As I use the term g'zeira with regard to <br><ol><li>an orgnanization, <br></li><li>a community</li><li>qhilla</li><li>kashrus agency [KA]</li><li>Regions [think Qitniyyos in Ashkenaz]<br></li></ol>it means terms such as [but not exhaustively]<br>
<ol><li>Policies</li><li>Standards</li><li>Bans</li></ol>Illustrations [afaik non are in standard halachic codes]<br><ol><li>Q:'hilla bans simchas costing more than $20K <br></li><li>BD band members who believe world is older than 5770</li>
<li>KA"s</li><ol><li>Ban using non mevushal wine in Restaurants</li><li>ban bringing in outside foods</li><li>ban using FRESh broccoli [See OK Vegetable guide]</li></ol><li>One Q'hilla prohibited me from using ther kashering to kasher a becher for Passover because their minhag disallows kashering when a becher has been used for liquor or ber over the course of the year. The Dayam specifically told me it was "only a minhag" and implied it was OK for me to kasher it ELSEWHERE - but I was not permitted to use THEIR kashering facilities since it failed to conform to THEIR local minhag</li>
<li>In Teaqneck a shul banned collectors from collecting in the 'sanctuary<br> and allowed them ONLY in the lobby <br></li></ol>If you wish to come up with a different term than g'zeira for extra Halachic<br>Bans/standards/policies - gezundheit! I am not going to quibble about using another term<br>
<br>But Hanhagos and Taqqanos are imho just as taken anyway, and let's face it, Bans/standards/policies when based upon a "syag, why NOT use the term g'zeira anyway? <br><br>As far as the pisqei Halachah which are perpetuatedfor non-Halachic reasons<br>
EG<br><ol><li>Not overriding RMF's ps"aq on Eruv</li><li>not Overriding RYDS"s p"saq on Megillah by women for women <br></li></ol>Where there COULD be a new halachic p'saq but as a po,licy matter they refuse to do that out of kavod for the Late Gadol, if you want a different term than G'zeira for that policy FINE<br>
Come up iwth one. But calling it p"saq is IMHO disingenuous when the p'Saq is ONLY not to revisit the issue and to let an old p"saq stand.<br><br>Now if the issue WERE indeed re-opened from scratch and reviewed and the same old p"saq was upheld - that is NOT policy that is another p"saq!<br>
<br>Illustration:<br>Breuer's limits availim from taking the Amud on days w/o Tachanun as a matter of policy not p"saq - or so I was told. Rav Breuer instituted it. But later Rabbnonim perpetuated it as a policy. The p"saq was to continue to follow the old policy as a matter of policy. they would NOT object to OTHER shuls having a different policy.<br>
<br>So if you have a better term for local policy fine! Go for it. come up with a taxonomy for these bans/standards/policies that irritates you LESS than g'zeiros<br><br>But the irony here is that many here are GOZEIR - IE IMPOSING - thou shalt NOT use G'zeira as Rambam SA and Rema have used it Rather thou shalt use it otherwise or else! It's actually kind of funny to see that.<br>
<br>-- <br>Shalom uVRacha<br>RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com<br>see: <a href="http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/">http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nishma-Minhag/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nishma-Minhag/</a><br>
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