[Avodah] Yeshivat Shem Vaever

[Micha Berger]

Last week we were looking at the nature of Yeshivat Shem vaEver. RRJ
cited R Kanievsky as saying they taught yir'as Shamayim.

The Rambam seems to turn the yeshivah into a Plato-like Academy of
philosophy -- a group of thinkers who came together to share thoughts,
debate, and hone their minds, or to listen to the more skilled do so.

Given the Rambam's emphasis on yedi'ah (to touch another thread), I
think this is very similar.

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha

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