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<DIV><SPAN class=030150817-02062008><FONT face=Arial>Part of my topic for 
shavuot is zayin tuvei ha'ir.&nbsp; The issue of who picks them, how they are 
picked and what are their qualifications is of interest.&nbsp; The Rambam in 
sh"ut 271 suggests they must be talmidei chachamim, anshei torah and maasim 
tovim.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=030150817-02062008><FONT face=Arial>Would the chevrah see any 
problem with me suggesting that this is&nbsp;correlated with &nbsp;(although I 
couldn't prove this is the reason) with the Rambam's generally perceived 
"elitist" (is there a better word?) approach or is ascribing such an approach to 
the Rambam inappropriate?(e.g. it's not elitist it's amita shel 
torah)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=030150817-02062008><FONT face=Arial>KT<BR>Joel 
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