The Revelation of Torah at Sinai
There are diverse opinions among the great rabbis regarding what the Jewish people received at Mt. Sinai. Did they receive the whole of Torah she-bi-khtav and Torah she-ba’al peh? Or was the Torah revealed to them slowly over the course of time? And if so, over the course of how much time? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the opinions of the great poskim and commentators.
The Revelation of Torah at Sinai: The Revelation of Torah at Mt. Sinai
First, we will examine the sources for the traditional view that the whole of the written Torah and the whole of the Oral Torah were given to Moshe Rabbeinu at Mt. Sinai.
Then we will turn to alternate views embraced by great rabbanim through the generations.
A source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.