A while ago I suggested on the Aovdah list that we should revere "gdolim" collectively and not so much individually. Baruch. Shekivanti! Read on.
Source: En Yaqov hamefoar pesachim 22a pp. 53-54
Shimon/Nehemyah ho'Amsoni arrived at es Hashem Elokecha Tira and gave up on darshening "etin" Odd sheba R Akiva lerabbis talmidei hachamim.
The peirush states that due to k'vod shmayyim hoKamsani stopped. R Akiva includes Talmidei Hachamim as follows
Source: En Yaqov hamefoar pesachim 22a pp. 53-54
Shimon/Nehemyah ho'Amsoni arrived at es Hashem Elokecha Tira and gave up on darshening "etin" Odd sheba R Akiva lerabbis talmidei hachamim.
The peirush states that due to k'vod shmayyim hoKamsani stopped. R Akiva includes Talmidei Hachamim as follows
- Yehi k'vod rabcha k'mora shamayim.
- Power of missa: viz. she'nechishasan neshichas nachash.
- Yeish meforshim that this drasha led to R Akiva's brutal martyrdom! (Besheim Iyyun Ya'aqov)
- Rebbe Akiva was talking about the general category of Talmidei Hachachamim and not regarding any individual talmid Hacham! (Implying that is OK) said in name of Hasam Sofer!
This last peshat dovetails with my statement on G'dolim; respect that class of people but we may legitmately quibble with any individual Talmid Hacham (respectfully!) on any given opinion.
Zissen Pesach
RRW
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