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Disagreements on the Torah are virtually nonexistent, certainly in comparison to the Christian doctrines. The "New Testament" is nearly 1700 younger than the Torah, and despite never going into exile like the Jewish people, and their ability to maintain centrality of the text, the Vatican, to ensure its accuracy, there are more than 30,000 different readings on 150 original Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of Luke (The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible). Meanwhile, 3300 years after its transmission, the Torah miraculously has only 9 spelling variants, which serve to have absolutely no effect on the meaning, for example, the words color and colour. This unequivocally shows that if one accepts the written Torah, like the story of Hillel, one must simultaneously accept the oral Torah as a fundamental part of tradition including concepts, laws, and instructions for reading the written Torah itself.
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The Oral Torah was given to Moses on Mt. Sinai. It was just that--passed down orally from generation to generation. When in the 1st century it became apparent that this teaching could be lost (with Diaspora) it was committed to written form. That aspect of torah (Mishna,) together with the sages commentary on it (Gemara) constitute the Talmud.
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Subject to the rules of interpretation and the authoritativeness of the author's view, when the rules are followed, the rabbis' conclusion is fully authoritative to the point of BIBLICAL sanction by virtue of the Biblical laws to abide by the rabbis' decision and the prohibition not to veer there from. Metaphysically you can call it inspired, though it follows strict logical reasoning.
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Is the oral Torah ever referred to by the ancient "writers" as inspired or did they see themselves as interprative writers? Or is there a difference in inspiration of the oral Torah and the written Torah. If so, and it seems that there is, where does the authority come from for following oral Torah as inspired?
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Awesome dissertation, Now I understand the difference. THANK YOU Rabbi!
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Well presented and very informative lesson. Finally a straightforward explanation of the oral torah.
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When it is written "upon the forehead" - does it mean your brain? - as a example when you say a Rebbe has righteous memory - it is written there by our Father. And right hand - you are doing G-d's work? You are doing what G-d has commanded us to do?
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Thank you Rabbi! Visual aids helped me understand. Please continue the Outstanding job! Looking forward for the next lesson.
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Great Lecture! Really shows the validity of the oral tradition.
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