Thursday 23 May 2013

Tradition and Halachic Evolution, Can They Be Reconciled?

I really love the following Mashal. It came from a true story in the Home Section of a local Sunday Paper:
A couple owned a classic house designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright during the 1950's. By current standards, the Kitchen was "outmoded" and "fiftiesh".

They had 3 options -

1. Leave it as is, after all, one does not mess with the handiwork of a master!

2. Completely redo it, after all they OWN it. Who cares about its history? Comfort trumps "Class".

3. The option they actually chose - find expert architects who understand Wright's "sheetos" and apply them to a modern kitchen, without damaging the spirit of the original design. Win-Win.

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A Master of Traditional Texts can wade Between Scylla and Charybdis, arriving home safely home without damaging his ship. He does so by avoiding having his ship list too far Port or Starboard.


Best Regards,
RW

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