The word "Torah" literally means "instructions" (not "law"), and refers to the instructions given to God to Israel. Torah typically refers to the 5 books of Moses (the "written law"), but some people also use it to refer to the entire Jewish Scriptures (the Tanak) and still others include the "oral law", i.e. Talmud, as part of Torah.
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The word "Torah" literally means "instructions" (not "law"), and refers to the instructions given to God to Israel. Torah typically refers to the 5 books of Moses (the "written law"), but some people also use it to refer to the entire Jewish Scriptures (the Tanak) and still others include the "oral law", i.e. Talmud, as part of Torah.
added by neelam55 on 2007-06-28 03:02:05