The Printed Word and the End (?!) of Traditional Torah Authority with Rabbi Ben Skydell

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Halakhic History"

With the advent of printing, the Rambam organized Halakhah into easily navigable categories through compiling the Mishnah Torah, rendering himself supreme arbiter by default. What opposition did he encounter and what do subsequent print publications reveal about the struggle for Halakhic authority?

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This audio was originally recorded on 12/26/2012 as part of Drisha’s Winter Week of Learning