tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post7154930924484510267..comments2024-03-28T21:21:02.777-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: a critique of Brisker lomdusChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-64181182394405827642014-12-11T08:09:16.934-05:002014-12-11T08:09:16.934-05:00It's a very good critique, one which Iv had, a...It's a very good critique, one which Iv had, and I explained with a mashal. If a person has many jobs, let's say a CEO and he's a father and a friend etc.. in each position he will act differently and be governed by different laws. The shem doesn't define the etzem rather describes a trait and How it acts. Yybturnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12475392082466169051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-69909201201446798192009-03-11T14:23:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:23:00.000-04:00Chaim:I don't think your example illustrates the p...Chaim:<BR/><BR/>I don't think your example illustrates the problem. All it proves is that there are different standards for different areas of halakha.<BR/><BR/>In fact, insofar as Hilkhos Teshuva is concerned, the concept of rasha is not relevant -- the issue is chayyav or patur (or perhaps tsarikh kapparah or naki). <BR/><BR/>Suppose a person commits a lav she yesh bo kares. Acc. to the daled chilukei kapparah (also paskened by the Rambam), he needs not only teshuvah (incl. vidui) but also Yom Kippur and yesurin to achieve complete kapparah.<BR/><BR/>Yet if a person were to verbalize his sincere regret and repentance at having committed the aveira, we would no longer view him as a "rasha." If done before a beis din, he would even become kasher le'edus again. No one would say that until YK and yissurin come along, the person is still a rasha (although he has not yet achieved full kappara).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-76118659233718780252009-03-08T21:23:00.000-04:002009-03-08T21:23:00.000-04:00Apparently your son fails to understand that seman...Apparently your son fails to understand that semantic hair-splitting, while not lomdus, has a shem lomdus. :)Rabbi Joshua Maroofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585369620887846940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-52019033601661003992009-03-04T09:19:00.000-05:002009-03-04T09:19:00.000-05:00The Netziv would be proud!!The Netziv would be proud!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com