Q&A: Studying the Brisker Method
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Studying the Brisker Method
Question
Hello Rabbi,
A few columns ago you wrote that someone who knows the Brisker method could “give a general lecture” on a Talmudic passage without knowing it very well.
Are there ways to study the method beyond learning in yeshiva? Maybe books that summarize it?
Answer
Definitely not. And it also takes a lot of practice. I also didn’t say without knowledge, but rather without extraordinary talent. But let’s not exaggerate—you need talent and knowledge, and it’s really not easy.