One of the questions that some people like to ask is , “What is the methodology of Halacha?” And it is a fair question. The halacha must have a method since Poskim do not arrive at their decisions by tossing a coin. But it is rare to find in one single spot an extensive discussion by a Posek explaining how he arrived at his decision.
I hope that I was successful during the past few weeks in sharing with you such an explanation. I am of course referring to Rav Kook’s “Introduction” to his book שבת הארץ.
In today’s session we will see how Rav Kook explains on what basis he followed minority opinions in arriving at his ruling.