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Rabbinic Paralysis: Why Rabbis Won't Take Responsibility PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Rav Bar-Hayim   
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 19:22
During a student's first years in yeshiva he learns to think creatively and ask probing questions. However, when he embarks on his rabbinical studies, the rules change. Suddenly all that is a thing of the past. Now he is taught not to think, for his opinion is not important; he is now taught that he must simply accept. This approach, a far cry from the methodology of the Talmud, produces "rabbis" incapable of analyzing primary sources and reaching an independent conclusion. One tragic example is child abuse within the observant community.

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