[Avodah] Having a Posek of One's Own (Was Is it permissible to listen to an acapella music CD during sefira?)

[Prof. Levine]

At 06:43 PM 4/20/2021, Micha Berger wrote:
>Just a general reminder that Ask-the-Rabbi articles are nowhere near
>as valuable as actually having a poseiq of one's own. "Asei lekha rav"!

I think this statement requires modification and elaboration to read 
"having a qualified (or competent) posek of one's own."

Rav Shimon Schwab, ZT"L, says that a Torah scholar must have secular 
knowledge.  See 
<https://web.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/these_and_those.pdf>These 
<https://web.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/these_and_those.pdf>and 
Those  beginning on page 13.

Also,  I doubt that one will find any rov who is competent to pasken 
ALL sheilos.  At times,  very specialized knowledge is required that 
most rabbonim do not have.

YL
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