[Avodah] troubling halacha

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 09:02:06AM +1100, Meir Rabi wrote:
: Does this not all sound very much like reverse engineering or drawing the
: target after having shot the arrow?

Yes, it does. Taamei hamitzvos are lessons drawn from halakhah -- very
much after the arrow is shot. One doesn't darshen halakhah from the
taam. It might be useful as a factor when choosing between two shitos or
sevaros. But only one formal halachic process actually "shot the arrow"
and the question is still unresolved.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha