Monday 3 October 2016

halacha theory - Why do different halachic authorities arrive at conflicting rulings?


Rabbi A says strawberries are ha'adama; Rabbi B says that strawberries are Ha'etz.


The halachic texts are replete with such differences in "opinion". What's the underlying reason that different rabbis can arrive at a different conclusion for what to do in scenario X?


Is it because each Rabbi uses his own understanding mixed with the rules of deriving halachah which allows for error? If so how can we follow anything they say?




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