In the previous post, I threw out a pretty strong challenge. The charedi gedolei Torah who had banned my books, in particular Rav Moshe Shapira, had claimed that it was heretical to claim that Chazal made mistaken statements about the natural world. Rav Moshe Shapira adopted the approach of Maharal that Chazal were never making statements about the natural word, and were always speaking about "deeper" matters. I pointed out that the crucial passage in the Gemara is where the Sages of Israel state that the sun goes behind the sky at night (and R. Yehudah HaNasi notes that they were mistaken), with which all the Rishonim and plenty of Acharonim state that this is indeed speaking about astronomy, making no mention of "deeper" matters.
The Perfect Solution for Un-Banning My Books!
The Perfect Solution for Un-Banning My Books!
The Perfect Solution for Un-Banning My Books!
In the previous post, I threw out a pretty strong challenge. The charedi gedolei Torah who had banned my books, in particular Rav Moshe Shapira, had claimed that it was heretical to claim that Chazal made mistaken statements about the natural world. Rav Moshe Shapira adopted the approach of Maharal that Chazal were never making statements about the natural word, and were always speaking about "deeper" matters. I pointed out that the crucial passage in the Gemara is where the Sages of Israel state that the sun goes behind the sky at night (and R. Yehudah HaNasi notes that they were mistaken), with which all the Rishonim and plenty of Acharonim state that this is indeed speaking about astronomy, making no mention of "deeper" matters.