tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post110404202096155552..comments2023-10-29T11:50:25.742+02:00Comments on My Obiter Dicta: Brill ReduxJeffrey R. Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315625918870195028noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1104161282515557762004-12-27T17:28:00.000+02:002004-12-27T17:28:00.000+02:00I think that both Blau & you are missing the point...I think that both Blau & you are missing the point. <br /><br />Brill's point is that by dividing the world into "Torah" and "Madda", which are artificial categories, you, ultimately, marginalize anything which doesn't fit into either category neatly.<br /><br />Secondly, Torah is never an abstract ideal (I know that this is a potential heresy for a Brisker like you, Prof. Woolf), but it is always manifest as a real lived experience. How halakhah manifests itself is inseparable from Torah. If we want to talk about Torah U-Madda, using reified abstract categories like Halakha & something else (fill in the the blanks or call it madda). Ultimately you are helping no one.<br /><br />-brother bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com