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From Confusion to Clarity — How the Rambam Changed Everything

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Imagine trying to assemble a 10,000 piece puzzle, but without the picture on the box. That's what Jewish life looked like for many Jews after the destruction of the holy temple. Tur Shabbala, the oral Torah, was passed down from [music] generation to generation. But now it was scattered across Mishna, Talmud, Midrashim, an endless response. People wanted to serve Hashem, [music] but didn't know how to keep all 613 mitzvah with all its details. And that's when one man stepped in. A revolutionary, a Torah giant.