A. Talmud Niddah 45b. It is quoted in the name of Rebbe Judah the Prince, who was the editor of the Mishna, close to 1900 years ago.… Read the rest
...A. Hillel, an famous, early Mishnaic sage said it in Ethics of our Fathers 1:14.… Read the rest
...A. In the Biblical account of Genesis, at the end of each day G-d says: “And it was good”. Only on 2 days: Tuesday and Friday, does it say “And it was good” TWICE. Double-good. If the Rebbe spoke publicly … Read the rest
...A. I’m not sure, but since he’s from the art department, it seems that it’s from a story in the Talmud (Avoda Zara 19a). Rabbi Chanina ben Tradyon was so dedicated to teaching Torah publicly that he disregarded the Roman … Read the rest
...A. Sure does. The Jerusalem Talmud (1900 years old), quoted in Tosefos (900 year old commentary printed alongside the Babylonian Talmud) says “the world is circular as a ball” (Talmud Avodah Zara 41a).… Read the rest
...A. The Torah enumerates specific offences, both religious and civil, punishable by the death penalty. However as any student of the Talmudic tractate “Sanhedrin” (The Laws of Courts) knows, a myriad of complex conditions must be met for the courts … Read the rest
...A. From a traditional historic perpective: No. Ezra, one of the leaders of the return of the Jews from the first Diaspora and builder of the 2nd Temple, brought a forgotten Torah to a generation who had neglected it, and … Read the rest
...A. Rabbi Judah the Prince or as he was called: Rebbe (teacher). He compiled the Mishna circa 218 C.E. He was the first to officially commit to writing the teachings of the Oral Law which was passed down, studied, discussed … Read the rest
...A. It all depends how we view the Torah. In Hospitals extremely strict precautions are taken to avoid the slightest possibility, however remote, of contamination by disease. If you take the Torah seriously enough, all the safeguards and precautions the … Read the rest
...A. The written Torah is complemented and explained in great length in the Oral Torah (which shares the same source at Sinai). Think of it like opening a folder on a friend’s computer (with permission, of course). Dozens of file … Read the rest
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