[Avodah] paskening by Nevuah

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R'n Lisa Liel wrote:

> That's the whole reason Eliyahu didn't die.  He'll pasken from
> the Torah he learned both before, during and after the time of
> the Gemara. And svara, of course, like any other talmid chacham.

Wow!

I used to think that indeed, Eliyahu would pasken by telling us what HaShem really meant. But that goes against "Lo bashamayim hee." Or perhaps we would follow his psak simply out of kavod for him. But that's not the proper approach to halacha either. Actually, I don't even remember what I would have said on this topic yesterday, because in this one paragraph, RLL has so totally blown away everything I used to think on this topic.

It will be totally natural, as she writes. His great age will mean that he will have had a long time to grow both in Torah and in wisdom. He will have learned *from* the gedolim of all the generations, and quite possibly even *with* the gedolim of all the generations. And the net result will be that we'll follow his psak not because of his nevuah, and not because of his charisma, and not even out of respect. But simply because he will know the answers. He will have had the opportunity to develop explanations for his views. And of course he will welcome any questions -- to which he will have all the right answers.

And it will come to pass that we will follow his psak not by edict, but because we will see and understand that he is, for lack of a better word... correct! Imagine that! All of Klal Yisrael following one rav, simply because he is correct!

Nothing could be more natural.

And nothing could be more miraculous!

May we all live to see it soon, bimehera b'yameinu.

Akiva Miller

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