Marc Shapiro challenges Jacob Katz on Daat Torah

Blogging about Daas Torah (defiantly: Da'at Torah) is like shooting fish in a barrel. It's sure to generate 300 comments.

In any case, here is an interesting paragraph written nearly decade ago by Dr. Marc Shapiro in a review in Tradition of "The Uses of Tradition":



Also see my own theory of דעת תורה.

Further reading:

DA'AT TORAH - The Unqualified Authority Claimed for Halachists by Jacob Katz.

Frankly, this topic is starting to be old Manischewitz in old flasks, I admit it.