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  2. Gedolim pictures - Wikipedia

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    Gedolim pictures are photos or sketches of (or attributed to) famous rabbis, known as gedolim (Hebrew for "great people"), [1] who are admired by Jews. It is a cultural phenomenon found largely in the Orthodox and more specifically Haredi Jewish communities.

  3. Torah scroll - Wikipedia

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    A Torah scroll (Hebrew: סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, Sefer Torah, lit. "Book of Torah"; plural: סִפְרֵי תוֹרָה Sifrei Torah) is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning the five books of Moses (the first books of the Hebrew Bible). The Torah scroll is mainly used in the ritual of Torah reading during Jewish prayers.

  4. Torah - Wikipedia

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    The Torah (/ ˈ t ɔːr ə / or / ˈ t oʊ r ə /; [1] Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה Tōrā, "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. [2] The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch (/ ˈ p ɛ n t ə tj uː k /) or ...

  5. Aniconism in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    A number of verses in the Torah/Tanakh refer to prohibitions against the creation of various forms of images, invariably linked directly with idolatry.The strongest source is based on what Judaism counts as the second of the Ten Commandments:

  6. List of Hebrew Bible manuscripts - Wikipedia

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    Pentateuch of 929 (Torah) dated 929 CE, Russian National Library. [ 16 ] Aleppo Codex , 930 CE, written in Tiberias , now deposited at Israel Museum in Jerusalem (exhibited in the Shrine of the Book, the Codex was complete, supposedly pointed by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher , partially missing since 1958); this manuscript is the basis of the ...

  7. LA wildfires destroy numerous houses of worship. Clergy and ...

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    Navigating road closures to rescue Torah scrolls . Berman Harris — along with her husband, another congregant and a custodian — managed to get the Torah scrolls into their cars and whisked away to safety before the synagogue was engulfed in flames Tuesday night. “It’s the heartbeat of any Jewish community,” she said of the Torah.

  8. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Jewish symbols are prevalent on wimpels; Torah binders made from the cloth used to swaddle a child on his Brit Milah. Common themes and symbols are linked to positive wishes for the life of the child. On Ashkenazi Torah binders, the inscriptions often follow the same pattern.

  9. Western Wall - Wikipedia

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    The restoration of the men's section included a Torah ark that can house over 100 Torah scrolls, in addition to new bookshelves, a library, heating for the winter, and air conditioning for the summer. [113] A new room was also built for the scribes who maintain and preserve the Torah scrolls used at the Wall. [113]