There are a number of posts both on the source of Talmudic law, and its authority.
Rambam also in his intro to the Yad makes the same point - that the Talmud is only valid because it was accepted by Klal Yisrael.
So what if:
a) We hadn't accepted it ? Certainly some tribes did not accept it.
b) And what if at some stage , again Klal Yisrael decides to reject it? If we have the power to accept, we also have the power to reject.
There is a view, which I have heard int he name of Rav Kook, that the Hamon or the people decide which way halacha goes. How this is formulated, I am not sure, but certain things, eg women's education was decided by the people, and when it reached the tipping point, gained halachic legitimacy. Same goes with forbidding smoking; same goes with Zionism or the concept of a Jewish state, an army, etc etc.
a) We hadn't accepted it ? Certainly some tribes did not accept it.
b) And what if at some stage , again Klal Yisrael decides to reject it? If we have the power to accept, we also have the power to reject. ============= Good questions - which the Chazon Ish actually asked to Rav Wasserman. I'll try and find the discussion
Can you tell us something about Rabbi Shlomo Fisher?
ReplyDeleteThere are a number of posts both on the source of Talmudic law, and its authority.
ReplyDeleteRambam also in his intro to the Yad makes the same point - that the Talmud is only valid because it was accepted by Klal Yisrael.
So what if:
a) We hadn't accepted it ? Certainly some tribes did not accept it.
b) And what if at some stage , again Klal Yisrael decides to reject it?
If we have the power to accept, we also have the power to reject.
There is a view, which I have heard int he name of Rav Kook, that the Hamon or the people decide which way halacha goes. How this is formulated, I am not sure, but certain things, eg women's education was decided by the people, and when it reached the tipping point, gained halachic legitimacy. Same goes with forbidding smoking; same goes with Zionism or the concept of a Jewish state, an army, etc etc.
Where can we find the rest?
ReplyDeleteo what if:
ReplyDeletea) We hadn't accepted it ? Certainly some tribes did not accept it.
b) And what if at some stage , again Klal Yisrael decides to reject it?
If we have the power to accept, we also have the power to reject.
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Good questions - which the Chazon Ish actually asked to Rav Wasserman. I'll try and find the discussion
sb said...
ReplyDeleteWhere can we find the rest?
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This is in Rav Shlomo Fisher's sefer which he sells in Har Nof where he lives. Not sure if it is available in seform stories