Tefillin and The Egyptian Experience


The Reasons for the Mitzvot Part 2

According to the Rambam, there are some parables in which “each word has a meaning.”  There are likewise some commandments concerning which “the particulars of, and conditions for, them have become clear.” As a matter of fact, Maimonides suggests that more particulars could be understood if we have more historical information; specifically, particulars concerning sacrifices and uncleanness. Furthermore, he completes the parallel by applying the same thesis to […]