[Avodah] costa concordia

[Rich, Joel]

At some point you have to conclude that the rules are /never/ taken
as primary. Vehara'ayah, the very next mishnah is the famous "mamzer
talmud chakham" vs "kohein gadol am haaretz". So, if the whole list of
rules is secondary to talmud Torah (and perhaps not current knowledge --
"shevirei luchos" too?) is it such a stretch to understand why poseqim
assume it is even lower down the criteria list, perhaps even "if all
else were equal"

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

-- 
But no one suggests a Talmud torah test either to the best of my knowledge.  In essence it has become assume all else is equal.  So if one follows the order has he sinned (e.g. gives a talmid chochom medicine that someone closer by needed)
KT
Joel Rich
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