[Avodah] Minhag Anglia

[Samuel Svarc]

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Dov Kaiser <dov_kay at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> ...  This goes some way to explaining the p'sak he received
> from R. Yisraeli.  Speaking of whom, I happened to see a copy of his Perakim
> b'Machshevet Yisrael on Shabbos.  It is a wonderful handbook of Jewish
> thought ripe for translation to English.  It's a pity ArtScroll wouldn't
> touch it because of its provenance.  His discussion of the argument between
> Chassidus and Hisnagdus is particularly interesting, as he discusses both
> the social and theological differences between the groups.

They wouldn't touch it because of its content, nothing to do with its
provenance. I find amusing how one side assumes that the "Other" is
"Wrong" and their actions are because they "have" to. Instead of
acknowledging the reality of hashkafic differences and building up
their own sides legitimacy, they take the easier route of
delegitimizing the "Others" hashkafah. (So that I'm clear: It wouldn't
bother me if one would ban an hashkafah sefer, as this is the correct
practice throughout the ages. Over here, we're discussing ascribing
reasons to ones ideological opponents.)

KT,
MSS