[Avodah] standard opinion

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 07:40:48PM +0300, Eli Turkel wrote:
: Maharatz Chajes states that the opinion of the Sanhedrin is binding only if
: a formal vote was taken after considering all opinions

Binding, yes. But something pushed R' Yosef Caro to suggest his triumverate
of rishonim.

It seems to me that the Maharitz Chajes is talking about a shift from when
acharei rabim lehatos went from being a hard-and-fast rule to being a rule
of thumb, a factor to consider but could be outweighed by other factors.

There is also yachid verabbim, which has more weight than if the mi'ut is
more than one rav.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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