☕Ritva's synthesis brings together Sefarad and Ashkenaz, philosophy and Kabbalah, Rambam and Ramban—all in service of his search for the essence of halachic argument and hidden meanings in Torah.
"He brings in the views of the “rabbis of France,” a typical inclusion of Ashkenazi scholarship amidst his own Sefardi tradition. He answers their question about pluralism by suggesting, following tradition, that each facet of legal reasoning has its place and value in particular times and places."
Unless I am mistaken, both the question and answer in the passage are from חכמי צרפת, hence "שאלו רבני צרפת ז״ל ... ותרצו". Perhaps there are cases of Ritva providing an answer to a open question from Ba'alei Tosefos, but this does not seem to be one of them.
"He brings in the views of the “rabbis of France,” a typical inclusion of Ashkenazi scholarship amidst his own Sefardi tradition. He answers their question about pluralism by suggesting, following tradition, that each facet of legal reasoning has its place and value in particular times and places."
Unless I am mistaken, both the question and answer in the passage are from חכמי צרפת, hence "שאלו רבני צרפת ז״ל ... ותרצו". Perhaps there are cases of Ritva providing an answer to a open question from Ba'alei Tosefos, but this does not seem to be one of them.