[Avodah] torah she be al peh

[Eli Turkel via Avodah]

The Rambam inj his introduction to the Mishna lists 3 categories of Torah
she she be al pe

1) Things that have a hint in the Torah or through the 13 middot that are
part of tradition
2) wherever the gemara states that this is halacha mi sinai
3) things learned through the 13 middot without a tradition
which leads to the various disagreements in the gemara

category (3) is by far the largest portion and certainly does not contain
great details. In fact ,category (3) was developed from Moshe until at
least the conclusion of the Mishna a period of several thousand years

As the famous aggadata states when Moshe visited the bet midrash of R.
Akiva he didn't understand anything. This was because R. Akiva (and his
teachers) had developed new halachot based on the 13 middot.



-- 
Eli Turkel
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