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Deciding on matters of faith

שו”תCategory: philosophyDeciding on matters of faith
asked 6 years ago

Has the rabbi ever written an article or post on the subject? We usually cite the Rambam for these things, but the Haneska has already shown that the Rambam definitely ruled on matters of faith. To me, this is very difficult, and I am not impressed by the Rambam’s ruling on faith. In any case, I would be happy for an article or post written on the subject. Until the book is published…


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מיכי Staff answered 6 years ago
I did not write. I wrote that in my opinion, even if he ruled, it does not matter because it is not possible to exercise authority in matters of fact (and issues of thought deal with facts). The defense showed more than that, in those three places in the Pihamash that he writes that one cannot rule on these issues in which he himself ruled on the halakha with the strong hand.

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יוס replied 6 years ago

And how, then, can we explain the words of Maimonides?

מיכי Staff replied 6 years ago

The gunman suggested something in his article, but I don't remember.

בועז replied 6 years ago

Can anyone point to the article by Haneska?

מיכי Staff replied 6 years ago

“On the Limits of Halacha Decisions: The History of Maimonides”s Method and the Evolution of Approaches in Rakaa” (“Da'at” 61, Bar Ilan, pp. 49-72

אפרים replied 6 years ago

Introduction to the book Truth and Faith, parts A and B on the Asif website

בועז replied 6 years ago

To Ephraim

This is not David Haneska's article but thank you very much, it is fascinating.

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