The Thirteen Principles of Torah Elucidation

Why Torah must be comprised of both a Written Law and an accompanying Oral Tradition.

An introduction to the highly systemized rules for Torah interpretation covers the first two of the Thirteen Principles of Elucidation.

Various rules for understanding the interrelationship between comprehensive and detailed statements made in the Torah. Principles 3-7 are covered in this lesson.

When the Torah singles out special cases as exceptions to a more general rule. Principles 8-11 are covered in this lesson.

Methods for elucidating seemingly unclear or paradoxical Torah verses. Principles 12-13 are covered in this final lesson of the series.