Torah She’Be’al Peh

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  1. The Oral Law and the Two Versions of Ten Commandments

    Rabbi Yitzchak Blau

    What is the relationship between the Ten Commandments in Shmot and the Ten Commandments in Devarim? Were both delivered at Sinai? Were both written in the Luhot HaBrit? The Ten Commandments in Devarim might represent Moshe’s interpretation - a human perspective, or Torah She’Be’al Peh regarding the Ten Commandments in Shmot.

  2. A Celebration of Possibilities: Between Tradition and Innovation in Parshanut HaMikra

    Rabbi Dr. Moshe Sokolow

    תאריך פרסום: תשפ”ה | | 59 minutes

    The lecture discusses the understanding of the Oral Torah, examining the tension between tradition and innovation, and between authority and autonomy. It presents how the Torah, despite being divine, contains broad principles that allow for expansion and interpretation according to changing circumstances. The historical overview includes examples from Rashi's commentary, the disputes of Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel, and the opinions of later sages, and emphasizes how dialogue and discussion are at the heart of the Jewish approach to learning, which accepts the multiplicity of possibilities in Torah interpretation.

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