[Avodah] Rivash

[Eli Turkel]

<<As for the Rivash, quoting Wikipedia, which is in turn heavily based on
the Jewish Encyclopaedia, is worthless.  The JE was written by Reformers
and Maskilim, with the specific intention of denigrating Torah and its
believers, and especially Kabala and Chassidus, which the maskilim saw
as their chief enemy.>>

I dont know about the Rivash but the Ran was not a fan of kabbalah and
the Rivash was
a student so it is reasonable.
I dont think anyone seriously takes the story of Aristotle convertng.
Certainly Rambam
in praising Aristotle doesnt bring it.
There are also others legends that Aristotle leaned by Jeremiah etc.

-- 
Eli Turkel