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Shabbat Table Topics – Parashat Lekh Lekha
Did the Avot Keep the Mitzvot?
This issue had been debated for centuries. On one hand, the Avot and Imahot lived centuries before the Torah was given and many of its laws would be meaningless to them. On the other hand, it seems paradoxical to conceive of the founders of a religion not observing even its most basic commandments.
- What other factors might lead one to suggest that the Avot did in fact observe at least some of the commandments?
- What evidence might you bring from Torah to support such a position?
- With which side of the debnate do you agree; why? See Avot and Mitzvot – Was Avraham the First Jew?
