Too literal. The very next paragraph he says<br> "And one who is over this aseh, and does not listen to the gedolim(plural)...."<br> Mike<br><br>R' JR:<br>>>The Sefer Hachinuch (495) extends the mitzvah from Sanhedrin to "to
<br>>>listen and act in all times to the command of the judge; that is the<br>>>greatest wise man....."<br><snip><br>>>Question: Was there ever a post-sanhedrin period where this position<br>>>would have a nafka-mina (
i.e. 1 universally recognized authority)? Or am<br>>>I being too literal in my understanding?<br><br>