rabbiofberlin –
1) to a) and b) ABSOLUTELY. Yup, I believe that today’s roshei yeshiva want to stifle debate.I have no problems with that, because this is how they want to control their followers, just that I don’t have to follow them on this. As far as b) Truly, I prefer not to comment on that, because of my resepct to many Gedolim but in essence, yes, I do beleive this is the case.
2) Are you saying that I cannot have my own opinion on this?
I am absolutely not saying that.
Pashuteh Yid –
1) laima ktannai is not an insult, it is only a question as to why they didn’t simply say I hold like tanna A or tanna B, instead of making it seem like a new machlokes. But nevertheless, amoraim never argued on tannaim, because of niskatnu hadoros.
– Agreed, 100%. My point was to illustrate the kavod given to gedolim and what they said, by showing how they clearly knew it was inapropriate to argue for or against a tana from their own das.
charlie brown –
1) the brilliant question of “I can only Try”
– Brilliant? I must demur. And if I didn’t, most of my acquaintences would be happy to do it for me.
cantoresq –
1) As to how to translate “Emunas H-shem” I plead ignorance to ever seeing it in a primary source.
– If by primary source you mean tnach, shas, and meforshim, I haven’t seen it anywhere I can remember either. I have seen it in divrei Torah and heard it in schmoozin and conversation. If I deceived anyone re: it’s source, it was unintentional.