Was the Torah written by Moses?
According to Rabbinic Judaism it was. But, if we are going to be absolutely honest with ourselves — it was not — at least not all of it.
Most of the first five books of the Jewish Bible were oral stories pieced together over a period of several centuries. These stories were compiled and collated beginning with and during the Babylonian Exile in the 6th Century BCE with most gathered together into a full canonized text beginning in the Hasmonean period circa 200 BCE with the canonized three sections of the entire Jewish Bible (Tanakh — Torah-Prophets-Writings) finally fixed by what was left of the Rabbinic Sanhedrin sometime in the late Second Century CE.
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
Reiner and wife murdered. So sad and horrific. We disagreed politically but his was a beautiful and rare talent to see something worthwhile and translate that to the big screen in a way that spoke to everyone, even those who didn't always agree with his worldview.
Experience the magic of Hanukkah at the First Candle lighting ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem! How blessed are we to be living in a time in which no matter where you live in the world we can see such a miracle at the Western Wall. May we soon be able to see this on the Temple Mount itself before the Beit HaMikdash.
Happy Chanukah: Shmu's Chanukah Message - the Blog
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