[Avodah] Court retroactively revokes conversions

[Moshe Feldman]

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Arie Folger <afolger at aishdas.org> wrote:
> R. Moshe Feldman replied:
>> As they should.  But they should do so respectfully, as a machlokes
>> l'shem shamayim.  After all, this is not just a shitas yachid, as Rav
>> Unterman held a similar view, not to mention many rabbanim nowadays.
>
> I concur. I thought that much was clear from my mention of some of Rav Goren's
> heroic achievements. But the part about respecting has little to do with the
> question of da'at ya'hid or not. It is generally our duty to respect each
> others, all the more so to respect talmidei 'hakhamim yerei shamayim.

The achievements you mentioned were not halachic achievements.  My
point is that this is not a daas yachid but a shita held by a number
of senior poskim, not to mention much of the DL rabbinic
establishment.  As such, it should be difficult for a different beis
din to question the validity of a giyur by a beis din following Rav
Goren & Rav Unterman's shittos.

It is also my impression that the batei din l'giyur are not ignoring
the requirement of kabbalas ol mitzvos, just that they are more meikil
about it.

Kol tuv,
Moshe