Rav Shlome Zalman did not have to ask Rav Kuk for haskama.
Rav Shmuel Auerbach could have kept quiet when they wanted to reprint me’orei ha’eish without rav kuks haskama.
The emrai emet was not scared of a “politically powerful” rav kuk.
Btw. it would be much more convenient for emrai emet politically if he would not take it up supporting rav kuk.
Nevertheless he did.
Because he held that’s the emet.
Brisker rav would not write any title to a rabbi for ‘j’ or for reform , lehavdil. No matter how ‘powerful’ they would be.
Facts are facts. Even katan cannot wish them away.
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