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<p>In Avodah Digest V23#182, RRW wrote:<br>
> I am doing Sefer Mitavos hakatzar and the Rosh is quoted as eqauting buying Sefraim on Shas and poskim to k'sivas Sefer Torah. This kind of intuition by a novice would probably have little to no value, but given the mastery of Shas that the Rosh had, it carries a lot of weight even when he does not muster specific citations to support his thesis. It is like Tevius Ayin, i.e. a function of experience and mastery. <<br>
Would such a comparison apply nowadays, when printed s'farim are obtainable by the masses? If not, is the comparison affected more by the printing press or by the relative [to writing a ST or having one written] ease of obtaining s'farim? Thanks. <br>
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All the best from<br>
--Michael Poppers via RIM pager<br>
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