Tell you what, Choppy. You do 1/4 the research on your ancestors as I have done on mine, including the Tosfos Yom Tov, and then you’ll have some standing to debate the issue with me. and besides, I didn’t say they weren’t used to advance Torah knowledge, only that they were not central pursuits of his, though they were interests – what can, in other words, be defined as a hobby.
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