[Avodah] The GRA

[Daniel Eidensohn]

Micha Berger wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:17:05 +0200, R Daniel Eidensohn <yadmoshe at 012.net.il> wrote:
>   
>> One of the goals of the Mishna Berura was to introduce the Gra's rulings
>> into the mainstream
>>     
>
> I didn't notice that in the haqdamah. The haqdamah did say the CC was trying to
> capture the shitos that emerged since the standardization of the page of SA. Given
> the number of unique pesaqim of the Gra, a significant minority of those shitos are
> the Gra's. But that's not the same as dedavka aiming to introduce the Gra's pesaqim
> in particular to the mainstream.
>   
If you read further in the introduction he says, "In places where I saw 
disputes between two achronim in a particular issue I was not too lazy  
to investigate amongst the works of other achronim to see towards which 
of these kedoshim were their views inclined l'maasseh. In particular the 
commentary of the Gra who is the Light of Israel and the foundation that 
everything else is built upon and his view is appropriate to decide the 
matter."

Daniel Eidensohn