The Torah is the primary document of Judaism. Torah, which means "teaching", is God's revealed instructions to the Jewish People and god relationship with the Jewish people. It teaches Jews how to act, think and even feel about life and death. The Torah contains 613 commandments (mitzvot) and from those the The Ten Commandments are revealed and are considered the most important commandments of the Torah. They give believers moral guidance through life and the laws god gave to his people to follow. The weekly ritual of the Shabbat is to remind the Hebrew people of two very important events in history: the creation of the world and the deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Both highlight the central Jewish religious belief: that there is one, powerful creator God who cares for his people. …show more content…
The torah teaches Jews how to act, think and feel about life and death, teaching Jews today about the history of their religion and the relationship between God and the Jews. “The observant Jew has his own sense of values. Torah Judaism is his blueprint for this life, his target for existence.” the ten commandments influences believers by guiding the everyday believer through what is right and wrong, giving an individual moral knowledge and reasoning within life’s journey.they outline what God commands his people to obey “Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them.” Deuteronomy