Paterfamilias: Decoding the Secrets of Mishnah Avot - episode 3
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Paterfamilias: Decoding the Secrets of Mishnah Avot - episode 3
What was received at Sinai?
We return to the question of why the first Mishnah omits a mention of God as the giver of the Torah and instead focuses on the fact that the Torah was received from Sinai. We contrast this with Avot d'Rebbi Natan which does include Hashem in the process.
To explain this surprising composition we note another phrase that is described as 'from Sinai' - Halakha l'Moshe miSinai, and investigate how this concept can shed light on the intention of the Mishna to offer the broadest possible understanding of what exactly was transmitted as part of the 'oral' Torah.
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