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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>RZS wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>There is a significant area of heter<BR>for shtadlanim in all the issurim
related to socialising with goyim; the<BR>grand-daddy of them all, Nechemiah ben
Chachalyah, was called Hatirshoso<BR>because the Sanhedrin gave him a heter to
drink goyishe wine!<BR><BR><FONT face=Calibri>CM notes:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Kol Tuv</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Chaim Manaster</FONT></DIV>
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