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Are the Torah's words meant to be taken at face value? If the Torah says something, should we accept it as written? It may come as a surprise to many that one of the central belief in Judaism is that the Torah was never meant to be taken at face value. Rather the Torah was written in code and we can only understand it if we know how to decipher the code.
A fascinating discussion about the Torah, its meaning, and an exploration of examples where we believe the Torah meant something other than what is written.
By Zalman Gordon5
1515 ratings
Are the Torah's words meant to be taken at face value? If the Torah says something, should we accept it as written? It may come as a surprise to many that one of the central belief in Judaism is that the Torah was never meant to be taken at face value. Rather the Torah was written in code and we can only understand it if we know how to decipher the code.
A fascinating discussion about the Torah, its meaning, and an exploration of examples where we believe the Torah meant something other than what is written.

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