Divrei ben Abuya

In the Babylonian Talmud, Elisha ben Abuya was a great sage who lost his faith in God. So great was he that his and subsequent generations continued learning from him - to the extent that the authors of the Talmud needed to create a story that would serve to legitimise his teachings despite his apostasy. His lesson is a lesson for us all: that great stature is not contingent upon blind faith, nor high learning upon the observation of Torah precepts.

September 26, 2006

Important Notice: This Blog Is Now Closed

That's right: I shall no longer be posting at this address. My new address is http://deba.wordpress.com. I look forward to seeing all of you there.

posted by SFH @ 3:41 PM

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