[Avodah] Can you build a community around Halakhic Man?

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:09:52 -0400
Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

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> Then RCBrisker was not a halachic man. There was an agunah in Brisk,
> and neither he nor the dayan knew how to pasqen. He asked the dayan to
> write RYESpektor for a pesaq, and that he should telegram back a one word
> answer. RCB was afraid that if he knew the sevara, he could argue both
> sides and reopen the question! For that matter, that was RCB's explanation

I, too, have heard this story.  Anyone know a source?

> Micha Berger             Man is equipped with such far-reaching vision,

Yitzhak
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