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#96: Origins of Oral Torah

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Wolbe delves into the foundational elements of Oral Torah, discussing its unique coexistence with the Written Torah as mandated by divine perfection and necessity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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MosesMaimonidesProphecyMishnahHalachaTeaching MethodsOral TorahRabbinic TraditionWritten TorahTransmission

Places mentioned

Alexandria, Egypt
"And never translated the Torah. Ptolemy was very desirous of adding the Torah to his library. So he invited 70 sages. Come to Alexandria. Come for a sightseeing visit."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"most perfect system. And they wrote a beautiful document. We have it. And it's in English. And what does it mean? No one seems to agree. And you have. You have court cases."

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