Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Yevamos 48b - Tosafos: Rejecting Avoda Zarah

Tosafos d.h. r' eliezer, points out that according to r' akiva part of the process of yefas toar is to reject avoda zarah. Tosafos says that this would not fit with the braisa 47b that the entire process of yefas toar is without kabalas hamitzvos, but if there is a kabalas hamitzvos you would do a standard conversion. Tosafos clearly assumes that rejecting avoda zara is the same as kabalas hamitzvos. Why? Does Tosafos assume that all that is needed for kabalas hamitzos by a ger is rejecting avoda zara (but not necessarily does there have to be an acceptance of other mitzvos), or does Tosafos assume that the rejection of avoda zara requires with it an acceptance of all mitzvos?

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