[Avodah] Why do Yekkes wait 3 hours?

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 12:44:15PM -0400, Richard Wolpoe wrote:
: This post opens a whole new realm of Halachic discussion i.e. the contrast
: between MINHAG and HUMRA

WADR, I think the word chumrah is used in three ways:

1- Minhag: A minhag that requires something about a din that is not
mandatory lehalakhah. As opposed to minhagim that aren't imbellishments
to particular dinim.

2- Pesaq: A pesaq that is more machmir than other pesaqim. But still is
halakhah -- for those who follow that poseiq.

3- Qabbalah: A qabbalah to do something lifnim mishuras hadin knowing
it's not obligated. RYGB once gave categories of kinds of such chumros:
miyir'as hacheit (eg Brisker chosheshim for rejected shitos), mei'ahavas
Hashem (it feels more right, more mistabeir to you personally), etc...

Not using the local eiruv is more often (but not always!) type three
than type two. Which is why so many couples are split on the issue --
he will take on the qabbalah, whereas she (who would be tied to the
house when there are babies in it) would not.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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