«Kalir, False Accusations, and More
by Marc B. Shapiro
1. I now want to return to Kalir and the criticism of me. To recap, I had earlier mentioned how Artscroll originally correctly identified Kalir as post-tannaitic, but later changed what it wrote in order to be in line with Tosafot's opinion that he was a tanna. Some think that it is wrong to criticize Artscroll by using academic methodology instead of judging them by traditional sources, since they don't recognize the academic approach.
My first response is that this is nonsense and a textbook example of obscurantism. If there is evidence of a certain fact, one can't say that it is only a fact if it appears in some "traditional" source, and therefore one who ignores this evidence gets a pass.
Furthermore, when it comes to Kalir one can also date him using traditional sources.[1] One of these sources is quite fascinating....»
the Seforim blog: Kalir, False Accusations, and More
http://seforim.blogspot.com/2012/05/kalir-false-accusations-and-more.html?m=1
Shalom and Regards,
RRW
1 comment:
It would be a lot easier to defend traditional Judaism if its leaders wouldn't continue to insist on making false statements.
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