Q&A: The Reason of the Verse
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The Reason of the Verse
Question
I don’t understand the logic behind the principle that “we do not derive law from the reason of the verse.” If a prohibition stems from some particular reason, then in a case where that reason does not apply, it is obvious that the prohibition should also not apply. So why don’t we derive law from the reason?
If you’ve already written about this, please direct me to it.
Answer
I wrote about this at length in the article on the fifth root.