[Avodah] Decentralizing Authority

[Ben Waxman via Avodah]

True, especially in the MO/DL world. The site had an article a few 
months ago about how the MO/DL simply aren't looking for gedolim or they 
define the role of a gadol in way that strips him of much of this 
supposed authority.

Ben

On 7/28/2017 10:19 PM, Rich, Joel via Avodah wrote:
> My reaction to the article was that we get the leadership we want.  Given the surrounding culture's focus on individual autonomy I doubt that any previous generation "universally recognized gedolim" would be so recognized today,  even by other "gedolim"