I recently heard someone mention the concept of “Ayn Morin Ken” they said it means “the law is like this, but we don’t teach that” it really doesn’t make sense to me. Can you please explain the concept and when and why it would be applicable?
Thank you!
The phrase “Ayn Morin Ken” means “this is technically the law, but we don’t teach it that way.” It’s used very rarely in the Talmud, only in specific cases where teaching the halacha as-is could lead to problems.
A good example is putting on tefillin at night. The Talmud says it’s technically allowed, but we don’t teach people to do it—“ayn morin ken”—because there’s a risk someone might fall asleep while wearing them, which is improper.
So it’s really just a precaution, not a contradiction in halacha.