Katnut d'Katnut

In a course I am studying I was asked this question. I thought some of you would be interested in my response.

Question: If the Sages which came before Yeshua could not be trusted in their teaching, why cannot the teaching of the Sages of the Talmud, which came after Yeshua, be trusted?

Answer: I do not like this question. I do not think Yeshua intended to discredit the traditions of the Sages of Israel. He did criticise a group of Pharisees and Scribes who were placing the teachings of the Elders above the Biblical commandments and interpreting them in a way that distorted both the Sages teachings and Scripture. Mark in chapter 7 verses 3-4 is not criticising the Jewish customs but explaining them to the Gentile audience he is writing to.

Zohar Beshallakh [2:49b] states, "When this deepest river of all flows forth, all is in joy. Matronita is crowned by the King, all worlds are joyous, and dominion of other nations is eliminated in the presence of Matronita. Then all who are linked to Her raise their heads". The deepest river of all is the Sefirah of Keter (Crown) through which the Divine Will (symbolised as a river of water) flows. The river bed is the Crown of the Matronita.