Q&A: Ukimtas and Lo Plug
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Ukimtas and Lo Plug
Question
With God’s help,
Hello,
I wanted to ask: as I understand it, today we view things as saying that the Sages did not make distinctions in their enactments, etc. But don’t the many ukimtas made in the Talmud often show that they actually did distinguish? Sometimes only for a specific concern, etc.
Answer
I don’t see the connection. First, when there is a good reason, they do make distinctions in enactments. Beyond that, an ukimta is not making distinctions within enactments. To understand more, see my article on ukimtas (search for it here on the site).