tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post2901887532877350535..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Daas Torah - Chazon Ish's concern for an unbiased answerDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-22911173076060120812015-04-20T20:03:35.423+03:002015-04-20T20:03:35.423+03:00The Alter from Slabodka in the sefer Or Ha'tza...The Alter from Slabodka in the sefer Or Ha'tzafoon deals with the issue<br />of Sho'chud. In life we are always being<br />challenged by self-interest and doing the right thing, so acting<br />inappropriately because of bribery or conflict of interest is not something the<br />wise and saintly among would do. The<br />problem of sho'chud is with litigation,<br />that we identify with one party so much that we cannot imagine them doing<br />something wrong. We have no problem with losing money when we decide my cow is<br />treif or a mezuzah is pasul as we are not judging ourselves, judging an object.<br />According to the Chazon Ish it is a gezeiras ha'katuv – you have God's help with<br />orach chaim and not with mishpatallan katznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-69814601893940597372015-04-20T03:05:25.514+03:002015-04-20T03:05:25.514+03:00The Chazon Ish defines a Talmid Chacha as someone ...<em>The Chazon Ish defines a Talmid Chacha as someone who is an expert in most of Shas to the point of Halacha Lema'aseh (see 3:23). This already precludes your average shul Rav or Rosh Yeshiva from the mix of Da’as Torah.</em><br /><br />That's a bit of a leap of faith. The poskim discuss in several areas whether anyone has the halacha of a Talmud Chacham nowadays - meaning the from the days of the Magan Avraham etc.<br /><br /><em>My understanding of this is that when one is seeking advice, his worst enemy is his own bias. Finding someone to seek advice form who is above the bias would be wise and worthwhile. However, someone who is not educated or experienced enough to fully understand the matter at hand will be of no help no matter how little bias he has.</em><br /><br /><br /><br />You have actually violated the Chazon Ish's principle in your conclusion!! It seems as if your own bias has brought you to a wrong conclusion. If a person who has properly removed his negios or bias, then he will have no problem answering what he knows, and deferring on what he does not know. For me, or you, to decide what a serious Osek B'Torah's area of expertise is, is not wise. For me to conclude that he would not have the intellectual honesty to tell me that he does not know in an area that he does not know, is only my own bias of seeking to discard the authority of Torah and it's learners in my life.Honestynoreply@blogger.com