Q&A: Regarding Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s article “This Is Sinai”
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Regarding Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s article “This Is Sinai”
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I’d be glad to hear your response to Rabbi Soloveitchik of blessed memory’s article, “This Is Sinai.”
Answer
I’m not familiar with it. If there’s a specific argument, please bring it here and we’ll sink our teeth into it.
Discussion on Answer
(The second sentence in your reply was the beginning of the payment I promised in response to column 146.)
Okay, so about that I already wrote what I think.
(By mistake I wrote in parentheses “yours” instead of “mine.”)
This is the article where he argues that the principle “better to dwell as two than to dwell alone” cannot be changed, and about that you said you don’t believe he really thought so.