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What are the commentaries in the Torah?

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The Torah itself doesn't contain comentaries. Throughout the history of Judaism, various Jewish scholars have written comentaries to explain the meaning of verses, provide secondary sources that give additional explanation, provide cross reference information, etc. These commentaries can be found on their own or as part of Tanach (Jewish Bible) printed in book form.

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