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After Talmudic times, until the late seventeenth century, communities (and rabbis) were fairly independent. True, there were times and places where a group of cities, or even an entire country, would get together in a confederation, complete with...
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The system of Daat Torah; turning to a group of men who are both learned and of the greatest integrity, would seem like it would be the best vehicle for both bringing about a consensus, and arriving at truth. Often, it has worked that way....
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Another issue that many have with the Daat Torah idea is the fact that nearly all the "Gedolim" are of the Lithuanian stream of Orthodoxy. The Jews of Lithuania (and surrounding areas) developed a system of study involving deep analytics of...
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A corollary to this idea of making one Judaism, with common, codified beliefs, is, in my opinion, a "dumbing down" of Judaism. Orthodox Judaism has always included a spectrum of approaches and understandings, albeit united by certain basic...
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A crucial idea in the debate of Daat Torah, is a Talmudic statement that in order to truly understand the Torah, we must inculcate "Emunat Chachamim". This is usually translated as "Faith in the Sages". How is this to be understood? The Torah...
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