[Avodah] Lying to protect the simple of faith

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Tue, 20 May 2008 14:31:06 -0400
Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 04:44:26PM -0400, Yitzhak Grossman wrote:
> : Minhas Hinuch (#613) tries to argue your claim, that we assume accuracy
> : even with regard to haseros ve'yeseros as long as they are semantically
> : significant, but he runs into trouble with the word 'totafos', since
> : according to Rashi, the Gemara's D'rashah of the four Parshiyos of
> : Tefillin is based on the plene spelling of the word in Parshas Ve'haya
> : Im, whereas we have it deficient.
> 
> Pewrhaps I'm thinking of the wrong source, but it's not a derashah, it's
> peshat.

There are indeed two different derivations.  In Zevahim 37b, the Gemara
first utilizes the concepts of mikra and masores, i.e. plene and
defective spellings, and subsequently mentions the opinion of R. Akiva,
"tot b'kasfi shtaim, phos b'afriki shtaim".

> Micha Berger             Today is the 30th day, which is

Yitzhak
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