tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post6225171554119361749..comments2023-08-15T09:20:12.403-07:00Comments on Pesach Sheini: A Book Not to be Passed Over- A review of Rabbi David Fohrman's The Exodus You Almost Passed OverPesach Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429802587338023317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post-28849171509906484542016-04-12T12:42:25.515-07:002016-04-12T12:42:25.515-07:00I agree that RDF doesn't violate the limits of...I agree that RDF doesn't violate the limits of traditional parshanut or even pushes that envelope. However, he does extrapolate quite a distance from his sources. And his writing style is quite engaging. Third, he speaks to our generation and mindset.<br /><br />All good things. But all three make it very easy to get lost in Truthiness (H/T Stephen Colbert), and forget to bring one's critical thought along. A few times -- and certainly not the majority of ideas -- I found that given enough time to have forgotten the engaging details of the presentation I didn't buy into RDF's thesis after all.micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com