[Avodah] kol hamosif, gorea

[Rich, Joel]

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
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Which would imply that R' Chaim was influenced by the secular/scientific world, which iiuc would not be an acceptable explanation to the Torah Only approach which our R' Chaim (Manaster) was referring to.
KT
Joel Rich


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