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

[Lisa Liel]

On 5/11/2012 10:41 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 08:36:46AM -0500, Lisa Liel wrote:
>    
>> On 5/10/2012 6:00 PM, Micha Berger wrote:
>>      
>>> If you agree that milei are words and ideas (from /mll/, to speak), as
>>> in milei de'alma, or for that matter milei degirsa, then I don't know
>>> why you think milei detzibura is hands-on rather than knowing the society.
>>> Rashi is comparing what they take the time to learn.
>>>        
>> Because it's talking about governance.  Milei d'tzibura obviously means
>> public necessities.  It doesn't say milei d'alma.
>>      
> Yes, knowing HOW to govern or WHO he is governing. Rashi uses a pair of
> matching clauses -- milei degirsa and milei detzibura. It seems compelling
> to me that he is comparing knowledge vs knowledge. Espesially since the
> word in repetition ("milei") literally means "words of".
>    
On the contrary.  It means "things of".  Or "issues of".  Lomdus issues 
vs public issues.

Lisa