[Avodah] Minhag Anglia

Micha Berger micha at aishdas.org
Mon Nov 30 15:44:15 PST 2009


On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 02:36:34AM -0500, Samuel Svarc wrote:
: My problem would be with the improper usage of a legitimate tool. One
: bans from ones following things that are kefirah, not things that one
: merely opposes as mistaken.

... which points to the danger of the broader use of kerifah heard in
everyday usage. Some belief of which you don't approve but yet conforms
to the iqarim is often called qefirah, but it's not. But the books
still get banned, and the term generates inappropriate outrage.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha



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