How to Use Torah in a Sentence

Torah

noun
  • Children played between the rows of seats, as blessings and Torah readings stretched on for four hours.
    — Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-09-18
  • Orthodoxy insists that both the written and oral Torah have divine origins.
    — Joshua Shanes, Fortune, 2023-06-19
  • Both expect their own sons to become rabbis too, or at least Torah scholars, and their daughters to marry men of the same ilk.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 2025-03-16
  • Observances include all-night Torah study, special prayers, and the consumption of dairy foods.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 2024-12-11
  • Traditions also include staying up all night studying Torah and eating dairy.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2023-05-25
  • The rabbinical leadership there made sure to take sacred Torah scrolls that had been housed inside before the flames approached.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 2025-01-29
  • That was the plan on Oct. 7, Simchat Torah, a Jewish holiday.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 2023-11-07
  • The day of the assault was both Shabbat and Simchat Torah, the last of a series of important holidays in the fall.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 2024-08-03
  • That changed on October 7, the day of the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2023-10-21
  • Jewish siblings, too, must center Torah’s justice — not silence, not nationalism.
    — Rev. Frank Alagna, The Orlando Sentinel, 2025-04-10
  • 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, 2024-03-13
  • The one spark on the plaza was a collection of small boys, perhaps 8 years old, wearing silver paper hats made to look like the ornamental crowns placed on the handles of a Torah scroll.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 2024-07-09
  • Not a bit of it: in fact, his father presided over the Mayer family table at night wearing a yarmulke and pursued his own obsessions as a Torah scholar by day.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 2025-06-09
  • This event represents the culmination of years of Hebrew and Torah study and signifies the child's entrance into adulthood.
    — Jennifer O'Donnell, Parents, 2024-07-08
  • Madonna's 18-year-old son David can also be seen at the service carrying an open Torah over his head while wearing a tallit around his neck and rocking a cream-colored suit.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 2024-09-09
  • This gave students ample opportunity to bond with one another and make friends from around the world, all while studying Torah and celebrating Shabbat.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2025-04-27
  • Congregation Beth Torah said on social media that three Rabbis from three congregations that touched her life will join together to lead the services.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2025-05-27
  • The museum is buying superlative examples of Judaica, such as a Polish Torah crown from around 1800.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2024-02-01
  • 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, 2023-05-22
  • Koppel envisions a map of two millennia of commentary, searchable by novice and scholar alike, a democratization of Torah study inconceivable a decade ago.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Drawing from the week’s Torah portion, Reines used the imagery of the war against the Midianites to examine the ethical conduct of war through the lens of Jewish tradition.
    — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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, 2023-05-05
  • 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, 2024-01-09
  • 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, 2024-03-04
  • Gathering electronic dance music festival celebrating the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2024-01-16
  • 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, 2024-01-29

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