[Avodah] Freedom of exegesive interpretation

[Arie Folger]

On Wednesday, 5. December 2007 11.54:06 avodah-request at lists.aishdas.org RJR
> Great example. If you mean that there would be a nafka mina lhalacha,
> IIUC most current day authorities would say that unless much earlier
> generations suggested an interpretation, we can not, even if when we
> flew around the world backwards (superman reference) we found that our
> interpretation was really what Rav Natan had in mind when he made the
> original statement.  

The Tos. YT I quoted was about a novel interpretation that did not change 
halachah, even though it went against perhaps even a gemara.

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Arie Folger
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