Softwords: By no means was I giving the Dati Leumi definition of “gadol”. I was speaking purely for myself. Now you have a point that everyone should follow the psak of their Rabbi/Posek/Gadol. However, even when a psak is given, we have the right to try to understand it, and engage in a Torah debate. If a psak is found to be mistaken then e no longer follow it. Now as I said earlier, I am not discussing whether one should go to kollel or not or whether one should go to the army or not. I am discussing individual sources. I do not see how this Rambam can prove that charedim should go to kollel or that they shouldn’t go to the army. As I already pointed out, the only source that I have seen quote this Rambam is the Biur Halacha who quotes it only in regards to learning (as opposed to in regards to a military exemption) and is specifically talking about yechidim. Now there are two possibilities: 1)There is an answer to my challenge. If this is the case then I would love to hear it. 2)There is no answer to my challenge. If this is the case then we have to see if the psak was based solely on this Rambam. If it was then the psak is a mistake. If not then this whole discussion is irrelevant.
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