Scholars often note that Jewish tradition views the Torah much the way the Christian tradition views Christ.  When we take account of the Jewish mystical tradition, the parallel becomes even more striking.

For classic Rabbinic thought, the Torah is more than the first five books of the Bible.  It is the heavenly wisdom of God, which existed before the creation of the world and which God employed as a blueprint and instrument when fashioning all things.

Yet, according to classic Rabbinic thought, the Torah itself remains part of that created order.  It is the highest of all created realities, but it has a temporal beginning and is not divine.

One might say that the classic Rabbinic view of the Torah is analogous to the Arian view of Christ.  For the Arians, Yeshua was the incarnate Logos, who existed before the world was made; but the Logos was himself created by God, the firstborn and highest of the angels.  The Logos is neither eternal nor divine.