In the case of the Torah (also called the Pentateuch), the order of the books is clear, since its five books were traditionally copied onto a single scroll. However, regarding the rest of the Old ...

It contains the five books of Moses and the mitzvot. This section contains the words of 15 prophets, including Isaiah, Joshua and Samuel. They encourage Jews to follow the laws in the Torah.

Some Jews spend their whole life studying the Torah. There are two sections to the Nevi’im. These are the former and the latter prophets. The books of the former prophets talk about the history ...

Together, they wrote “It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses.” Many of us grew up with a straightforward ...