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On the topic of sharing psak halacha / what their rav holds –

This gets a bit problematic, as there tends to be an attitude of “if I google it, I’m sure to find a heter”.

That’s a problem, because it undermines the concept of hadracha, and that is what keeps us the Am Hanivchar. True, Sfardim eat corn on Pesach, and YI folks daven at 48 minutes after shkyia, and to some extent, whether I do A or B, I’m still within the confines of halacha. But boy, am I getting onto a slippery slope, one that is sure to have bad consequences for me and my families religous future.

Opinions are nice to argue on things like politics or sports (which I know zero about either). But halacha? OK, I’ll leave it at this: we can “argue” halacha, but in the end, there can be no winner or loser, because I’m still bound to my hadracha, and you’re still bound to yours.

Fair?