[Avodah] Dancing on Shabbos

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:25:32PM -0400, Richard Wolpoe wrote:
:>: It's clear from the Rambam's formulation (Shaabos 32:4), who stresses
:>: the connection implied in the mishnah -- the issur is against rhythm. We
:>: discussed something similar in parshanus: there is indication that
:>: mecholos is a kind of dancing, and another that it was an intrument. If
:>: dancing, it's a dance that focusses on producing a rhythm with one's
:>: feet. Don't tap dance.

:>: Is that a weak justification? Yes. It would require strong support from
:>: outside the textual formalism realm in order to become pesaq...

: Point it is unsupported in Bavli or even otherr Amoraic-era works...

Not really. If the gemara never ruled out dancing except as used as a
rhythm instrument, then everything else is

...
: Mah nafshach. You either take a legal/technical view on teh matter or a
: fuzzy touchy-feely appoach about the greater good yada yada yada...

I am asserting that halakhah doesn't take a boolean either-or.

And unless you accept that, you're going to continuously complain that
there is no compliance to a process. There is a process, but it involves
weighing both.

Nor is it "touchy feely" nor "greater good". It's a well informed notion
of ratzon haBorei.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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