[Avodah] Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: Do You Need To Choose One Rav and Stick To Him?

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://revach.net/article.php?id=2421

Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: Do You Need To Choose One Rav and Stick To Him?

Rav Shlomo Zalman was asked the following question about choosing a 
Rav to answer a question in Halacha.  If you have question in halacha 
that is known to be a Machlokes, may you go to the Rav that will give 
you the answer you want?  Or are you obligated to go to a Rav whose 
opinion you don't know?  Or are you required to choose one Rav whose 
Psak you will always abide by no matter what the question?

Rav Shlomo Zalman answered that you are not required to stick to a 
single Rav and may ask each question to a different Rav.  However you 
are not allowed to ask each question to the Rav who is lenient in 
that case.  With regard to matters of Hashkafa, he says locking in 
one Rav is not feasible.

When choosing a Rav to answer Niddah questions, Rav Shlomo Zalman 
seemed to imply that although it is permissible to choose a Rav with 
a reputation of being lenient, nevertheless it is more praiseworthy 
not to choose such a Rav.  (Aleihu Lo Yibol YD 40)

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