Introduction 1 Part I: The Torah 101 9 Chapter 1: Beginning with Torah Basics 11 Chapter 2: Encountering God, the Ultimate Author 21 Chapter 3: Examining the Treasures of the Torah 39 Part II: One by One: The Books of the Torah 59 Chapter 4: "In the Beginning": The Book of Genesis 61 Chapter 5: "These Are the Names": The Book of Exodus 79 Chapter 6: "And He Called": The Book of Leviticus 101 Chapter 7: "In the Wilderness": The Book of Numbers 113 Chapter 8: "Words": The Book of Deuteronomy 127 Part III: The Torah: An Operating Manual for Planet Earth 141 Chapter 9: Keeping Your Personal Behavior in Line with the Torah 143 Chapter 10: Living by the Word of the Torah in the Community 155 Part IV: The Importance of the Torah in Judaism 165 Chapter 11: Observing the Holy Days in Torah Time 167 Chapter 12: Following Jewish Customs According to the Torah 191 Chapter 13: Walking through the Torah Synagogue Service 209 Chapter 14: The Final Commandment: Writing a Torah Scroll 229 Chapter 15: Always Up for Discussion: Analyzing the Torah 247 Chapter 16: Studying the Torah with Translations, Commentaries, and Other Resources 263 Part V: The Part of Tens 277 Chapter 17: The Ten Commandments According to the Torah 279 Chapter 18: Ten Frequently Misunderstood Quotes from the Torah 287 Part VI: Appendixes 295 Appendix A: A Glossary of Torah Terms and Names 297 Appendix B: The 248 Positive Commandments in the Torah 305 Appendix C: The 365 Negative Commandments in the Torah 321 Index 341.