Articles by Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

Can Retson Hashem matter in Lomdus?: Mitsvah ha-Ba’ah ba-Aveirah and the Limitations of Formalism

We live in the universe Brisk hath wrought, and I do not propose to begin Cartesian-style from first principles.  So, in approaching the issue of mitsvah ha-ba’ah ba-aveirah, let us grant that the term “mitsvah” must be formally analyzed into such categories as de-Oraita/de-Rabbanan ... Read more →