Torah study
E315334
Jewish religious practice
communal practice
form of religious study
intellectual discipline
spiritual discipline
Torah study is the central Jewish religious practice of learning and interpreting the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts as a lifelong spiritual, intellectual, and communal discipline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torah study canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious practice
ⓘ
communal practice ⓘ form of religious study ⓘ intellectual discipline ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
communal cohesion
ⓘ
knowledge of God ⓘ moral refinement ⓘ spiritual growth ⓘ understanding of halakha ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daf Yomi cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Daf Yomi
daily study cycles ⓘ parashat hashavua (weekly Torah portion) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Torah ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| centralTo | Jewish religious life ⓘ |
| commandedIn |
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 11:19
Deuteronomy 6:7 ⓘ |
| consideredMitzvahIn | Judaism ⓘ |
| emphasizedBy | rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
communal learning
ⓘ
discussion and debate ⓘ ethical reflection ⓘ interpretation of sacred texts ⓘ legal analysis ⓘ memorization ⓘ personal study ⓘ spiritual contemplation ⓘ textual analysis ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
chevruta study
ⓘ
independent reading ⓘ public lecture (shiur) ⓘ |
| hasTemporalScope | lifelong practice ⓘ |
| includesStudyOf |
Jewish commentaries
ⓘ
Midrash ⓘ Mishnah ⓘ
surface form:
Oral Torah
Talmud ⓘ Torah ⓘ
surface form:
Written Torah
halakhic literature ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryTexts |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Jews
Haredi Jews ⓘ Hasidism ⓘ
surface form:
Hasidic Jews
Jewish adults ⓘ Jewish children ⓘ Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Jews
Reform Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Reform Jews
Religious Zionism ⓘ
surface form:
Religious Zionists
rabbis ⓘ yeshiva students ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Jewish home
ⓘ
beit midrash ⓘ synagogue ⓘ yeshiva ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| valuedAs | highest form of worship in many Jewish sources ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
core of Jewish identity
ⓘ
foundation of Jewish law ⓘ service of God ⓘ |
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