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<font size=3>At 05:16 AM 8/24/2010, Zev Sero wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Prof. Levine wrote:<br>
> At 10:59 AM 8/20/2010, R. Micha wrote:<br><br>
>> The quote about lechem ubasar is significant, and can't be
summarily<br>
>> dismissed.<br>
> <br>
> Is it possible that "filling one's belly with bread and
meat" means that <br>
> one has to study secular subjects as well as Torah?<br><br>
No, that's the exact opposite of what it means. The Rambam's
language<br>
is very clear.<br><br>
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> After all, R. <br>
> Yhonason Eybeschutz wrote in Yaaros Devash 2:7 (as translated by L.
Levi <br>
> in Torah and Science, pages 24-25):<br>
> For all the sciences are "condiments" and are necessary
for our Torah, <br><br>
Condiments. Exactly. *Not* food.<br>
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Yes, but virtually all cooked food is tasteless without condiments,
particularly meat. When I cook I use spices (condiments). Hence,
based on the statement about filling one's belly with bread and meat, it
would seem that when learning Torah one should include the study of the
secular studies that R. Yonason Eybeshutz says are related to them and
any others that give one a better understanding of the Torah one is
learning. Please see <br><br>
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<a href="http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/relevance_secular_studies_jewish_education.pdf">
The Relevance of Secular Studies to Jewish Education </a>(Collected
Writings VII)<br><br>
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for more on this. <br><br>
YL<br><br>
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