Does the Torah of our day still reflect God’s will?

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asked 7 years ago

peace,
I heard the rabbi claim that most of the Toshab’a did not descend from Sinai but rather developed later, towards the end of the Second Temple period. Ancient halacha was also largely a kind of interpretation of the Toshab’a, in contrast to today’s Toshab’a. And it served as a kind of conduit for the transmission of rumor and tradition. In contrast to human innovations as seen in Tractate Avot.
So I wanted to ask, if there are such major changes between today’s Torah and what God revealed at Sinai. Why does the Rabbi assume that the Torah we have today still reflects God’s will?!
I would be happy if the Rabbi could answer….

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מיכי Staff answered 7 years ago

It reflects the will of God by definition, not because the interpretation of the sages hits the mark of what God intended. The Torah was given to us without interpretations (almost), and therefore it is clear that the Giver of the Torah assumed that we would interpret it, and knowing that He gave it. Furthermore, we have accepted that it is not in the heavens, meaning that even when the sages interpret the Torah in a way that is not acceptable to God, that is what He wants us to do. This is of course a story and sermon of the sages, but they are saying that truth is not important, but authority is.

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