The Torah is discussed under five headings: (i) Written Torah; (ii) Torah Scrolls; (iii) Chumash; (iv) Talmud; and (v) Other Writings (including the Midrashim, Responsa, and Kabbalah).

It is explained that the Torah consists in two sections: (i) the Torah Shebiksav (the Written Torah); and (ii) the Torah Sheb'al Peh (the Oral Torah). In time the Mishna and Gemara are said to have evolved to ensure that the Oral Torah was not forgotten; the integration of these two became the Talmud.

The Torah is said to be "overwhelmingly" concerned with the deliverance of the Hebrews from bondage in Egypt; this involved an encounter with the one true God whose instructions or commandments, given through Moses, made of them a nation, and gave them a religion and an identity.

During services the Torah is read from a hand-written scroll, not from the printed word. Each Torah scroll is made from parchment (animal skin, usually cow) and may take six months to a year to complete. The process is here discussed.

The Oral Torah is said to have preceded the Written Torah by forty years; it is also a great deal larger than the latter. In addition, oral communication ensures that the Torah remains a living, integral part of Jewish life, imprinting it firmly in the memory in the process.