[Avodah] Geirut - Rav Uziel's and the Achiezer's positions

[Arie Folger]

Often those who want to be extremely lenient regarding the requirement for 
qabalat 'ol mitzvot (QOM/KOM) argue that they follow the position of Rav 
Benzion Hai 'Uziel and the A'hi'ezer.

Interestingly enough, I attended a small conference with prominent Dati Leumi 
rabbinic leaders this summer, and one dayan quoted both Rav 'Uziel and 
Rav 'Hayim 'Ozer Grodzinsky to stress that we need a practical, actualized 
QOM. According to that dayan, who showed me a quote of Rav 'Uziel to support 
his reading, Rav 'Uziel can at most be leaned upon to be happy with partial 
observance, for instance, kashrut, Shabbat and taharat hamishpa'hah.

(I already posted in the past - IIRC - that the A'hi'ezer isn't of one mind in 
this matter. In fact, since he bases himself on devarim shebelev einan 
devarim, it follows that such devarim shebelev that are supported by ample 
evidence of the ma'asseh category should disqualify the verbal QOM of someone 
who obviously has no intention to adhere to his commitment)

I thought it was remarkable to quote Rav 'Uziel le'humra, to compel at least 
minimal standards.

Kol tuv,
-- 
Arie Folger
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