[Avodah] The plot against the Nasi

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 09:18:35AM -0500, David Riceman wrote:
: Micha Berger wrote:
: >Why? The kelal could be made about "yeish omerim" as much as about R'
: >Noson. And if stam mishnah keR' Meir, do I even need "R' Meir omer" or
: >"Acheirim omerim" to apply the kelal?

: See Sotah 7b about "Yehi Reuvein ...."  Admittedly it doesn't mention 
: mentioning his name in the yeshiva, but it implies that forceful 
: advocacy is important in deciding halacha.  Not mentioning the opinion's 
: source is a means of denigrating the opinion.  Otherwise what function 
: does it serve?

Punishing the person, not his ideas, as a deterrant against future
revolts against the nesi'us. Isn't that the whole point?

Alternatively, I would need someone to explain how an honest search for
how to best serve Hashem can take a back seat to preserving an office
that isn't even a din to have.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha