Open Heart
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This is actually something I studied, via the book "Jesus the Pharisee" by Harvey Falk. Basically, the author documents how if you go by the torah teachings of Jesus, they line up with the Pharisaical school of Hillel, with only one exception. So while Jesus didn't like the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, he actually embraced the teachings.He absolutely did not!
Jesus called the Pharisees whitewashed tombs and pits of vipers.
Jesus taught his Father's doctrine, not the Pharisees.
Read Matthew 23.
I'm glad you brought up Matthew 23, because it is here that you most closely see Jesus aligned with the Pharisees.
Matthew 23:1-3 Jesus explains to his followers that the Pharisees teach with the authority of Moses, and that they are to do and observe ALLLLLL that the Pharisees taught. This would include written Torah and oral Torah--that's what they taught.
In Matthew 23:23 Jesus directs teh Pharisees to first observe the basics of the written Torah, and THEN to also keep the Oral Torah--the spice tax. In other words, by advocating obedience to Oral Torah, Jesus is underscoring the teachings of the Pharisees.