[Avodah] ikkarim redux

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, February 28, 2007 4:55 pm, Michael Kopinsky wrote:
: On 2/28/07, Meir Shinnar <chidekel at gmail.com> wrote:
:> ...remember that ma'aseh breshit is physics, and ma'aseh merkava
:> is metaphyics - and both are part of talmud tora;

: Not according to the Ran.  He says (in Drashos #1) that Maaseh Bereishis
: is understanding the connection between the seder hahishtalsh'lus and the
: world, and maaseh merkava is the connection between G-d and the seder
: hahishtalsh'lus.  Thus, according to him, both are metaphysics, just
: varying quantities of "meta".

True, but we're discussing the Rambam. We are using the Rambam as a source for
determining whether aggadita is TT, and so it is his definitions of MM and MB
that are relevent.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi