The Rambam asserts that the last eight verses of the Torah - which describe Moshe's death and its aftermath - were written by Moshe as was the rest of the Torah. Yet the Rambam also says that they have a special halachic status. How can we explain this discrepancy?
The Rambam asserts that the last eight verses of the Torah - which describe Moshe's death and its aftermath - were written by Moshe as was the rest of the Torah. Yet the Rambam also says that they have a special halachic status. How can we explain this discrepancy?
The Rambam asserts that the last eight verses of the Torah - which describe Moshe's death and its aftermath - were written by Moshe as was the rest of the Torah. Yet the Rambam also says that they have a special halachic status. How can we explain this discrepancy?
What sections of the Torah are read on Mondays and Thursdays? Why do we repeat a pasuk during the Kriat HaTorah on Rosh Chodesh? What is the connection between the haftara and the parasha?
What sections of the Torah are read on Mondays and Thursdays? Why do we repeat a pasuk during the Kriat HaTorah on Rosh Chodesh? What is the connection between the haftara and the parasha?
What sections of the Torah are read on Mondays and Thursdays? Why do we repeat a pasuk during the Kriat HaTorah on Rosh Chodesh? What is the connection between the haftara and the parasha?
Nowadays, we are accustomed to completing the public reading of the Torah every year on Simchat Torah. Apart from finishing on that date, what other requirements are there in terms of reading certain selections on certain days?
Nowadays, we are accustomed to completing the public reading of the Torah every year on Simchat Torah. Apart from finishing on that date, what other requirements are there in terms of reading certain selections on certain days?
Nowadays, we are accustomed to completing the public reading of the Torah every year on Simchat Torah. Apart from finishing on that date, what other requirements are there in terms of reading certain selections on certain days?
What are the rules that apply to rolling the Sefer Torah - either at the end of the Torah reading, or when moving forward from one section to another?
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