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

[Lisa Liel]

On 5/11/2012 11:24 AM, Zev Sero wrote:
> On 11/05/2012 11:34 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
>> I pointed to
>> Rashi because his rationale about not having invested the time to master
>> milei detzibura
>
> But that's not what Rashi says.  That's what *you* say.

Correct.

> Rashi uses a pair of matching clauses -- milei degirsa and milei 
> detzibura.
>
> No, he doesn't.

Also correct.  Rashi says "d'tarud b'girsei v'lo b'milei d'tzibura."

The clauses don't match at all, and the word "tarud" is stative, or 
present passive, and does not -- cannot -- be talking about what he has 
or has not done in the past.

>
>> It seems compelling
>> to me that he is comparing knowledge vs knowledge. Espesially since the
>> word in repetition ("milei") literally means "words of".
>
> Turn that around.  Since he *doesn't* use the language you claim, your
> own logic shows that he means the actual work of administration.

Tiyuvta l'Rav Micha, tiyuvta.

Lisa