Torah Fence
Peace be upon you, Rabbi Shlita.
The words of the sages are divided into 3 parts: law and halacha, morals and philosophy, and science.
In Halacha, it is understood that we follow the Sages in science. Apparently they have no authority. My question is regarding the morality and philosophy of the Sages. How much should we accept from them? Is this considered Torah? And how much is it binding?
2. Were the sages’ legends about the Torah passed down in tradition?
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- To the best of my judgment, they have no authority in the fields of morality and philosophy. Why would they? Their authority stems from the fact that we accepted them over us, and we did so only in the field of Halacha. Furthermore, even if we were to accept their authority in the fields of philosophy, I think it has no validity because there is no authority in factual areas. In the field of morality, this is a universal level (there is no Jewish morality), and therefore, in my opinion, there is no authority for the Sages there either.
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