[Avodah] R Angel and Gerus Redux

[Zeliglaw at aol.com]

I would suggest that anyone interested in reviewing the sources on Kabalas  
HaMitzvos as an essential element begin with the sugya in Yevamos 46-47 and the 
 Rishonim, especially the Mossad HaRav Kook edition of the Ritva and the  
footnotes there as well as the Encyclopedia Talmudis entry on Gerus before  
concluding that many Rishonim do not view Kabalas Ol Mitzvos as an essential  part 
of Gerus. WADR to R Uzziel ZTL, his premise is that the key is that a  
potential ger wants "to be Jewish" and that the details of Kabalas Ol Mitzvos  are 
essentially dispensed with, a view that one can legitimately say is  completely 
contrary to the view of how many Rishonim understood the element of  Kabalas 
Ol Mitzvos. The work that R Meir Shinnar posted about is interesting in  its 
methodology but is premised on a view that Hilcos Gerus was essentially  Lkulah 
untill social changes dictated that Poskim employ a more Machmir POV, a  
premise that requires more proof than is asserted by the authors, especially in  
light of how many Rishonim do in fact view Kabalas Ol Mitzvos as absolutely  
essential. 
 
Steve Brizel
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