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''' | '''Chumash''' is a term for each of the five books of the Torah. | ||
== Name == | == Name == | ||
The Torah is divided into five books: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Sefer Vayikra (Leviticus), Sefer Bamidbar (Numbers), and Sefer Devarim (Deuteronomy). | The Torah is divided into five books: [[Sefer Bereshit]] (Genesis), [[Sefer Shemot]] (Exodus), [[Sefer Vayikra]] (Leviticus), [[Sefer Bamidbar]] (Numbers), and [[Sefer Devarim]] (Deuteronomy). | ||
Each of these five is called a Chumash, meaning "one of five." It is sometimes printed as one book, and sometimes as five separate parts. | Each of these five is called a Chumash, meaning "one of five." It is sometimes printed as one book, and sometimes as five separate parts. | ||
== Holiness == | == Holiness == | ||
This chapter requires adding Chabad context. You are invited to contribute to ChabadPedia and add it. | <nowiki>{{This chapter requires adding Chabad context. You are invited to contribute to ChabadPedia and add it}}</nowiki>. | ||
The Chumash has a special holiness, and therefore no other book (even Tanya) should be placed on top of the Chumash. | The Chumash has a special holiness, and therefore no other book (even [[Tanya]]) should be placed on top of the Chumash. | ||
The Rebbe, when entering 770, was observed many times removing various books from on top of the Chumash, or instructing others to remove them. | [[The Rebbe]], when entering [[770 Eastern Parkway|770]], was observed many times removing various books from on top of the Chumash, or instructing others to remove them. | ||
Although one should not place a Tanya on a Chumash, one should also not place a Chumash on a Tanya, since it [Tanya] is also considered a "Chumash" of Chassidic teachings. | Although one should not place a Tanya on a Chumash, one should also not place a Chumash on a Tanya, since it [Tanya] is also considered a "Chumash" of Chassidic teachings. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Weekly Torah portion]] | |||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||
Rabbi Y.S. Ginzburg. Placing holy books on top of each other (including the Rebbe's customs) - Chabad website | Rabbi Y.S. Ginzburg. Placing holy books on top of each other (including the Rebbe's customs) - Chabad website | ||
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