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Video class September 18, 2023 1 hr

Practice Makes Perfect - 5

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Dive deep into the complex 613 mitzvot - God’s commandments in the Torah - and how they shape Jewish life. Watch next: Introduction 00:00 The nature of mitzvot - commandments between God and man. Positive vs negative commandments. Man to God, Man to Man 02:20 The two tablets of the Ten Commandments - one tablet for commandments relating to man’s relationship with God, the second tablet for interpersonal laws. Statutes, Testimonies, Judgments 07:26 Categories of mitzvot - “Statutes” with no clear reason, “Testimonies” to commemorate events, “Judgments” that are logical laws. Six Orders - Agriculture, Festivals, Women, Damages, Holy Things, Purity 16:32 Maimonides’ 14 classifications of Jewish law. The Mishnah’s structure of organizing oral law into six orders. Biblical vs Rabbinic 47:15 The complex relationship between laws derived from the written Torah vs those enacted over time by rabbinic authority. Examples provided. Customs 55:14 How customs can attain status of law. Simchat Torah as an example of widely celebrated custom.

In this class

  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 2:20Man to God, Man to Man
  3. 7:26Statutes, Testimonies, Judgments
  4. 16:32Six Orders - Agriculture, Festivals, Women, Damages, Holy Things, Purity
  5. 47:15Biblical vs Rabbinic
  6. 55:14Customs

Part of the series Practice Makes Perfect