<div dir="ltr"><p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Halacha
is quite clear. RaMBaM Shegagos 13:1; Following a Posek, following a Beis Din,
does not exempt one from bringing a sin offering; even when it is the Torah,
even when it is HKBH who instructs us to follow the BD, to follow the majority.
Those who follow Beis Din's erroneous ruling, must bring THEIR OWN sin
offering.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WRT grievous
errors, i.e. if BD completely forgets about a Halacha the ordinary
people will ALWAYS bring their own Chattos. There can be no excuse to follow BD
in such matters. Hil Shegagos that Reb Micha quotes14:1 -- vehoru la`qor
guf migufei Torah; and 14:2, where RaMBaM provides examples - let's say if
BD permit AZ, or to carry mireshus lereshus on Shabbos, or that bi'ah is
mutar with a shomeres yom - following such rulings never exempts the
individuals from bringing their own Chattos. The individuals must know that
this is not correct.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">But, if BD
permit , throwing meireshus lereshus or moshit, then, provided all the
other conditions are met, BD will bring the Chattos and NOT the individuals.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What we need
to pay attention to are the conditions that must be satisfied in order that BD
brings the Chattos. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For example,
If there is one Dayan on the BD who disagrees even though he is outvoted, BD
will NOT bring the Chattos but the individuals.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Which brings
us to our discussion re the MaHaRal: How does it make any sense that even the
ordinary people, who are incapable of knowing and ruling the Halacha, and are expressly
instructed to follow the ruling of the majority, must nevertheless bring a sin
offering even though it is BD’s mistake? This is in essence, Reb Micha’s
dismissal of the proper interpretation of the MaHaRal because he feels it is
absurd. It is precisely for this reason that I brought this Halacha into the
discussion. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It is only
absurd because our frame of reference is out of balance. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">So let us
consider, what can we learn, what can we understand and in what way must we
re-calibrate our frame of reference, in order to make some sense out of the fact
that individuals almost always are obligated to bring the Chattos for BD’s
mistake?</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It seems that
the duty of EVERY INDIVIDUAL to relate to Gd is so great, so overwhelming and
so paramount, that it cannot be waived even where the individuals are not
capable of understanding the Halacha and are nowhere near being able to Pasken.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">And this is
the case because the essence of our relationship with HKBH is engagement, not
obedience. If Gd wanted obedience – then He has it by us following His instructions
and heeding BD even when the BD is making a mistake.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">But Gd does
NOT demand or want obedience. Gd wants and demands engagement. Learn, think,
analyse. Learn Talmud – do not Pasken from the Mishnah and if you do attempt to
cut out the Talmud by Paskening from the Mishnah or worse from the various
abridged Halachic codes, you are a destroyer of the world.</span></p></div>