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Who wrote the תורה?
משה רבינו
How many חומשים are there?
5
What language is the תורה written in and what does that mean?
לשון הקודש
It means the Holy Language
When we close our חומש or any sefer, what do we do with it to show respect?
Kiss it
How did משה know what to write in the תורה?
Hashem dictated to him (told him exactly) what to write
Name 2 differences between the חומש and the תורה, specifically in the way we know how to read it
The חומש has נקודות and טעמי המקרא
What do the first, middle and last letters of the א-ב spell and what does this teach us?
אמת spells א מ ת
This reminds us how everything in the Torah is absolutely true and everlasting because it comes from Hashem
Can we sit on the same level as a חומש?
Never!
When was the תורה officially given?
At הר סיני
Who divided the פרקים that we see in the חומש?
Non- Jews in the 13th century
What is the difference between the פרשיות in the תורה and the weekly פרשיות?
The פרשיות in the תורה are the sections throughout the תורה
The weekly פרשיות are really the weekly סֶדְרוֹת.
If I have a siddur, a חומש, a Gemara and a Jewish novel, what order do I stack them?
חומש
Gemara
Siddur
Jewish novel
How do we have the division of the פסוקים?
Hashem told it over to משה on הר סיני, and then it was passed down orally throughout the generations until the חומש was printed and formatted
What is written on the top of every page of חומש?
The פרק,ספר and פרשה
Torah is Hashem's ____?
חכמה
If you don't understand something in the חומש, what should you say? Instead of?
"I don't understand" instead of "this doesn't make sense"
When was the תורה first kept?
Starting with the אמהות, אבות and שבטים, even before מתן תורה
Who are the 2 most basic and famous commentators on the חומש?
רש"י and אונקלוס
When we learn תורה, what kind of connection do we now have with Hashem?
We actually become united with Hashem!
Why do we learn from a חומש, and not directly from the ספר תורה?
The תורה is so holy, it has to be kept in the ארון קודש, except for 3 times a week when we take it out in Shul to read it