{"product_id":"unbroken-chain-understanding-mesorah","title":"Unbroken Chain: Understanding Mesorah","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eOur entire lives revolve around our commitment to Hashem's \u003ci\u003emitzvos. \u003c\/i\u003e Yet, hardly a single mitzvah in the written Torah can be understood on its own. What defines the forbidden \"work\" on Shabbos, the \"affliction\" on Yom Kipur, or the day of \"blowing an instrument\" on Rosh Hashana? How shall we tie \"words for a sign\" upon our hand? So little is revealed in the Written Torah. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e At Matan Torah, each and every mitzvah was explained in all its details to Moshe Rabbeinu, in what we call the Oral Torah. This Oral Torah explanation is the only way to understand - and the only true meaning of - what is contained in the written Torah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study of Torah \u003ci\u003esheb'al Peh\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eneshama\u003c\/i\u003e and the life essence of Klal Yisroel. We have dedicated ourselves to it and made tremendous sacrifices to maintain it. Yet in our time of weakened \u003ci\u003eemunah, \u003c\/i\u003e the confidence in the Oral Torah system has also diminished. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Indeed, the system of the Oral Torah seems to be a mystery:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow could it have been passed down authentically for thousands of years? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCould the multitude of details have been retained through memorization alone, with no written texts to lighten the burden? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeing as the Oral Torah was given by G-d (in all its details) at Mount Sinai, how did disagreements come about? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Can Rabbinic laws actually be binding when they are human inventions? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e These obvious questions were surely not overlooked by all the wise Rabbis throughout history. Rabbi Akiva, Rashi and the Rambam most certainly thought of them! Indeed, the greatest minds of all generations adhered to the Oral Torah unswervingly, kept its rules and regulations to the letter, and never expressed any doubts. Why? Because they understood the system of the Oral Torah properly, and when that happens, all questions disappear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Written by a master-\u003ci\u003emechanech\u003c\/i\u003e and expert in the field, \u003cb\u003eThe Unbroken Chain\u003c\/b\u003e offers everyone, young or old, the opportunity to comprehend the system of the Oral Torah and answer its related questions with ease. Never before has such a work become available to the broader community. Considering its subject, depth, and comprehensive explanation, this unique work is sure to be classic. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In this fascinating book, \u003cb\u003eRabbi Sapirman\u003c\/b\u003e shows that the Oral Torah we have today is the original, authentic one that was given to Moshe \u003ci\u003eRabbeinu\u003c\/i\u003e on Mount Sinai. This unique and necessary book explains many puzzling issues, and will undoubtedly bring considerable \u003ci\u003echizuk\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eEmunah\u003c\/i\u003e in Torah \u003ci\u003esheb'al Peh. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Rabbi Dovid Sapirman\u003c\/b\u003e is a former talmid of the Philadelphia, Ponivez, and Lakewood Yeshivos. During his fifty years in the field of \u003ci\u003echinuch, \u003c\/i\u003e he has been a, \u003ci\u003emelamed, magid shiur, mashgiach ruchani, \u003c\/i\u003e public speaker, and worked extensively in \u003ci\u003ekiruv rechokim\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ekiruv k'rovim. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e With nearly five decades of experience focusing on reinforcing core \u003ci\u003eemunah, \u003c\/i\u003e he founded the Ani Ma'amin Foundation in 2009. 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