Portal talk:Judaism/Weekly Torah portion box

Cool
Cool! --Unforgettableid | talk to me 23:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Transclusion
IZAK just transcluded this template into a whole bunch of pages where I don't think it belongs. (See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Torah portion.) I've commented on each of those pages' talk pages.&mdash;msh210 &#x2120; 20:56, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed. The length and ever-changing nature of the template makes it completely inappropriate for the article namespace.  -Joshuapaquin 21:31, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Quite. Rich Farmbrough 19:32 3 July 2006 (GMT).

Torah portion
Hi: See the following at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism. Best wishes, IZAK 08:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi everyone:

User:msh210 has disagreed with me (see User talk:IZAK) about placing Torah portion on each of the following articles. He has placed the following basic objection on each page: "What is Torah portion doing on this page? Completelt irrelevant.&mdash;msh210 &#x2120; 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)."

In response I am centralizing the discussions here. I am also providing the full text of my first response on each article's talk page here, listed as point "Reason/s (1)" for each article, the other three reasons were the same on/for all the articles: That: (2) The template Torah portion is at the bottom of the Maftir article's page, so essentially it's part of the "See also" section which is a legitimate way of connecting related and connected topics on an article. (3) If a reader finds the Torah portion to be "too intrusive" then any reader is free to click "Hide" on the top right section of the template's heading which shrinks it to an unobtrusive one liner. Finally, (4) the Torah portion is presently diligently updated weekly by User:Dauster early each Sunday so that any readers may learn more about the weekly Parsha. User:Dauster summarizes each week's Parsha and adds some interesting graphics which surely adds life and color to a page that may gain the attention of readers who don't know much about this subject and may want to learn more. Please refer all further comments and discussions to one centralized location at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism Thank you. IZAK 08:25, 4 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Maftir (see Talk:Maftir)
 * Reason/s: (1) The Maftir and the weekly Torah reading of the Parsha (Torah portion) are both part of the services on Shabbat, and the Maftir is the last part of each Shabbat's Torah reading.
 * List of Jewish prayers and blessings (see Talk:List of Jewish prayers and blessings)
 * Reason/s: (1) List of Jewish prayers and blessings and the weekly Torah reading of the Parsha (Torah portion) are all part of the weekly Torah readings on Monday and Thursday morning Shacharit services, as well as during the services on Shabbat.
 * Cantillation (see Talk:Cantillation)
 * Reason/s: (1) Cantillation is the unique way the weekly Torah reading of the Parsha (Torah portion) is "read/sung" in synagogue on Mondays and Wednesdays during Shacharit services, and notably in the services on Shabbat.
 * Haftarah (see Talk:Haftarah)
 * Reason/s: (1) The Haftarah and the weekly Torah reading of the Parsha (Torah portion) are both part of the services on Shabbat. The Haftarah comes after the Maftir as the last part of each Shabbat's Torah reading. (2) The ancient Jewish sages who created the system of reading the Haftarah with the weekly Torah portion chose sections from Tanakh for the Haftarah to match a major a major theme in each week's Parsha, so that the Parsha and Hafatarah are intrinsically connected.
 * Tikkun (book) (see Talk:Tikkun (book))
 * Reason/s: (1) The Tikkun (book) is the unique "book" that is used to prepare for the cantillation of the weekly Torah reading of the Parsha (Torah portion) on Shabbat in synagogue. It is the "tool" that a ba'al koreh ("Torah reader") uses to familiarize himself with that week's Torah portion.
 * Sefer Torah (see Talk:Sefer Torah)
 * Reason/s: (1) The Sefer Torah is divided into 54 portions, known as Parshas (parshiyot) and each week's Torah reading of a Parsha (Torah portion) is read directly from a Sefer Torah scroll in synagogue on Shabbat, as well as on Monday and Thursday mornings.
 * Humash (see Talk:Humash)
 * Reason/s: (1) Humash is the Hebrew name for the Pentateuch. The Humash refers to a "Hebrew Pentateuch". A Humash is almost always divided not only by verses and chapters (which is of non-Jewish origins) but by the 54 Parshas (parshiyot) which is the tradition of Judaism. The Humash thus contains each week's Torah reading of the weekly Parsha (Torah portion) read as part of the services on Shabbat, and the Monday and Thursday Torah readings.
 * Torah study (see Talk:Torah study)
 * Reason/s: (1) The most basic and universal Torah study that is done by Jews worldwide on all days is to study, attend classes about, and listen to sermons derived directly from that week's Torah reading (in synagogues on Shabbat) based on the weekly Parsha (Torah portion) as stated in this article itself in a few places, even quoting a source for the principle: "It is the duty of everyone to read the entire weekly portion twice (the law of shnayim mikra ve-echad targum, Tractate Berakhot 8a).
 * B'nai Mitzvah (see Talk:B'nai Mitzvah)
 * Reasons/s: (1) The high-point of any B'nai Mitzvah religious "right of passage" celebration to Jewish adulthood is for the child to study to chant sections of, or the entire, Torah reading from that week's Parsha (Torah portion) read in synagogue on the Shabbat closest to their 13th birthday. Indeed, the date and time of one's Bar Mitzvah celebration on Shabbat is always derived from the weekly Torah portion (Parsha) on which the Bar Mitzvah will be celebrated. Question: "When is/was your Bar Mitzvah?" Answer: "On parshas XYZ."

The following were not mentioned by User:msh210 on User talk:IZAK, but should be included here to show their relevance:
 * Jewish services (see Talk:Jewish services)
 * Reason/s: (1) The central focus of Jewish services on every Shabbat in synagogue as well as on Monday and Thursday mornings at Shacharit services is the Torah reading of that week's Parsha (Torah portion).
 * Shabbat (see Talk:Shabbat)
 * Reason/s: (1) The central part of Jewish services on Shabbat in synagogue is the cantillation of the Torah reading for that week's Parsha (Torah portion) and it is also usually the basis of the rabbi's sermon and the source of classes and lectures during the week. Bar Mitzvah celebrations often involve the reading of the weekly Torah portion on Shabbat in synagogue by the Bar Mitzvah boy (or girl in non-Orthodox settings).
 * Torah reading (see Talk:Torah reading)
 * Reason/s: (1) The weekly Torah reading on Shabbat and on Monday and Thursday mornings in all synagogues is based on that week's Parsha (Torah portion).
 * Parsha (see Talk:Parsha)
 * Reason/s: (1) The weekly Parsha (Torah portion) is the main Torah reading in all synagogues every Shabbat as well as on Monday and Thursday mornings.

Discussion about the 54 parshas

 * REQUEST: Please see the centralized discussion about this subject, relating to sources, links, content, etc at Talk:Chayei Sarah (parsha). Thank you, IZAK (talk) 09:46, 30 July 2012 (UTC)