[Avodah] Classical Academia, Deconstruction, and Mesorah

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

RMM: 
> In short: they
> went by a majority of the three scrolls, not because of any
> sort of halakhic al-pi-rov lo ba-shamaim hi, but rather, because
> scientifically, when you don't know what the best reading is, your best
> bet, pragmatically, is to go by majority. But if there's no safeiq,
> then you don't go by majority

Tangentially:
That's my teirutz for BY

Given: BY declares BD of Rif-Rmabam-Rosh

Given: BY ignores his BD at times

Q: What gives?
A: BD is only consulted When BY has a safeiq how to pasqen. Whwn he is
certain, he does not even consult it

This is like most Jews who only consult Rav when in doubt

KT
RRW
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