Statement

The rabbinic Sabbath is a classic example: the rabbis identified 39 categories of labor in the biblical prohibition, such as writing two letters, and regulated what could be carried, how food was prepared and even which sandals could be worn (those with protruding nails were forbidden). Many rules derive not from verses but from the Oral Torah.

References

1. p. 151

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Impact of the Rabbis on Jewish Culture

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2. p. 151

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Impact of the Rabbis on Jewish Culture

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