[Avodah] R Tzadok-TSBP

[Rich, Joel]

Professor Shapiro's article is largely concerned with the fact that even
though the Brisker method fails to explain what the historical Rambam
actually intended, the Brisker method nevertheless succeeds in creating
hiddushim that are authentic in their own right. Says Professor Shapiro:
However, one must not conclude from this that because these hiddushim
are not historically correct explanations of Maimonides' view, that they
are not "true." They are indeed true and as much a part of Torah study
as are all other hiddushim. Presumably, R. Hayyim knew that his
hiddushim, even though they were consistentwith the words of Maimonides,
did not reflect the historically accurate position of the latter.
However, uncovering the historically accurate teaching of an author is
the work of an historian or a commentator who concentrates on the
peshat. It is not the realm of the interpreter, who, by all available
measures, produces hiddushim, however much he denies that his
interpretative endeavor should be characterized as such. Such an
expositor is only concerned that his ideas be consistent with the work
he is commenting on, the work he is using as a springboard for his
hiddushim. He is not interested in original intent. In his mind, a book
has a life of its own and can be interpreted on its own terms.
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Me-Which is fascinating in its own right.  The results of implications
not dreamed of by the author receive greater weight than the more likely
original intent of the author. Yet the weight given is based on the
original author. Implication - HKB"H "inspired" the authors in every
generation to write in a way that someone could read more into it than
the author intended but this undreamt implication is amita shel torah!
(or HKB"H really doesn't care about the actual result, just the process)
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R' Rich Joel once ([Avodah] What is Midrash?
http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/vol25/v25n366.shtml#04) brought us
http://www.vbm-torah.org/archive/midrash69/01midrash.htm, 
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Me- unless the President of YU was participating , I think this was R'
Joel Rich :-)

KT
Joel Rich
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