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#98: Components of Oral Torah

JL;DR SUMMARY The episode delves into Rambam's introduction to the Mishnah, detailing the five components of Oral Torah, elucidating the distinction between Halacha L'Moshe Misinai and other laws derived from the written Torah. 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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Tags

TalmudJewish TraditionRambamMishnahOral TorahRabbi Judah The PrinceHalacha L'moshe MisinaiTalmudic DisputesDerivation MethodsRabbinic Decrees

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"He was like the undisputed king in a combination not seen since Moshe, since the times of Moshe until Rabbi Judah the Prince, there wasn't someone that was such a central character."
New York City, New York, United States
"Joshua taught the elders, and the accepted interpretation of the written Torah, the accepted Oral Torah that he got from Moshe."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The sages say X and one great sage says Y."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"Moshe left us with a written Torah, of course, but also an Oral Torah, which interpreted and explained."

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