Av Haben:
The alleged psak of the asifa (internet is assur in the home even for business and even with a filter/protection) is NOT binding on rivivos alfei yisroel.
In fact, the very next day, Rav Matisyahu Salomon spoke differently, as did the Roshei Yeshiva in Lakewood. And even what the R”Y in lakewood said, they explicitly stated was a higher level of protection and they spoke only to their talmidim.
and THEY DID allow for situations that the alleged “psak” of the asifa did not.
I’d be hesistant to think that they were willing to sacrifice their olam habah over it.
Suggestion:
Av Haben: Please get past what was said at the asifa.
Zahavasdad: Please get past what was said at the asifa.
My yiddish isn’t so great, perhaps what Rav Wosner said wasn’t even a “psak” despite what the large still scoreboard indicated perhaps it was a suggestion for people who couuld possibly live by, which rov minyan and binyan of klal yisroel clearly can not.
It is for this reaon that i posted the brochure that was created by the people who initially were behind the asifa, and it was with their permission that i did so.
Either way, i am comfortable saying that the statment that under no circumstances should internet be in a home, even for business even protected, is NOT a psak for rivivos alfei yisroel
For the record:
I have no devices in my home with internet connectivity capability (never did). I have a browslerless blackberry (never had it any other way), i have yeshivanet in my office (never had it any other way).
Disclaimer:
For whatever it’s worth, i recognzie that my personal set up wouldn’t work for everybody. I am simply mentioning that i’m not all for full access unprotetcted etc…
Lets focus on constructively adressing the issues instead of debating irrelevant points.