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I have from time to time heard some claim that the Avos kept the entire
Torah. I have often wondered about this assertion. YL<br><br>
The following is from RSRH's commentary on Bereishis 33<br><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4><b>20
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>He erected an altar there
as a memorial and proclaimed to himself: God is the God of
Yisrael.<br><br>
</i></b></font>In the time of the <i>Avos</i>, man’s actions revealed
more about man than about<br>
God; for the <b>Taryag</b> mitzvos had not yet been given, had not yet
refined<br>
the life of the individual and of the community. Only when lives
would<br>
be consecrated and wholly devoted to serving God, only then would<br>
human lives, their very development, reveal the Will and rule of
God.<br><br>
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