Our entire lives revolve around our commitment to Hashem's mitzvos. Yet, hardly a single mitzvah in the written Torah can be understood on its own. What defines the forbidden work on Shabbos, the affliction on Yom Kipur, or the day of blowing an instrument on Rosh Hashana? How shall we tie words for a sign upon our hand? So little is revealed in the Written Torah. 
At Matan Torah, each and every mitzvah was explained in all its details to Moshe Rabbeinu, in what we call the Oral Torah. This Oral Torah explanation is the only way to understand - and the only true meaning of - what is contained in the written Torah. 
The study of Torah sheb'al Peh is the neshama and the life essence of Klal Yisroel. We have dedicated ourselves to it and made tremendous sacrifices to maintain it. Yet in our time of weakened emunah, the confidence in the Oral Torah system has also diminished. 
Indeed, the system of the Oral Torah seems to be a mystery: How could it have been passed down authentically for thousands of years? Could the multitude of details have been retained through memorization alone, with no written texts to lighten the burden? Seeing as the Oral Torah was given by G-d (in all its details) at Mount Sinai, how did disagreements come about? Can Rabbinic laws actually be binding when they are human inventions? 
These obvious questions were surely not overlooked by all the wise Rabbis throughout history. Rabbi Akiva, Rashi and the Rambam most certainly thought of them! Indeed, the greatest minds of all generations adhered to the Oral Torah unswervingly, kept its rules and regulations to the letter, and never expressed any doubts. Why? Because they understood the system of the Oral Torah properly, and when that happens, all questions disappear. 
Written by a master-mechanech and expert in the field, The Unbroken Chain offers everyone, young or old, the opportunity to comprehend the system of the Oral Torah and answer its related questions with ease. Never before has such a work become available to the broader community. Considering its subject, depth, and comprehensive explanation, this unique work is sure to be classic. 
In this fascinating book, Rabbi Sapirman shows that the Oral Torah we have today is the original, authentic one that was given to Moshe Rabbeinu on Mount Sinai. This unique and necessary book explains many puzzling issues, and will undoubtedly bring considerable chizuk to the Emunah in Torah sheb'al Peh.

The Unbroken Chain: Understanding the Mesorah of the Jewish Oral Tradition

Rabbi Dovid Sapirman

Mosaica Press

The Torah has been transmitted to the Jewish people with extreme care and precision. The Rambam believed in it and passed it on. The Vilna Gaon believed in it and passed it on. Our grandparents believed in it and passed it on. This is called kabbalas Avos and it alone is enough to trust and live by our mesorah. Still, substantiating emunah with one s own thinking (known as emunas ha-seichel) offers huge advantages. It provides excitement a passion and an enthusiasm that make the emunah alive and vibrant. It helps tailor our Torah lives to our individual minds and souls. It helps make Yiddishkeit real. No magical leap of faith is necessary in order to believe. All we need is clear-thinking as demonstrated in this incredible book. In this refresher course to emunah, we will re-discover why we believe, and will be able to daven and learn with ever-increasing levels of emunah and connection to Hashem.

Emunah

Common sense would seem to dictate that the world should be run simply and clearly: good people should be rewarded and bad people should be punished. However, that’s just not the way things are. Naturally, we wonder why. Why did that wonderful person go through such yisurim? Why do innocent children die? And why do evil people sometimes seem to get off easy? This question is as ancient as the world itself. Dovid Hamelech addressed it in chapter 73 of Tehillim, saying that this question often knocks people off their feet and drives them off the path of Hashem. Shlomo Hamelech writes repeatedly in Koheles that this is one of the main reasons why people sin, since the difference between good and bad is not apparent to them in this life. And this was one of Moshe Rabbeinu’s main questions to Hashem. Indeed, throughout the millennia, this gnawing question continues to frustrate and discourage people from serving the Creator properly. However, while we cannot fully understand G-d’s ways, Tanach and the statements of Chazal do offer glimpses into the ways of Divine providence. There are answers to much of the mystery. This comprehensive and easy-to-read book, written by a master mechanech and bestselling author, shares core information and key insights from Torah sources. Every Jew should be at peace with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, with the full knowledge that He knows perfectly well what He needs to do, and that ― ultimately ― all is for our good. In difficult times, this fascinating book by Rabbi Dovid Sapirman is indispensable.

Tranquility and Travail A Torah Perspective On The Challenges Of Life

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The Unbroken Chain: Understanding the Mesorah of the Jewish Oral Tradition

Emunah

Tranquility and Travail A Torah Perspective On The Challenges Of Life