Rabbinical Judaism Archives - Dr Israel Drazin

27 10, 2019

What is the origin of the Oral Torah?

By Israel Drazin|2019-10-27T01:17:23-07:00October 27th, 2019|Thoughts|

Many people think that the Oral Torah was given to Moses on Mount Sinai. Many rabbis preach this view despite it being untrue to encourage Jews to obey the Oral Torah teachings believing that God ordered them to do so. Actually, the Oral Torah was developed by the Pharisees and later rabbis. The Pharisees made [...]

20 12, 2015

The Mystery Founder of Rabbinical Judaism

By Israel Drazin|2015-12-20T16:56:35-07:00December 20th, 2015|Thoughts|

The Mystery Founder of Rabbinical Judaism Most people, including many rabbis do not realize that Rabbi Akiva revolutionized Judaism and that many people consider his methodology non-rational. Judaism until the destruction of the second temple in 70 CE, was temple oriented. Several major sects existed during the final centuries of the temple: [...]