The commandment not to steal and the prohibition of harm as an example
In honor of Rabbi Michael Shalom,
I am not familiar with the Gemara and Mishnah on the subject of relations between man and his fellow man (and in general). But from what I know and have read a little, it does not seem to me that it is written in the Mishnah or perhaps even in the Gemara about things that are a simplification of the Torah, such as that it is forbidden to steal or injure, but only the punishment and what is due in court.
A. Does this mean that there is a verse from the Torah’s plain text in the case where there is no explanation and ruling in the literature of the Sages (because the plain text is binding)? For example, is it clear from here (and from here in fact) that “You shall not murder” also applies to a Gentile and not, as they say in the “Torah of the King,” which only applies to Israel?
on. Does this teach about the order of study that a five-year-old should study the Bible, etc.? And if one wants to thoroughly understand the Torah’s commandment according to the Halachah, one should start with the Pentateuch? And should one then specifically start with the Prophet? Or should one continue with the Mekhilta and the Safri?
Thank you very much and have a good week!!
Hello A.
I didn’t understand your question. What do you think isn’t written in the Talmud? That it’s forbidden to steal or murder? Of course it is.
A. Regardless of this, the plain Torah is binding as long as it is not hidden from the words of the Talmud.
The fact that there is no prohibition “thou shalt not murder” on the murder of a Gentile is not an invention of the authors of the Torah of the King. It is written in the Talmud and in all the poskim. But there is a Torah prohibition on murdering him, which is learned from “the one who sheds the blood of man.” The mistake of the authors of the Torah of the King is in the interpretation and application to our day, not in the law itself.
B. I don’t think any of this has any bearing on the order of study. In my opinion, studying the plain language generally doesn’t add much to the understanding of Halacha and Talmud.
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