terminologies.1
חוקים
Laws -No logic
מצות עשׂה
Positive mitzva
To whom did Hashem teach all the Halachos of the Torah?
To Moshe Rabbeinu
Who was the main student of Moshe Rabbeinu?
משׁפּטים
Laws with logic
מנהג
custom
תורה שׁבּכתב
the wriiten Torah
what would a 10-15 year old learn in those days?
Mishnah and the Oral Law, leading into deeper halachic discussion.
עדות
Laws that serve as testimony to historical events.
מותר
Permissible.
which parts of the Torah were taught by Hashem?
Everything, including what the Chachamim would later add.
What is the main difference between how Torah was learned then and how we learn today?
Then it was taught orally from teacher to student; today much is learned from written texts.
מצות לא תעשׂה
Negative commandments (e.g., don’t steal).
מדרבּנן
laws from the Sages
תורה שׁבּעל פּה
The Oral Torah passed from rabbi to rabbi.
What problem began in the days of Hillel and Shammai?
An increase in halachic disputes (machlokes).
מצוה שׁהזמן גרמא
Time-bound mitzvos.
מדאורייתא
From the Torah
Why is a clear chain of Mesora important?
To ensure the Torah is transmitted accurately and unchanged.
What caused the problem to worsen?
Roman persecution and the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash disrupted learning, increasing disputes.