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Technical21 – yes.

“Let me explain something to you. There is a concept of

daas Torah. What is daas Torah? It is a sort of ruach hakodesh

that exists today. When a person sits and learns, when he

immerses himself completely in Torah, then when he is asked a

question, he isn’t the one answering it – it’s the Torah within

him that’s answering. Today I’m old and constantly falling asleep

over the Gemara. I’m not immersed in learning all the time.

But your father [Rav Chaim Kanievsky] is constantly immersed in

the Torah. When he answers your question, it will be the Torah

answering you. It’s like ruach hakodesh.” – The Steipler,

as quoted by R’ Avraham Yeshaya Kanievsky,

as transcribed and translated by Mishpacha staff

(If I had to guess, “immersed” was originally “areingetun.”)