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What is the "Oral Torah"?
By Naftali Silberberg
G‑d told Moses that he will give him "the Torah and the commandments." Why did G‑d add the word "commandments?" Are there any commandments which are not included in the Torah?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » What is the "Oral Torah"?
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The Oral Law
The Oral Torah has come a long way since it was orally transmitted to Moses atop Mount Sinai. But despite the long way, it remains unchanged at its core.
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » About » What is the Torah? » The Oral Law
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The Course of Tradition
A timeline of the transmission of the Oral Law
Moses received the Torah in the year 2448 after creation. Nearly 2000 years later, Rabbi Ashi and Ravina completed the Talmud. See the links in the transmission of the Oral Law from Moses until the completion of the Talmud.
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » About » What is the Torah? » The Course of Tradition
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The Oral Tradition
Part 3 of 4
By Lazer Gurkow
A four part lecture presenting the oral tradition: A well defined, efficient and structured system, as taught through the ages by our sages.
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » The Torah » The Oral Tradition » The Oral Tradition
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The Oral Tradition
Part 2 of 4
By Lazer Gurkow
A four part lecture presenting the oral tradition: A well defined, efficient and structured system, as taught through the ages by our sages.
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » The Torah » The Oral Tradition » The Oral Tradition
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The Oral Tradition
Part 1 of 4
By Lazer Gurkow
A four part lecture presenting the oral tradition: A well defined, efficient and structured system, as taught through the ages by our sages.
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » The Torah » The Oral Tradition » The Oral Tradition
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Sadducees ejected from Sanhedrin
81 BCE
Shimon ben Shetach successfully completed the expulsion of the Sadducees (a sect which denied the Oral Torah and the authority of the Sages) who had dominated the Sanhedrin (Supreme Court), replacing them with his Torah-loyal Pharisaic disciples, on the ...
Jewish Calendar » Tevet » Teves - 28 » Jewish History » Sadducees ejected from Sanhedrin
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The Fiftieth Miracle
By Shlomo Yaffe
Miracles are a concession to the human need to see things from a different perspective in order to apprehend what they've already seen. Shavuot is when G-d believes in us enough not to indulge it
Spirituality » Essays » The Fiftieth Miracle
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Translating Truth
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Every translator grapples with two conflicting aims: to faithfully convey the content of the original, and to make it understood, attractive and "natural" in its foreign enclothment. How far to go? The Rebbe sees a precedent in the first Torah scroll ...
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Vayelech » Chassidic Masters » Translating Truth
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The Torah from Sinai - A Diagram
A chart which visually depicts the transmission of the Oral Law, from Sinai to the Code of Jewish Law.
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » About » What is the Torah? » The Torah from Sinai - A Diagram
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