12 Torah Ideas to Memorize

12 Torah Ideas to Memorize Most of the the following are 12 lines from various strata of the Torah, chosen for memorization by Lubavitch, translated here in an egalitarian, "Meta-Siddur" style.See # 8 1) Tora tziva lanu Moshe morasha kehillat ya'akov. 8) V'shinantom l'vanekha v'dibarta barn, b'shiv't'kha b'vaytekha, uv'lekh'tikha vaderekh, uv'shakh'b'kha uv'kumekha. The Torah which was given to Moses is our inheritance. Deuteronomy 33:4 Teach the truths of the Sh'ma to your children. And speak in these truths when you sit around your home; also, when you're on the road; when you lie yourself down to sleep; and when you awaken. Deuteronomy 6:7 2) Sh'ma Yisrael, Yah Eloha u, Yah, ekhad. Listen you, the one who is our Source, is one. Deuteronomy 6:4 9) Yagati v'lo matzati al ta'amin. Lo yagati v'matzati, al ta'amin. Yagati umatzati, ta'amin. 3) Asay l'kha rav u'knay l'kha khaver. "I struggled and did not attain" Do not believe this one. "I did not struggle and attained anyway." Do not believe this one. "I struggled and attained." Talmud Megilla 6:2 Believe this one. Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself an ally with whom to study. Pirkay Avot Chapter 1 4) Kol Yisrael yesh lahem khelek l' olam haba sheh-ne-emar "Vamaykh kulam tzaddikim. L' olam yirshu aretz. Naytzer mata-ai ma'say yadai l'hitpoer." 10) V'ahavta l'rayakha kamokha. Amar Rebbe Akiva, zeh klal gadol batorah. Love your neighbor as yourself. Rabbi Akiba says, "This is the overarching principle in the Torah." Every person who struggles with truth has a place in the world to come as it says, "All your people are righteous. Their inheritance will arrive, bringing much nachas.to the whole." Talmud Sanhedrin 90:2 Midrash on Leviticus 19:18 11) Vizeh kol ha'adam v'takhlit briato ubriat kol ha-olomotL'hiyot lo yitborakh dira zoo b'takhtonim. 5) Ki karov aylekha hadavar m'od bifikha ubil'vavekha la'asoto. This is the purpose of being human and also the purpose of the creation of all the worlds: That there be for the Divine a comfy, familiar residence, even in the lowest worlds. Tanya Perek 33 Your God connection is very effortless and near to you- in your speaking abilities, to speak of it; and in Deuteronomy 30:14 your hands, to take action. 6) V'hinay Yah nitzav alav um'lo kol ha-aretz kvodo, umabit alav, ubokhayn klayiot valev im ovdo kara'uy. 12) Yismakh Yisrael b'ma'asov. Pay-roosh,shekolmishehu mizera yisrael yesh lo lismo-akh b' simkhat habora. . The presence of Yah hovers above you, aware of you, interested in your inner workings, noticing the quality of your engagement in life. Tanya Perek 41 "Let those who struggle with truth also rejoice in all ways." Anyone who genuinely struggles with the ultimate truth, also finds a path to a light hearted, rejoicing with the Creative Force, together. 7) B'raysheet bara Elohim et hashamavim v'et ha'aretz. Tanya Perek 33 In the beginning Elohim was created along with the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1