Masorah
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Masorah or Mesora, (Hebrew מסורה) refers either to the transmission of a (religious) tradition, or to the tradition itself.
- In a broad sense the term can refer to the entire chain of Jewish tradition: see Oral law in Judaism.
- In a narrow sense the term refers to the tradition of the Masoretes used in determining the precise text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible): see Masoretic Text.
[edit] Other possible meanings
- Masorti Judaism is the name used for Conservative Judaism in the State of Israel, as well as elsewhere outside of the U.S.
- "Mesorah" may refer to "Mesorah Publications Ltd." publishers of the Artscroll range of Jewish literature.
- "Mesorah" is part of the name of "Torah Umesorah" (Torah Umesorah-National Society for Hebrew Day Schools) a Haredi Judaism educational organization in the United States.
- "Mesora" or "Metzora" is the 28th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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