The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (The Sephardic Cycle, #1)

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What is Torah memory?
Luke It's a mnemonic device, similar to a "Memory Palace", which one might use to memorise Torah. It was important for scholars to have the whole Torah mem…moreIt's a mnemonic device, similar to a "Memory Palace", which one might use to memorise Torah. It was important for scholars to have the whole Torah memorised, due to the limited availability of physical scrolls, and the danger of keeping them.

The "Torah Memory" can also be used to remember anything else.(less)
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