[Avodah] May Kohanim visit the Rebbe's Ohel by means of a "box"?

[Zev Sero]

Richard Wolpoe wrote:
> Rav / Herschel Schachter states:  /
>  [...]

> And now by extension may kohanim use an innovation such as a box to 
> visit the Rebb's Ohel?

Why on earth not?   What issur are they doing?

>    1. Does that constitute a Shinuy of Halachah?

What halacha are they changing?

>    2. Is it a valid Chiddush?

What is the chiddush?

>    3. Is this a Reform C"V

Ch"v, how can you even suggest such a thing?

>    4. iss it normative as per Talmud but not OK since it was never done
>       before?***
Who says it was never done?  I don't know and nor do you.

>    5. Is it an evolution of facts on the gorund?  IOW just as there USED
>       to be a reshus harrabim in the Time of the Gmara but there aren't
>       any more [as per many poskim]  therefore we have different norms
>       re:  Hotza'ah?  

Huh?

What I do know is that this is a practise done for more than half a
century, by thousands of yere'im ush'leimim, by the psak and consent of
hundreds of rabbonim and ge'onei olam, including the LR, and that it
appears to be in full compliance with the Shulchan Aruch and every
other source of halacha.  It seems to me that before one asks whether
they may do this one would need to find *some* source against it,
*some* reason why it might be assur, rather than a mere "I've never
heard of it".  ISTM that the answer to "lo ra'inu" is "now you have
seen it, and are richer for the experience".

As for the quote from RHS, I'm not sure of its relevance here, since
no halacha seems to be changing.  I don't see why RHS would have any
problem with this practise, had he been asked.

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