[Avodah] Daas Torah

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

> He would push his talmidim to learn how to be
> autonomous LORs before assuming the role. The yeshivish LOR is more
> likely to refer to his RY. Balance needs to be found -- matching ability
> to responsibility assumed.
>
> But notice that the first half of this post, defining Daas Torah is
> totally unrelated to the issues raised in the half about MO and DT.
>
> Tir'u baTov!
> -Micha
>


It is clear from pashas yisro [set aside the 70 for a mintue] that there is
a Torah hierarchy. Sarei Assoross, Sarei Hamishim etc.

Any group will eventually settle into a hierarchy by its very nature, the
leaders will rise to the top and the low-level leaders to the middle etc.

Any rabbi who is not an ego-maniac or a victim of really low-self-esteem
will pretty much realize which rung he is on - l'havdil Grandmaster Sober
said before Americans  made a fettish about belt-rankings, martial arts
school students INTUITIVELY knew the hierarchy of who was more senior w/o
any special belts or hitzoniyosdik symbols.  They knew who was on which
madreiga.

of course Torah is a bit more complex. than my colleague R. Howard Jachter
is certainly a greater expert than I in gittin about which I know almost
Zero, but it's still possible I know issur v'heter better.

Often I consult other rabbonim just to get an objective outside opinion even
if I feel competent on the issues [ein dan yechidi ela echod, tov
hashnayyim  min ho'echad, etc.]


Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
see: http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/
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