Instead, a pointer called a yad is used to follow the words. The Torah plays a big part in the lives of Jews today as it is believed to be the word of God. All Jews use the Torah to help guide them in their lives, but some Jews use the Torah more strictly than others.
For example, some Orthodox Jews believe that it is important to follow every single rule in the Torah. However, Reform Jews tend to follow the rules they feel are most important and disregard some rules they see as outdated.
The significance of the Torah is seen in many ways:. Moses led the Hebrew people out of the Sinai Desert toward the promised land. At Mt. Sinai, God gave Moses the Law which would guide the Israelites to today.
The laws were called the Ten Commandments and form the basis of the Torah, the book of Jewish law. It took many years for the Israelites to finally get to what they thought was the Promised Land - Canaan.
After some fighting the Jews established the Israelite kingdom. After many years, Canaan was conquered by the Assyrians, the Babylonians and then eventually the Romans. The Israelites once again found themselves enslaved, this time by Babylonians. The Israelites were then taken over by Romans who destroyed much of what had been built in Jerusalem by the Israelites. Most of the Jews were scattered all over the region and eventually moved from place to place to avoid persecution which continues to this day.
The dispersion of the Jews is called the Diaspora. The worst persecution of the Jews was during World War II by the Nazis who murdered more than six million Jews or a third of the world's Jewish population. This was called the Holocaust. Beginning in the 's Jews began returning to their homeland in growing numbers, this time to avoid persecution where they lived.
After World War II, many Jews believed that for the Jewish people and culture to survive, Jews needed to live in their own country where all Jews from anywhere in the world would have the right to live and be citizens. Yeshua taught that the heart behind each commandment is the key, not just the required action. For example, the Torah says not to kill, but Yeshua said that even if you secretly hate anyone, you have broken this commandment in your heart. The Torah tells us not to commit adultery, but Yeshua said that even if we look at someone lustfully, we are guilty of breaking this commandment Matthew The Jewish writings claim that when Messiah arrives, he will be the interpreter of the Torah and teach us accordingly.
That is exactly what Yeshua did during his life. Not only did he interpret the Torah, he said that he came to fulfill it and not do away with it Matthew It was partially full before, but when the Messiah came, he filled it all the way up.
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