-justifying.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
  • In his absence, worshipers at a nearby ultra-Orthodox synagogue had dedicated a Torah to a soldier killed during the invasion of Gaza — something that would have been unthinkable before the war.
    — Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Rabbis fashioned substitutes for holy requirements that could no longer be performed: prayers instead of animal sacrifices; arks for Torah scrolls instead of the Temple’s inner sanctum.
    — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The rally’s speakers implored the attendees to limit the use of the internet to business and other practical concerns and to avoid frivolous social media, pornography and other sites that are a distraction from Torah study and human relationships.
    — Joseph Berger, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And there is comfort to be found within the boundaries of that Torah: Shabbat calm, congregational harmonies, family gatherings to celebrate seasonal festivals.
    — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The attack began early Saturday morning, which coincided with a major Jewish holiday called Simchat Torah.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Gathering electronic dance music festival celebrating the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2024
  • His aspirations come at a time when ultra-Orthodox Jews face increasing resentment from a larger, secular society over religious school subsidies and other benefits, including exemption from compulsory military service for Torah students.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2024
  • His aspirations come at a time when ultra-Orthodox Jews face increasing resentment from a larger, secular society over religious school subsidies and other benefits, including exemption from compulsory military service for Torah students.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024

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