UJM: Considering you live in Gateshead, and you mentioned your proximity (definitely geographic but also hashkafic?) to Rav Avrohom Gurwicz, what do you make of him explicitly saying to vote for Eretz HaKodesh in the WZO election a few months ago? It’s described at https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2376328/harav-avrohom-gurwicz-rosh-yeshivas-gateshead-its-a-chiyuv-to-have-a-say-in-the-wzo.html, where you notably didn’t comment on an article that you probably would treat contentiously if it were almost anyone else.
1) Is he your Daas Torah?
2) If so, did you vote for EH?
3) Do you believe his views are ideal for all Jews, even though not everyone will realistically follow those?
4) Is Rav Gurwicz an apikorus, am haaretz, or any other derogatory term that you and others in your ilk like to throw around on this site when referring to Zionists and their supporters/collaborators?
Disclaimer: I understand that there is a wide variety of views, and I’m not discounting any of them or those who espouse such. My understanding is of ??? ????. I probably wouldn’t seek Rab Gurwicz’s opinions on a lot of things for the sake of following them due to my lack of affiliation with Gateshead Yeshiva and Rav Gurwicz himself. But when I do hear about his opinion, it’s definitely worthy of respect, even if I or anyone I find more hashkafically similar disagrees. (For reference, I accept his authority, as well as that of any rav I disagree with, specifically if I ask him the question myself and he understands the situation before giving a tailored answer. I didn’t seek his opinion on this issue, so especially as he is largely a daas yochid in Charedi communities in Chutz La’Aretz, it isn’t necessarily binding on people who have no affiliation with Gateshead Yeshiva.)
My question is about your portrayal of a straight and narrow path. You are against rabbi-shopping, so it sounds like Rav Gurwicz is your Rav. I want to understand how you justify such opposition. I voted for Mizrachi and would not try to recruit for EH, but am still super curious how you’d explain this.
Looking forward to direct answers on each of my four numbered questions!