Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank

Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank is a Maggid Shiur at RIETS where he teaches Gemara, Halacha, and Jewish Philosophy. He has written “Illuminating Jewish Thought: Faith, Philosophy and Knowledge of God” and “Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations of Free Will, the Afterlife, and the Messianic Era,” published by Yeshiva University Press and Maggid Books. He lives in Passaic with his family.

In Print / Halacha & Hashkafa

The History Of Machloket (Part III)

By Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank

When there is a dispute among contemporary poskim, the purveyor of the minority view may continue to follow their own view, even when they acknowledge that they are in the minority.

Judaism

The History Of Machloket (Part II)

By Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank

When the great sages separated they not only spread Torah throughout the land but developed their methodologies and revealed their diverse perspectives on Moshe’s Torah.

In Print / Columns

The History Of Machloket (Part I)

By Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank

How did debate emerge? According to the Geonim, every detail of every law was given at Sinai. Debate emerged from the forgetting of those details. Talmudic analysis is an attempt to retrieve that which was forgotten.