Rav2B: HaShem instructs us not to turn to the left or to the right from His Commandments and again concerning the Priest's/Judge's decisions. This, to me anyway, indicates a similar level of respect for both....and a lack of temporality for either (unless it is a temporary measure of course).
You are absolutely right. Similar respect for both and a lack of temporarity for either. Here is the only caveat. The Supreme Court established in parsha Shoftim is not authorized to create laws. As it is written, it is there only to rule on specific cases. Once it rules on a specific case, its ruling must be followed with utter respect, as you say. And once it rules on a specific case, the ruling is not temporary. Even ten years from the ruling, the parties involved in the case must follow it. But, since they are only ruling on one specific case, the ruling does not spread to other cases.
Rav2B: What "Torah" or portion thereof were the Kings to write and carry with them? The whole thing (Pentateuch)? Wow! Kinda makes the President's 'football' seem minuscule.
The King is required to write down all the Laws received by Moses. I call these laws "written" because they were, in fact, written down by Joshua. It is not necessarily the same as our Pentateuch. Tanakh does not say anywhere that God dictated to Moses the whole Pentateuch, letter by letter. That is an Orthodox belief.
Rav2B: Which part of the Torah were they to write? Just as Joshua is commanded to write "this" Torah on plastered rocks upon entering Israel.
I will write on this later. I believe that it is clear that Joshua wrote down all the Laws received by Moses.
Rav2B: Several months ago I asked about the negative tone on this site and you assured me it would move on to positive rather than negative tactics as soon as your proofs were done. Does this mean they go on forever? Your tone and tactics are getting worse as well my friend.
I suppose different people have different sensibilities. I do not see this site as negative. I do not know which "tactics" you are talking about. I don't know what's wrong with my "tone".
I do not engage in personal attacks. I am simply discussing ideas. Get it?
Rav2B: I do not say the berechot (at least not in Rabbinical form) over candles, eruvim, etc.
Good. Then we agree on something.
Rav2B: That's why I keep the Torah (there is only 1!) and Mishnah, so long as the two do not contradict each other. When they do, the former takes center stage.
But Mishnah is not the Oral Torah! The Oral Torah is so vast that it cannot be written down anywhere. And it changes, so what was written in the Mishna might not even hold today any more.
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