The shared center — held across the tradition
The written Torah alone is binding.
No oral law: the Talmud is commentary, not command.
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Search the scripture well — each reader is responsible.
Anan's charge: rely not on my opinion. Interpretation is every Jew's own duty.
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The calendar follows the visible moon.
Months begin at the sighted crescent, as the text — not the computed calendar — directs.
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