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Thank you Rabbi Bechhofer for this exploration into Rav Elyashiv's z'l's approach to psak. An unfortunate (though somewhat ironic) aspect of the era in which we live is that we can instantly disseminate information about the statements and opinions of individuals living on the other side the world, while simultaneously knowing precious little about that individual's true thought processes, how his opinions are arrived at, not to mention the ever-present risk of media distortion (which in our day includes reporting by laypeople on internet blogs). Most of us who live outside of the charedi Israeli communities derive most of our knowledge of these modern-day sages from media reports, and hearsay. There is also the tendency, in Israel, to publish statements attributed to sages in the form of pashkevillim, which are a paltry substitute for a scholarly teshuvah. Thus we are vulnerable to influences from both the "right and the left." The end result is that the true stature of the sage in question can become occluded, and the proper respect that they are to be accorded undermined. It is a valuable effort to publish the scholary/halachic writings--including the analytical reasoning, of these sages, so that a wider circle of people can come to an appreciation of their stature, regardless of whether or not we regard their piskei dinim as the "final say" on a given issue. 7715 Michael
This man knows how to bring lost russian jewish souls back to their real and True Judaism ! Thanks Rabbi ! 5976 moshiach ben david
Funny how machmir we are about fish and meat together as a Sakanah, when most of our eating lifestyle consists of food laden with hormones, chemicals, toxins, pesticides, HFCS, bad fats, sodas, truly not fit for human consumption, also a Sakanah. 761 Harvey Opps
The author might be interested in Rabbi Emmanuel Feldman's essay in Mishpacha titled "People of the Cookbook"... and if it's of real importance to him, sponsor a weekly Kiddush that features vegetable salads, fruit soups, lentils, sprouted beans and sweet potatoes at his schul instead of the usual potato/meat/more potato -based fare. He can host a healthy Melava Malka or "Shaloshudis" perhaps start a trend. Lots of people would follow. Chocolate is healthy in reasonable amounts, I believe, so please keep that on the menu. Best of luck. 761 Judith
My daughter Penina is also in the IDF. Even though in theory, this is the Israeli army, it is still difficult for Observant girls to be soldiers. My daughter has indirectly influenced many people, especially those who had a negative idea about observant people who, they believed, didn't serve in the Army. My daughter's HS was not encouraging when she said that she was going in; but she has always been a girl who marched to her own beat. I encouraged her to do this. BTW, Penina is also a 2nd don black belt in TaeKwonDo who has competed internationally. It's important for the religious community to realize that everyone has a destiny and not everyone can be the same or pursue the same interests. These women have so much to offer and we will all benefit from their contributions. 6666 Succah