tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post39779325786228180..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Did the Gra strongly oppose the Maskilim as he did ChassidimDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-22250642400965294562013-06-02T19:38:57.299+03:002013-06-02T19:38:57.299+03:00Very interesting.
I'm seeing the irony now. ...Very interesting.<br /><br />I'm seeing the irony now. Especially with this part:<br />"He asserts that the Gaon, by driving a wedge between the Bible and the Talmudic sages, thereby “called into question the canons of rabbinic authority” and “challenged the rabbinic tradition.” This assertion lacks any foundation."<br /><br />Clearly Stern's own biases (or desires) being ascribed to the GRA.Student Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-81827029603299250882013-06-02T18:02:57.798+03:002013-06-02T18:02:57.798+03:00Read Prof Kaplan's review.
http://www.tabletm...Read Prof Kaplan's review.<br /><br />http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/128292/was-the-gaon-a-geniusDaas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-34666847962553862662013-06-02T17:59:18.492+03:002013-06-02T17:59:18.492+03:00Which aspect of his critique? Because I'm su...Which aspect of his critique? Because I'm sure Prof Stern didn't make GRA into a footsoldier against his own rival ideology (whatever that is for Stern), as he accused Eliach of doing.Student Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-64354061958744225382013-06-02T08:16:49.078+03:002013-06-02T08:16:49.078+03:00http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/b...http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/128292/was-the-gaon-a-geniusDaas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-85826501260391399532013-06-02T07:50:14.801+03:002013-06-02T07:50:14.801+03:00Stern's book seemed to me to be at many points...Stern's book seemed to me to be at many points thin on evidence and very much composed of a foregone conclusion. <a rel="nofollow">Prof. Larry Kaplan's recent trashing of it</a> only confirmed that impression for me. It's one big amalgam of cute facts, some of them even gems, but that tapestry does not an argument make.Passaic friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-75780106221256518032013-06-02T05:20:16.721+03:002013-06-02T05:20:16.721+03:00Mendelssohn and the GR"A were both dead befor...Mendelssohn and the GR"A were both dead before the Eastern European Haskala or the Reform movement in Germany began. While both movements tended to claim Mendelssohn's thought as precedent for their developments, Mendolssohn himself was entirely shomer Torah u'mitzvot. It is completely anachronistic to suggest that the GR"A's reaction to Mendelssohn should either be influenced by the history of the haskala in Eastern Europe or that informs how we should think of the latter. Nor does it make sense to try to judge 18th century figures by how they fit into current categories, like Chareidi. Mike S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-89046426721827027432013-06-02T02:46:37.428+03:002013-06-02T02:46:37.428+03:00I find it ironic that Prof Stern's critique of...I find it ironic that Prof Stern's critique of Rabbi Eliach's work applies to his own biography of the Gra.Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-23687723954989999272013-05-31T16:17:23.433+03:002013-05-31T16:17:23.433+03:00Is it possible that the GR"A had a deep, nuan...Is it possible that the GR"A had a deep, nuanced view of matters such as the Haskalah instead of seeing it in a simple black and white fashion?Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-37440578528067095842013-05-31T15:48:55.172+03:002013-05-31T15:48:55.172+03:00Is there perhaps a distinction to be made between ...Is there perhaps a distinction to be made between "The Haskalah" and Moses Mendelsohn the individual person? If so, that could explain the confusion.Student Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-56401821560405580112013-05-31T04:24:16.814+03:002013-05-31T04:24:16.814+03:00I personally was left with a more confused pictur...I personally was left with a more confused picture of the Gra after reading this book than before. Somehow the narrative lacks a deep structure unifying the different aspects of the Gra's personality. I've always felt there is a hidden history exemplified by the letter he wrote on behalf of Reb Yonason Eybeschutz and his trip to Amsterdam.Be that as it may, Stern makes too much of the form of the chidushim, as if this would explain who the Gaon was. Nor am I convinced by his ideas how modern and traditional hook up. There is a positive interview with Stern and some interesting comments on Prof. Alan Brill's blog.<br />http://kavvanah.wordpress.com/?s=stern<br />Hope you get a chance to comment on the Liebes reading. ejAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com