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<font size=3>At 09:17 AM 11/23/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Besides the citation of Rav
Dessler and Shomer Emunim I mentioned last <br>
time, the Malbim, Netziv, Meshech Chochma also agree with the view of
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the Rishonim. It is nonsense to assert that we have to stop studying and
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accepting the views of these gedolim because they are now viewed as <br>
kefira by some individuals or groups.<br><br>
Daniel Eidensohn</font></blockquote><br>
Whenever I see the words apikores or kofer bandied about, I recall the
following. The followers of Shabbatsai Tzvi were called Ma'aminim and
those opposed to him were labeled <br>
<font size=3>kofrim. Thus it seems to be that there may be times when is
it not at all bad to be put in the category of a kofer or an apikores.
>:-}<br>
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Yitzchok Levine</font></body>
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