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<DIV>I would suggest that anyone interested in reviewing the sources on Kabalas
HaMitzvos as an essential element begin with the sugya in Yevamos 46-47 and the
Rishonim, especially the Mossad HaRav Kook edition of the Ritva and the
footnotes there as well as the Encyclopedia Talmudis entry on Gerus before
concluding that many Rishonim do not view Kabalas Ol Mitzvos as an essential
part of Gerus. WADR to R Uzziel ZTL, his premise is that the key is that a
potential ger wants "to be Jewish" and that the details of Kabalas Ol Mitzvos
are essentially dispensed with, a view that one can legitimately say is
completely contrary to the view of how many Rishonim understood the element of
Kabalas Ol Mitzvos. The work that R Meir Shinnar posted about is interesting in
its methodology but is premised on a view that Hilcos Gerus was essentially
Lkulah untill social changes dictated that Poskim employ a more Machmir POV, a
premise that requires more proof than is asserted by the authors, especially in
light of how many Rishonim do in fact view Kabalas Ol Mitzvos as absolutely
essential. </DIV>
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<DIV>Steve Brizel</DIV>
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