The study of Torah is "equal to all" of the mitzvot of honouring one's parents, performing deeds of lovingkindness, and bringing peace between people.Some examples of traditional religious teachings: This literature teaches an eagerness for such study and a thirst for knowledge that expands beyond the text of the Tanakh to the entire Oral Torah. In rabbinic literature, a heavy emphasis is placed on Torah study for Jewish males, with women being exempt. Traditional view Students in the Mir Yeshiva, Jerusalem, studying Talmud as a chavrusa A Torah class in Jerusalem Torah study has evolved over the generations, as lifestyles changed and also as new texts were written. This practice is present to an extent in all religious branches of Judaism, and is considered of paramount importance among religious Jews. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is done for the purpose of the mitzvah ("commandment") of Torah study itself. Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts. (The NJSB relies strongly on the MT and seldom utilizes the LXX.) For that reason, I recommend that all readers, Jews and Christians alike, use this translation in conjunction with others whose scholarly merits are also without question.Studying the Torah, Talmud or other rabbinic literature Rabbis debating the Talmud, 1870 A historic painting of Jews studying Torah On the critical side I found myself disagreeing with the translation at times and with some of the choices made in terms of the Hebrew text.
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