Q&A: Adir Dahuach HaLevi
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Adir Dahuach HaLevi
Question
Hello,
I wanted to ask whether you are familiar with the website of Adir Dahuach HaLevi – “The Light of Maimonides,” and in what light you view his writings.
An additional question: Adir speaks crudely about the great sages of Israel, including Rabbi Yosef Qafih of blessed memory – is it permitted and/or appropriate to study his writings, or is there something corrupting about that?
Answer
I’m not familiar with it. Inappropriate expressions do not disqualify the material itself. Eat the fruit and throw away the peel.
Discussion on Answer
If you judge based on the person rather than on the content of what he says, that’s falling into the ad hominem logical fallacy.
Not only Rabbi Qafih. He even writes Rashi’s name with the letters reversed—and likewise uses vulgar street language about most of the sages of Israel, except for our rabbi Moses son of Maimon.
When the peel is like that, you can judge the content accordingly.