על פי התורה אשר יורוך ועל המשפט אשר יאמרו לך תעשה לא תסור וגו'. בשם הבעש"ט ז"ל, שהט"ז והש"ך הם הפוסקים האחרונים, ועל כן צריך לראות שלא לעבור על דעתם כי אם להחמיר, אבל לא להקל נגדם, כי אם בצירוף איזה טעם, באופן שגם הם היו מסכימים להקל, כגון בהפסד מרובה וכדומה, אבל מכל מקום גם החיבורים שאחר הט"ז והש"ך ח"ו להרהר עליהם מאחר שנתקבלו, ויש הסכם עליהם, נמשך בהם כוח רוח הקודש: (שארית ישראל שם ברמזי סוכות).
According to the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, shall you act; you shall stray to the right or left from the word that they declare to you. (ibid. 17:11) According to the Baal Shem Tov, the Shach and the Taz10“Shach” is an acronym for the commentary “Sifsei Kohen” on the Shulchan Aruch, written by R. Shabsai ben Meir HaKohen. The “Taz” refers to the “Turei Zahav,” also on the Shulchan Aruch, written by Dovid ben Shmuel HaLevi. were the final legal arbitrators [of the Torah]. Therefore, one must be cautious not to transgress their legal opinions, except in a case of being more stringent. However, one must not be lenient in opposition to them, except when there is an attenuating circumstance with which they would also agree to be lenient, such as excessive monetary loss. Nevertheless, it is forbidden to question even those commentaries written after the Taz and the Shach, since they were accepted and agreed upon [by the Jewish people], and thus, the power of Divine Inspiration11Ruach HaKodesh. came into them. Sheiris Yisroel, Rimzei l’Sukkos
על פי התורה אשר יורוך ועל המשפט אשר יאמרו לך תעשה לא תסור וגו'. בשם הבעש"ט ז"ל, שהט"ז והש"ך הם הפוסקים האחרונים, ועל כן צריך לראות שלא לעבור על דעתם כי אם להחמיר, אבל לא להקל נגדם, כי אם בצירוף איזה טעם, באופן שגם הם היו מסכימים להקל, כגון בהפסד מרובה וכדומה, אבל מכל מקום גם החיבורים שאחר הט"ז והש"ך ח"ו להרהר עליהם מאחר שנתקבלו, ויש הסכם עליהם, נמשך בהם כוח רוח הקודש:
(שארית ישראל שם ברמזי סוכות).
According to the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, shall you act; you shall stray to the right or left from the word that they declare to you. (ibid. 17:11)
According to the Baal Shem Tov, the Shach and the Taz10“Shach” is an acronym for the commentary “Sifsei Kohen” on the Shulchan Aruch, written by R. Shabsai ben Meir HaKohen. The “Taz” refers to the “Turei Zahav,” also on the Shulchan Aruch, written by Dovid ben Shmuel HaLevi. were the final legal arbitrators [of the Torah]. Therefore, one must be cautious not to transgress their legal opinions, except in a case of being more stringent. However, one must not be lenient in opposition to them, except when there is an attenuating circumstance with which they would also agree to be lenient, such as excessive monetary loss.
Nevertheless, it is forbidden to question even those commentaries written after the Taz and the Shach, since they were accepted and agreed upon [by the Jewish people], and thus, the power of Divine Inspiration11Ruach HaKodesh. came into them.
Sheiris Yisroel, Rimzei l’Sukkos