[Avodah] Seforim or Internet?

[Rich, Joel]

And finally, Rav ben Meir of Yeshivat Shvut Yisrael in Efat felt it was
just  a new tool.  He tells a story about when a certain young man was
using Encyclopedia Talmudit his RY admonished him & the talmid responded
that it was no different then the Shita Mekubetzes - the only difference
was his grandfather only had a shita! the RY then agreed to the bachur.

Interested in hearing other takes on this.
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Well, there was a clear break with halachik impact when we went from
writing to oral (per R'HS that's why post Talmudic authorities are not
permitted to disagree with Talmudic authorities unless they have a
different Talmudic authority to rely on) - but that's imho a different
transition.  However using programs to do some analysis might be
different as it goes to the nature of "thought:"

Imho the likely psak comes from R' Zimmerman -"If your time to you Is
worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'Or you'll sink like a stone For the times
they are a-changin'."

Note however the cautionary words at the end of the psak:
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'


KT
Joel Rich
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