{"id":512,"date":"2012-04-07T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T22:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=512"},"modified":"2012-04-07T15:34:11","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T22:34:11","slug":"what-is-the-midpoint-of-the-torah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/07\/what-is-the-midpoint-of-the-torah\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Midpoint of the Torah?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Leviticus 10:16, <em>Diligently sought <\/em>or <em>inquired insistently <\/em>(ASET). <\/strong>According to one Jewish tradition, these two words are the exact halfway mark of the words of the Torah. \u201cThis is to teach us that the entire Torah revolves around constant inquiry. One must never stop studying and seeking deeper and broader understanding of the Torah\u201d (<em>The ArtScroll Vayikra\/Leviticus Commentary<\/em>, p. 159).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/07\/what-is-the-midpoint-of-the-torah\/torah-scroll-open-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-513\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-513\" title=\"Torah scroll open 2\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Torah-scroll-open-2-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Torah-scroll-open-2-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Torah-scroll-open-2.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>How many times have you read a passage in the Word of Elohim only to receive a fresh revelation or to find a new nugget of understanding? This is because the Word of Elohim is spiritually alive! (Heb 4:12; John 14:25\u201326; 16:13; also Ps 119:30; Isa 55:11.)<\/p>\n<p>It must be noted that other Jewish traditions place the center of the Torah in other passages. 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