[Avodah] LBD and Manchester BD Policy on soft drinks

[Ben Waxman]

 OC 468 is talking about someone who has a particular practice which is
based on minhag. That halakha
 would not apply to anyone whose practice is based on din. For what to do in
that situation one has to look at other sources, like YD 119, YD 64, YD 112.

Ben

> Ben
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
> I would like to conclude with the following. Each Rav or community are
> entitled to take positions on Halachic policy based on sound Halachic
> principles. However when one travels from community to community Halacha
> requires us to be especially cognizant of the customs of that community
both
> in terms of stringencies and leniencies in order to avoid any machloket.
At
> times one is obliged to be strict and at times one is even obliged to be
> lenient in order to avoid machloket. (See Shulchan Aruch OC Siman 468 and
> elsewhere). As such one should contact their personal Rav for guidance
when
> travelling between our two communities.
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