Rav David: Iranian Jews are apart of world Jewry which has been around since the time of the giving of the Torah with a unique set of laws. The fundamentals of the laws were uniquely given to the entire Jewish population. You can see this unity and commonality when comparing Jews from around the world. From Iran to Russia or any other location, Torah is our common denominator along with the Talmud and the Halacha derived from it.

When examined closely, one can see that the differences between Ashkenazim and Sefaradim are extremely limited. If you compare Iranian Jewry with Ashkenazi Jewry and even some Sefaradim, you will not see any fundamental differences in philosophy or belief; they all abide to the laws of the same Torah.

The differences that you see come from customs and traditions- Minhagim- that are different. All of world Jewry, including European Jews follow the halacha that are brought together from major sources all complied into one book, the ‘Shulchan Aruch’ which was edited by Rabbi Yosef Caro in the 15th Century. Shuchan Aruch means the set table;  the Jew comes to a table that is set for him/her, so to speak. If you think about the analogy, even before you have the food set on the table, an enormous amount of effort went into making the bread ready for consumption. This is also true  with regards to the Shulchan Aruch in which Rabbi Caro brought together, in an orderly manner, Jewish law in its entirety, a universal code accepted by Jews in every region. During this time, Rabbi Moses Isserles of Poland, known as the Rama, added his notes addressing how differences in these traditions came about. And if you follow the analogy, a table cloth is placed as an additional decorative touch to the table,  the Rama added his table cloth to the ‘Set Table’ with little footnotes explaining the customs of European Jewry, with the main points of the halacah still intact.

When studying the text, you will realize the enormous amount of unity commonality inherent in  Jewish communities around the globe,  with the majority of the laws being practiced exactly the same.

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