[Avodah] Who is a Talmid Chacham

[Doron Beckerman]

Responding to few things at once:
Again, a Talmid Chacham is not immune to being robbed. He is viewed as
having an armed guard with him to prevent it. That's it. They aren't
obligated to pay for guards. But if it is available and granted to them by
law, why not?

As RZS said, Talmidei Chachamim are allowed to volunteer. See the RYM
Tickuczinky piece I've linked to a few times. It isn't even relevant
whether David Hamelech was a TC. The question is drafting them, which Asa
was punished for.

>> Because the quote is about the halachic authority of "hashofeit asher
bayamim haheim." See RH 25a-b. Yiftach is being described as his
generation's greatest TC, or at least greatest poseiq (and thus some
sort of TC). <<

No, he isn't. He was very far from it. Along with Gideon and Shimshon, he
is described as a Kal Olam who was appointed as a Parnas on the Tzibbur.
The Derashah of V'el Hashofet is not going on Yiftach Bedoro. Please see
the Gemara there.
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