The System of Halachah IV – Necessity, Advantages and Accuracy of the Oral Torah

In this class, we will address the skeptic: What evidence is there that the Oral Torah was given by God at Sinai? Perhaps it is the brilliant product of the Talmudic Rabbis? After all, if God intended for the Torah to be observed in any specific way, why didn’t He just tell us so Himself... Read more »

The System of Halachah III – The Contents of the Oral Law

So far we have explained the meaning of the term “Oral Torah” and how the Oral Torah came to be written down. Now we will present a more detailed explanation of the content of the Oral Torah. This class will discuss both the legal components of the Oral Torah and the Aggadic (philosophic) components. We... Read more »

The System of Halachah II – The Written Torah, the Oral Torah, and their Interrelationship

A fundamental principle of Judaism is that God taught Moshe a comprehensive oral explanation of the Torah along with the written text. God taught the Oral Torah to Moshe on Mount Sinai, repeated to him in the Ohel Moed, and again in the Plains of Moav. Moshe passed this tradition verbally to the people, who... Read more »