[Avodah] Definition of Talmid Chacham

Joseph C. Kaplan jkaplan at tenzerlunin.com
Mon Jun 25 14:12:36 PDT 2012


(Moved from Areivim)

"Anyone who is genuinely toraso umnuso (TU) is a TCh."

Is there any source that says this? If there is, could you please give
us the citation and the words that actually support this assertion. Or
perhaps you can give us such support for the definition of Talmid Chacham.
AIUI, you are equating TU with TCh. Perhaps that is so but perhaps they
are two different concepts.

"And I don't see what basis you could have for denying that such a person
is a TCh."

You are making that comparison so you really have the burden of showing
it's a correct equation. If it's simply your sevara (to which you are,
of course, entitled), please say so; if the gemarah (which you refer to
generally) or someone else has made this equation please say so and give
us the details. Thanks.

Joseph


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