[Avodah] some halachot of moser

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 04:50:31PM +0000, rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com
wrote:
: Zev Sero:
:> 2. The Aruch Hashulchan absolutely cannot be relied on in this area;
:> his exaggerated flattery of contemporary government is transparently
:> designed to please the censor

: But to the best of my knowledge he is correct on this point. Most
: critical readers consider the AhS gushing comments as a nod to the
: oppressive czarist regime.

The rule of thumb I was taught is that the AhS's flattering is overt
and obvious. And so, when Zev Sero wrote on on Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at
8:11am EDT:
: When a source is *known* to write things he doesn't mean in order to
: get by the censor, how can you possibly rely on anything he writes in
: that vein? ...

Because RYM Epstein is known to do it with "transparent design", as RRW
put it. If it's not patently obvious, then the AhS meant it.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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