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Reb Eliezer
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The Beis Hilel was the majority, so what do we need the bas kol, heavenly voice for? So Tosfas explains that אחרי רבים להטות can be questioned what it means, כמות or איכות quantity or quality? The Beis Shamai were sharper whereas the Beis Hilel had a better memory. I heard that this was the argument by Chanukah between the Beis Shamai and Beis Hilel which way we light down or up, starting from eight and going backwards until one or starting from one and going forwards until eight. Each one when it comes to learning Torah emphasizes what they were missing. For the Beis Shamai, sharpness came at a later age, but they were missing memory which comes at an earlier age, so they wanted to go backwards whereas for the Beis Hilel sharpness was required so they wanted to advance forward. We find the argument סיני and עוקר הרים a baki having great talmudic knowledge or a sharp individual who can question everything which is greater. So, it was ruled that the baki with great knowledge is greater because he creates the foundation of the building. The Beis Hilel had this great knowledge because of their memory whereas the Beis Shamai was the sharp one with the questions. Currently we don’t fully understand the stringencies of the Beis Shamai but leosid lavo, at the redemption, we will gain a better understanding, so the majority will accept the Beis Shamai and pasken like that.