[Avodah] daas torah and voting

[Eli Turkel]

<<do elections fall under the purview of daas tora?
should one ask who or what to vote for?
must one listen to general exhortations of who do vote for, or only if one
personally asked for a psak?
do gdolei one country have purview over another  on such type issues?>>

If this was daas Torah it shows that daas Torah is fallible as the
republican won

In EY it is common for rabbis to tell people how to vote. My impression is that
in places like BoroPark it is also common.

However, this makes sense only for local rabbis who understand the situation.
For an outsider to give an opinion is fairly ridiculous as he never understands
all the nuances.
In general I have problems with piskei halacha given by gedolim based on
the presentation of the gabbai to the gadol of the problem. Frequently the
presentation itself determines the psak.

As to listening to general exhortations this is not different than exhortations
on any topic. Is everyone required to give up shabbat elevators because of
a psak of R. Elyashiv together with some other poskim? Depends who you ask.
The general consensus is that it does not apply to members of other communities.


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Eli Turkel