[Avodah] Education - was RAYK and the end of chol

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:47 PM, kennethgmiller at juno.com <
kennethgmiller at juno.com> wrote:

>
> To me, a most telling comment is that "Neither could she be prevailed on to
> alter her ways, nor would an experienced rabbi even try." Despite the
> illogic of it, the two streams ARE compatible, in an "eilu v'eilu" kind of
> way, I suppose. The men learn their way, and the women learn their way, and
> if there are halachic differences, well, we'll muddle through somehow.
> Because that's how G-d wants it.
>
> Akiva Miller
>

A simple way of thinking about it is to view both text and minetic-masorah
as 2 valid sources sources and to investigate them both analytically.  When
they conflict you can make the usual dialectics and arrive at some kind of
synthesis

The point is to avoid such pronouncements as "text always  triumphs" or my
grandfather's custom trumps, etc.  In the extreme both can be silly.

Illustrations:
TEXT:  The Beis Yoseph says that there si a prohibition of eating milk and
FISH together.   Darchei Moshe [Rema] points out that this is a t'aus sofer.
Whether that criticism  is a fact or a very educated guess is irrelevant,
the Rema's point MUST be accounted for in the mix.

MIMETICS: One's grandfather might have slept in for minyan every year
following the first Seder.  That does not make it Halachah or even Minhag.

I have been intending to post the Aruch hashulchan's critique of custom's in
hilchos Megillah. Now the AhS is considered highly pro-mimeitc but he makes
some very  specific [harsh?] parameters as to waht minhaggim oare valid.
Rema rejects certain Minhaggim - which is why I trust his judgment when he
supports a Minhag- becayse his reaction is NOT knee-jerk but a considered
opininion.

OTOH those with sweeping opinions are harder to accept.
All Rules are flawed - including this one --smile-- [well at least the human
ones --smile--]
-- 
Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
see: http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/
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