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e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

The Origins of the Oral Torah

Yosef Lindell

Mondays 12:00 pm

May 1 - 22

It is a fundamental tenet of Orthodox Jewish belief that we received two Torot at Sinai - one written and one oral - but what do we mean when we say that the Oral Torah is from Sinai?

Halacha is not static, so in what way are new developments in halacha Sinaitic? And if the Oral Torah is from Sinai, why is there so much machloket, or debate, in halacha? Finally, how can we relate to historical challenges to the antiquity of the oral tradition? This four-part class will grapple with these issues.

  • May 1: Introduction and What Chazal Thought about the Oral Torah
  • May 8: What Are the Origins of Machloket? The Geonim vs. the Rambam and Others
  • May 15: The 13 Principles of Interpretation and the Challenge of the Reform Movement
  • May 22: Why is Halacha Missing from Tanach? Rav Kook, Rav Tzadok Hakohen of Lublin, and the Oral Torah as a Divine-Human Partnership

Dates

May 1, 2023 May 22, 2023

Time

Mondays 12:00 PM EDT

Topics

Talmud Bavli, Jewish thought

Classes of e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 3) - The 13 Principles of Interpretation and the Challenge of the Reform Movement

Yosef Lindell

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 4) - Why is Halacha Missing from Tanach?

Yosef Lindell

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 1) - Introduction and What Chazal Thought about the Oral Torah

Yosef Lindell

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 2) - Introduction and What Chazal Thought about the Oral Torah

Yosef Lindell

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 1)

May 1, 2023

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

Watch The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 1) || Yosef Lindell on YouTube.

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 3)

May 8, 2023

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

Watch The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 3) || Yosef Lindell on YouTube.

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 2 - The 13 Principles of Interpretation and Challenge of Reform Movement)

May 15, 2023

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

Watch The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part2 -13 Principles of Interpretation-Challenge of Reform Movement) on YouTube.

The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 4 - Why is Halacha Missing from Tanach?)

May 22, 2023

Program: e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

Watch The Origins of the Oral Torah (Part 4 - Why is Halacha Missing from Tanach?) || Yosef Lindell on YouTube.

Source Material

May 1: Introduction and What Chazal Thought about the Oral Torah (PDF)

May 8: The Geonim vs. the Rambam and Others (PDF)

May 15: The 13 Principles of Interpretation and the Challenge of the Reform Movement (PDF)

May 22: Why is Halacha Missing from Tanach? (PDF)

Meet the speaker

Yosef Lindell

Yosef Lindell is a lawyer, writer, and teacher living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has a JD from NYU School of Law and an MA in Jewish history from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. For the last four years, he was an editor of the Lehrhaus, an online forum for Jewish thought, and now serves on its consulting editorial board. Yosef’s writing spans several genres, including science fiction, but primarily focuses on Jewish history and thought. He has published more than…

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