[Avodah] royal wedding

[Zev Sero]

On 2/05/2011 2:41 PM, Hankman wrote:

> I don't question that Lord R. Sacks knew of a heter that was applicable.
> However, the tzushtel of Nechemiah is not that clear (though not
> impossible). 1) Lord R. Sacks did not have a Sanhedrin to provide him
> with a special heter, 2) The heter issued to Nechemiah was as you put it,
> "to drink goyishe wine," not for presence in a church during a religious
> service which may be different.

I cited Nechemiah as an extreme example.  Drinking their wine is a clear
issur, black on white, and one that we're very machmir with; if he could
get a heter even for that, we see how far one can go for the sake of
shtadlonus.  Entering a church, OTOH, and being a spectator at an AZ ritual,
are not AFAIK such clear issurim; I'm not sure where in SA it actually says
one may not do these things, though it's obvious that they're not generally
the way a yid should behave.

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