[Avodah] C: we don't rely on manuscripts of Rishonim to overturn psikei halacha

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, November 28, 2007 7:59 am, SBA wrote:
: The SR zt'l also held like the CI.
: Their reasoning is that the earlier gemoros/girsaos went through the
: hands of Rishonim and Achronim - baalei Ruach Hakodesh who had seyata
: dishmaya to see the emes.

IIRC (from discussion in volume 12) , the CI had a much more
rationalistic explanation.

Who knows what girsaos haven't been found? Maybe there is a good
reason why this copy was the one that ended up in genizah? If we open
up the door to changing halakhah on these grounds, ein ladavar sof!

IIRC, R' Moshe Bleich (in Tradition, not Avodah) quoted the CI that he
/would/ switch the text to Ben Asher's -- if it were found. Which
seems to fit the "who said this girsa is any better idea?" rather than
the "siyata diShmaya one". Here, it's siyata diShmaya that we don't
have the text the Rambam (et al) said was a better idea.

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha

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