The TORAH refers to the first 5 books of the Bible, written by Moses as moved by the Holy Spirit to capture the “ascent” of God’s creation.
The TALMUD is a book of rules, regulations and pseudo-Laws created by Dgoo-ish, religious leaders. It was intended to “protect” ordinary people from violating the 10 Commandments. It is a “fencing-in” of the 10- Commandments.
Elohim is plural.