Questions tagged [chaim-soloveitchik]
R. Chaim Soloveitchik (1853-1918), also known as R. Chaim Brisker, was a Rosh Yeshiva in Volozhin and served as rabbi in the town of Brisk. He is well known as the progenitor of the "Brisker method" of Torah study, later popularized throughout the world by his students and descendants.
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Mekor for R' Haim on Tannaim vs Amoraim
I've heard that R' Haim Soloveitchik said that although there is no law stating that Amoraim may not argue with Tannaim, nevertheless it isn't customary for an Amora to contradict a Tanna. Does ...
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