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Is the Torah the Oral or Written Law?

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Torah has two facets: the Written Torah and the Oral Torah. The written Torah was given by G-d to Moses at Mt. Sinai and it contains the Five Books of Moses, Prophets and Scriptures. The Oral Torah was written down by the Rabbis after the destruction of the Second Holy Temple and it includes the Mishnah and the Talmud. The Oral Torah is essentially the Rabbinic discussion of the Written Torah.

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