on the ball: I disagree. It’s one thing to say that when Chazal knew of some other forms of public entertainment and nevertheless weren’t Mechalek themselves. It’s another when it’s very logical to say that our sports are not what they were talking about at all. If there is any source at all that Chazal were even talking about a nonviolent or nonsalacios public arenas then I would be Maskim to you. And I will give you a Raya that the Olam holds of this Chiluk. We have our Siyum Hashas (and the recent Asifa) in such stadiums, which would be absolutely Assur L’fi Pashtus Divrei Chazal. Thus, we seem to hold that Chazal’s statements about theaters and coliseums don’t apply to our football stadiums.
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