Weekly Torah portion

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Pronunciations

Torah Portion (TAW-ruh por-shin) listen
Weekly Torah portion (week-lee TAW-ruh por-sin) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The weekly section of the Torah read publicly on Shabbat.

Example Sentences

  • "This work will also help those learning their daily Chitas or Chok Leyisrael to have a quick summary of the Torah portion of that day." (source)

  • "And Isaac's grandmother has already finished the weekly Torah portion in Tsena Ve-Rena, the women's Yiddish Bible, and come and sits down outside on the stone bench in front of the house." (Only Yesterday by Shmuel Yosef Agnon)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • referring to the portion of the Torah that is to be read that week

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

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