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The words of education in hearing the voice of the wise

שו”תCategory: generalThe words of education in hearing the voice of the wise
asked 2 months ago

Hello Rabbi
As is known, the commandment to do whatever is ordered was only stated upon the Sanhedrin and also upon the sages of the Gemara, and from there on, the sages do not have a sweeping authority that binds the entire Jewish people in all matters of law. However, some wanted to claim (the Haredim, as is known) that the obligation was stated in every generation and also in matters of opinion. And their source is the Book of Education, which interprets the commandment in this way. In one of your lessons (I think in a series of Torah and Rabbinic lessons), you referred to this education and claimed that it does not mean that in a generation one must blindly obey every claim that comes to their mind, but you did not explain what the interpretation of his words was. Can you explain what the education intended in this commandment and did you refer to this in one of the lessons?


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מיכי Staff answered 2 months ago
I don’t remember anymore, but it’s not complicated. First, this education is a puzzling and uncontested method. Second, it’s not clear who the sages of this generation he’s talking about are. And third, he’s also talking about Halacha and not about things outside Halacha.

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בו replied 2 months ago

Education is actually a very simple method in its understanding; it is the simple fact that in decisions concerning the public, there will be authority - over

מיכי Staff replied 2 months ago

Very logical. So today among the Haredim there is really authority over? No. Therefore it really doesn't make sense. If there is no agreed upon and authorized institution like the Sanhedrin, there is no possibility of implementing La Tesur. Some have spoken of the authority of the greatest of the generation or the greatest of the generation, if there is one. But this is almost never the case anywhere.

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