[Avodah] Diberah Torah

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, January 24, 2008 12:36 pm, Daniel Eidensohn wrote:
: This assertion is only true regarding the usage by Chazal. In the time
: of the rishonim the expression was used to describe allegorization and
: idioms.

And "chadash assur min haTorah". Yes, quotes are often taken out of
context and reused.

(The quote from R' Hai Gaon is off topic, and Rashi splits the words
and is arguably not using the idiom.)

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha

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