[Avodah] dinosaurs

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 07:11:17PM +0000, rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:
: Ilana:
: > Even in straight halacha - does elu v'elu (in the sense that both are true
: > on a deeper level, but only one can actually be accepted as practice)
: > apply to every single machloket? Up to what point? The gemara? The
: > rishonim? Nowadays? Or are there some opinions that are just not true
: > at all? The posek made a mistake - and perhaps eventually realizes
: > this himself and retracts his opinion. Would we say elu v'elu before
: > the retraction, but not after? Or would we say that this is beyond the
: > bounds of elu v'elu?

: Most Posqim assert that Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin are mutually
: exclusive.

: In this week's Ben Ish Chai, the author quotes the Arizal stating they
: are BOTH valid! [Not really as alternatives, rather al pi sod - one
: NEEDS both]

: This is beyond plain vanilla EvE.

: The case of BH and BH re: EvE is AISI more about Talmud Torah than
: practice, but see below

: Halachically we follow only ONE derech - viz. BH. Rather learning the
: opinion of BS is of equal value - which seems to contradict learning
: Torah ONLY for Halachah lema'aseh

: Yet here too is a paradox. Even though
: BS is lav aliba dehilchesa, a through analysis of their sheeta may yield
: theoretical constructs useful in the same or in other contexts.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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