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| Jul 10, 2016 at 11:47 | history | edited | Shoel U'Meishiv | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 6, 2016 at 15:08 | history | edited | Shoel U'Meishiv | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:46 | comment | added | Fred | I'm not saying the bases for studying other religions are excessively narrow, either. But to "aide in your Torah study" is much more broad that the actual bases for studying other religions, namely: 1) Da ma shetashiv l'apikores. This would encompass study in order to understand for oneself - and teach anyone else - why Judaism is correct and other religions are not. 2) Understand the other religion so that you can understand how the halacha applies to it. | R' Eliezer listened to a Christian interpretation of a verse to help his study beyond these two reasons, and that was his error. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:30 | comment | added | Shoel U'Meishiv | I understand your concern. But I believe that it is clear from Rav Hirsch that it is broader, as well as from rashi ie to see teach your children it is bad. And lehavin ulehoros is specifically regarding learning. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:27 | comment | added | Fred |
...aide in your Torah study, or it will teach you something beneficial, there are opinions that it is permitted. The sources you brought seem to explain "להבין ולהורות" more narrowly than "teach you something beneficial." For example, these sources wouldn't necessarily permit studying idolatrous religions in order to derive moral lessons or nuggets of wisdom from them. Most likely, they'd forbid study for that purpose. Likewise, "aid[ing] in your Torah study" also seems to be too broad a justification (see 'Avoda Zara 17a, "עי"ז נתפסתי למינות ועברתי על מה שכתוב הרחק מעליה דרכך זו מינות").
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| Jul 5, 2016 at 12:58 | history | edited | Shoel U'Meishiv | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 5, 2016 at 12:53 | history | answered | Shoel U'Meishiv | CC BY-SA 3.0 |