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From: yiri@ucf-cs.UUCP (Yirmiyahu BenDavid)
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Subject: Re: Shabbat electricity (what is work?)
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Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 09:17:25 EDT
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Though Harlan did not give the reference, there is no question of
its validity (and I haven't looked it up either). Yet, there is
still the question of where to draw the line regarding just how
far the rabbis/sages can legitimately go (the distinction between
interpreting written Torah and legislating law in addition to 
Torah which is forbidden). I certainly grant that we must hearken
to the authorities in the former instance. But I'm also persuaded
we must oppose the authorities in the latter instance. The obvious
problem then is how individuals draw the distinction between the
two.