tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post1080778521563160860..comments2023-10-31T12:43:06.690-04:00Comments on NishmaBlog: Mussar: On a Different Form of "Texting"Nishmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237299801109329429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-1045999426753459342011-06-05T14:24:22.925-04:002011-06-05T14:24:22.925-04:00Halachic books ideally address simple cases
They ...Halachic books ideally address simple cases<br /><br />They are intended to make for a more informed consumer<br /><br />When I studies for Semicha, our YD taught us that mostly we'd learn how to frame a good question<br /><br />She'eilat hacham hatzi Teshuvah Hee<br /><br />The fact that people abuse disclaimers is a fact of life. Adam and Chavaa ate from the ONE tree G-d told them not to. It's human nature. But why blame the tree? <br /><br />Also some people learn Torah lishma. Learning Halachah usually can help a person make sense out of what is being done by the Community and give a person some perspective. Nishma takes that basic knowledge base further by encouraging introspection ... <br /><br />RRWRabbi R Wolpoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363979745921237363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-55452559289033134982011-06-05T10:37:13.902-04:002011-06-05T10:37:13.902-04:00Lots of Artscroll and Feldheim books have the line...Lots of Artscroll and Feldheim books have the line "In cases of actual halachic questions, go ask your Rabbi instead of relying on this book". People pay as much attention to it as the warning about risks to health on packs of cigarettes.<br />If cigarettes are so dangerous, why are they for sale?<br />If I'm not supposed to be independent in my halachic decision making process, why are they selling me books in easy-to-ready English on the subject?Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.com