[Avodah] Minhag Yisroel and Gra on 2 Matzos vs.3 Matzos

[Arie Folger]

I wrote:
> I would tend to believe the following: Halakhah - within bounds - clearly
> develops over time. 

RRW replied:
> Agreed. but how many right-wingers agree to this premise?

The observation is true according to any bar da'as. However, the parameters of 
this statement can be disputed. I based myself on the principle, not on the 
extent to which the statement is true. After all, I clearly add "within 
bounds", and also stressed that the developments can be seen as wrong by some 
later posqim who reevaluate earlier developments. That is partly how we 
stay "within bounds".

RRW also wrote:
> BY, Rema and Kitzur [by and large] submitted their  decisions  to a
> hypothetical BD. ROY follows  Maran BY. Ben Ish Hay implements  as much
> ARIZAL as the populace can handle.
> Kaf hachayim quote as many sources as he can [ROY, too]
>
> OTOH, MB seems to have a multi-faceted shita re: z'manei hayyom that leave
> me confused. He does not seem to follow strictly  GRA nor Magen AVraham nor
> Rabbeinu Tam nor Levush. See what I mean?

... that the MB was much more mimetically oriented as some make him out to be?

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Arie Folger
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