[Avodah] Asara B'Tevet

[Akiva Miller via Avodah]

R' Micha Berger wrote:

> I don't see it, because the BY doesn't quote "fascinating ideas";
> this is a work about how to reach halakhah lema'aseh.

R' Zev Sero responded:

> If the BY confined himself to opinions that are relevant to
> halacha lemaaseh then why would he quote an opinion that is
> guaranteed *not* to be lema'aseh, even if he agreed with it
> completely? Clearly he didn't quote it for any practical purpose,
> so why did he, especially when, as you say, he often doesn't
> bother to quote the Abudraham's psakim that *are* lema`aseh? I
> think it's because, like all of us, he was fascinated by it, and
> since it was "safe" he felt justified in introducing it to his
> readers.

Chazal are not a comic book intended for our entertainment.

I find it offensive, the idea that the Avudraham would mention something
merely because it is "safe to have fun with".

Most crucially, I disagree with the premise that this opinion is
"guaranteed *not* to be lema'aseh". True, it isn't l'maaseh here and now,
but Who knows about tomorrow?

Do I really need to elaborate on this? Aren't there MANY areas of halacha
where a posek writes, "Such a situation could never happen, but if it did,
the halacha would be sucn and such." Halacha is built on theoretical rules,
which are then given a practical application. I don't see why the case of
10 Teves on Shabbos must be excluded from that.

Akiva Miller
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