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face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><B>From:</B> avodah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org
[mailto:avodah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Prof.
Levine<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 02, 2010 2:54 PM<BR><SPAN
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<DIV></DIV><FONT size=3>At 07:17 AM 8/2/2010, Ben Waxman wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">TTBOMK means to the best of my
knowledge and if they didn't follow in their<BR>father's path, that is
fine.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>Really, this is fine!!!! What happened to mesora? Is it to be
ignored and simply cast aside?<BR><BR>And here I thought that Yahadus was
based on following one's mesora. YL <BR><BR><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=312542213-04082010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>What
does any of this have to do with mesorah? Do I have have to do everything my
father decided to do?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=312542213-04082010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>If
he is simply following the traditions of his fathers, so be it. But if my
father wakes up one day and decides to grow a beard, so must I?? Do my
children need to subscribe to Avodah (T) just because I
do???</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=312542213-04082010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>You
can argue how far back a mesorah need be to be valid, but surely one's
father's inventions don't count for too much.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=312542213-04082010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
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