Timeline for Was the Chasam Sofer known for having an interesting way of learning?
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| Oct 1 at 23:12 | comment | added | Shimshon | It’s noteworthy that he argued that eggs are usur for a Nochri but not for a Yisrael: holykosher.com/why-are-eggs-kosher.html | |
| Aug 26 at 3:32 | comment | added | N.T. | The Chasam Sofer was universally accepted. His way of learning takes a willingness to follow where the text leads, paying very close attention to all the nuances and implications of the Gemara, Rashi, and Tosafos, even if previous authorities disagree. One must see the big picture without losing granular focus on particulars. I would say the Netziv had a similar style. | |
| Aug 23 at 13:59 | comment | added | MichoelR | I guess I'd add that I think you're being too specific here. I have the greatest respect for the Pnei Yehoshua but find his writing unreadable; that's on me. I only use this sefer and that one and that one regularly, there are dozens or hundreds of great gedolim that I haven't found helpful to my learning. I imagine everyone is like that, each in his own way. It's not something to fuss about. | |
| Aug 23 at 13:29 | comment | added | MichoelR | I once heard from R' Feivel Cohen z"l, something like this: The Chasam Sofer advised his son to learn from his grandfather R' Akiva Eiger about his incredible tzidkus and yir'as shamayim. But for Torah, his son should learn from him, his father, because his derech halimud was better. - But, said R' Feivel, none of us do that. We can't be R' Akiva Eiger with his amazing bekius and ability to link up every single thing in Shas and Rashi and Tosefos with every other... but we can at least see what he was doing. We have no idea how to do what the Chasam Sofer was doing. | |
| Aug 23 at 13:21 | comment | added | MichoelR | "The Chasam Sofer though is almost universally quoted." Don't think that is true at all. His psak is greatly respected, and people quote a vort here and there. It's nothing like, say, R' Akiva Eiger or the Chazon Ish, who are central to many people's learning. | |
| Feb 9, 2020 at 23:18 | comment | added | Alex | See the introduction to Dor Revii. | |
| Feb 9, 2020 at 22:04 | comment | added | user6591 | I agree with you, his approach is different. But I don't have an aversion to it, I actually have a deep appreciation for it. But I do have a question how it was as accepted as it was. | |
| Feb 9, 2020 at 18:36 | history | edited | Loewian | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2012 at 22:34 | comment | added | Truth Seeker | @LazerA prob not so feasible, but then again I am asking whether other people have already experienced this, not to go and check now ;) . I happen to find the Dibros Moshe quite on target actually, but each to his own. Which you may tell me about the Chasam Sofer!!! | |
| Dec 11, 2012 at 22:12 | comment | added | LazerA | I understand if it is not feasible, but it would be helpful if you could give some more details on exactly how you find the Chasam Sofer's approach to be so different from everyone else. | |
| Dec 11, 2012 at 22:08 | comment | added | LazerA | I am not that familiar with the Chasam Sofer's derech halimud, so I can't really comment on questions 1 and 2. However, with regard to question 3, to my knowledge the Chasam Sofer was universally recognized as one of the greatest halachic authorities of his time. I would point out that it is not unusual for poskim to have a rather different style of learning than the one most of us are familiar with from yeshiva. (See, for example, the Dibros Moshe of R' Moshe Feinstein.) | |
| Dec 11, 2012 at 22:02 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackJudaism/status/278620814486667265 | ||
| Dec 11, 2012 at 19:53 | comment | added | Truth Seeker | @Dave None of those Meforshim are indeed learnt as Pshat Seforim [save perhaps the Bircas Shmuel]. The Chasam Sofer though is almost universally quoted. | |
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| Dec 11, 2012 at 19:39 | comment | added | Dave | I could give you a whole list of meforshim that are different from 95% (or more!) of the others: The Rogetchover, R' Yaakov Emden, Birkas Shmuel, Kehillos Yaakov, etc. etc. (each in its own way). | |
| Dec 11, 2012 at 19:34 | comment | added | Truth Seeker | @Dave thanks, but I find the Chasam Sofer different from 95 percent of the other Meforshim! | |
| Dec 11, 2012 at 19:32 | comment | added | Dave | Hi, Truth Seeker, and welcome to Mi Yodeya! The Chasam Sofer is definitely known to be a very original and creative thinker. There are many different styles of commentary, and some many not be a good "fit" for one's specific intellectual personality. | |
| Dec 11, 2012 at 19:24 | history | asked | Truth Seeker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |