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        <![CDATA[ Posted by Samaritana in the &quot;Ask the Rabbi&quot; forum.  I have
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  Shalom Rabbanim,
  
  
  I converted to Judaism about 10 1/2 years ago and was never questioned about my sincerity- probably because my closing
  statement on my conversion application was &quot;I accept the authority of Hashem, halacha
  and the sages as being higher than my own.&quot;However, I have recently had contact with some old friends of
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Authority and authenticity of the Talmud  ]]></title>
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  <strong class="quote-title">Sophiee1 wrote:</strong>
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  <span style="color:yellow">Halacha l&#39;Moshe miSinai is found at least three times in the Talmud, (Pe&#39;ah 2:6; Eduy. 8:7 and Yad. 4:3).</span>
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<font face="times new roman" size="4">Sophie − In addition to these three instances in the <em>Mishnah</em> that you have cited, the term <font face="ezra sil sr">הֲלָכָה לְמֹשֶׁה מִסִּינַי</font> also occurs 47 times in the... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Halacha l&#39;Moshe miSinai is found at least three times in the Talmud, (Pe&#39;ah 2:6; Eduy. 8:7 and Yad. 4:3). The phrase itself means &quot;the Torah from
Moses from Sinai.&quot; Thus Halacha l&#39;Moshe miSinai are Sinaitic mitzvot. They are not derivative. they are not takkanot or gezerot.
<br>
<br>
Rambam defined Halacha l&#39;Moshe miSinai as mitzvot that have no intrinsic connection to the Torah, but actually are of Sinaitic origin. This is very
technical I&#39;ll grant you. Now many... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Authority and authenticity of the Talmud  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Halacha l&#39;Moshe miSinai&quot; is a term my husband taught me. He said it was used to refer to laws which, on rare occasions, source could be found
neither in the written nor oral Torah.
<br>
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In general, thank you for your very detailed response to my questions. Not sure I would be able to remember all that stuff, but maybe I could print myself a
cheat sheet... <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image">
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- Yael Q.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Authority and authenticity of the Talmud  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <span style="font-weight: bold;">Samaritana</span> <strong class="quote-title">wrote:</strong>
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  <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">2. If the origin of a given law is attributed to &quot;halacha l&#39;Moshe miSinai,&quot; meaning it was a tradition
  of our people that was accepted as law, is the authority to make that particular decision biblical (&quot;According to all that they shall teach you, you
  shall do.&quot;)</span>
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  <span style="font-weight: bold;">Samaritana</span> <strong class="quote-title">wrote:</strong>
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    <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">1. Was Rabbi Yehudah HaNassi&#39;s (head of the Sanhedrin and redactor of the</span> <em style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">Mishnah</em><sub style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">, <font size="2">the Oral Torah written down)</font></sub><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">choice of which school of tradition(-s) to record as... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Posted by <a target="_blank" href="http://Samaritana.messiahtruth.yuku.com" title="Samaritana&#39;s Profile">Samaritana</a> in the &quot;Ask the Rabbi&quot; forum.  I have
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  <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">Shalom Rabbanim,</span>
  <br style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">
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  <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 0);">I converted to Judaism about 10 1/2 years ago and was never questioned about my sincerity-... ]]></description>

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