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| May 9, 2019 at 23:35 | answer | added | Al Berko | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:28 | comment | added | Al Berko | My source is my Rabbi in his books Beis Gnozay on Matan Torah. | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:26 | comment | added | DonielF | @AlBerko Interesting. If you can find where he says that I’d love to see it. | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:26 | comment | added | Al Berko | BTW your question is further amplified by the fact that the Torah wasn't given to Adam or Abraham. THe fact that the Torah could stay "in heaven" probably proves that it doesn't have to. (AFAIK Ariz"l says that Matan Torah was only compensation for leaving Egyot early, if they fulfill the 400 years, they would not need the writen Torah at all.) | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:13 | comment | added | Al Berko | I don't think Judaism here is different from other religions. The idea is simple and powerful. That's why Rambam includes it in his 13 principles. Otherwise, why bother with all the principles, just say, let's believe our sages. | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:12 | comment | added | DonielF | @AlBerko Along the lines of Alex’s answer, you mean? Or something else? In the latter case, why don’t you post your own answer? | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:11 | comment | added | Al Berko | I think that every religion has to have "G-d's word" or something that descended from G-d "untouched". All the rest would be interpretations, but the lack of such a document would be considered that G-d never communicated with us. | |
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| May 9, 2019 at 22:11 | comment | added | DonielF | @AlBerko Theology tag is for questions about Hashem Himself, which this definitely isn’t. Hashkafah perhaps is appropriate. Whether I’d ask the same question about other religions is irrelevant, as such questions are off-topic here. I think I’ve explained my motivation well here: given all the benefits to an oral law, why is a written one necessary? | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:06 | comment | added | Al Berko | I added the "theology" tag but I'm not sure that's your intention. Do you ask if any religion should have a written document to base itself on, besides the oral tradition? | |
| May 9, 2019 at 22:05 | history | edited | Al Berko | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 11, 2018 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackJudaism/status/1061589457525227520 | ||
| Nov 11, 2018 at 11:51 | answer | added | user18155 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 11, 2018 at 0:03 | answer | added | Alex | timeline score: 6 | |
| Nov 10, 2018 at 19:45 | history | asked | DonielF | CC BY-SA 4.0 |