"Though all the nations that are under the king's dominin obey him, and fall away every one from the religion of their…"

"The Torah is the method of achieving hope—in effect it embodies the principles and pathways that sustain hope."

"The origins of Rabbinic literature go at least as far back as the second century BCE. Some of the books Misrash of Ra…"

"The Pharisees have delivered to the people a great many observances by succession from their fathers which are not wr…"

"The entire oral law in the wider sense, namely, the entire material of the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and the halakic midr…"

"Every Israelite has a duty to study whether he is poor or rich, whether healthy or suffering, whether young or very o…"

"For how long is it a duty to study the Law? To the day of death."

"An artisan busies himself with his work for three hours each day and spends nine hours in study."

"I do not care if they insult me or Aaron, but I insist that the insult of the Torah be avenged. 'If these men die the…"

"[A Jew] should make Torah his principal occupation and his work his casual one. He should minimize his busine…"