[Avodah] Daas Torah Rerere...redux - Pesachim 112a

[Ben Waxman]

To me it sounds like it says that the mayor-rabbi spends too much time 
learning to be an effective manager of the city.  Maybe he is being 
derelict in his duties, but he isn't ignorant.

Ben

On 5/10/2012 8:42 PM, Micha Berger wrote:
> See also Rashi ad loc:
>      Ve'al tadur be'ir...:
>      Detarud begirseih velo bemilei detzibura.
>
> Isn't Rashi saying that a TC who spends his time with texts lacks the
> knowledge of what's going on in the society in question to be a good
> leader?