[Avodah] kol hamosif, gorea

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 05:20:36PM -0500, Rich, Joel wrote:
: Want to think about something- is it coincidence that R' Chaim's
: analytical approach paralleled the thought process in the "scientific"
: world (so much so that his detractors within the world of learning
: ccalled him "the chemist")?

I think it was a strategic decision. In order to keep bachurim in
yeshiva rather than heading off to university, the methodology of gemara
study that attracts the same talmidim would become popular.

-Micha