@The little I know – the real question is why “minors” have any relevance in halacha assuming it is permissible by law for religious reasons. In many batei midrashim the practice of getting drunk has become widely accepted and the rebeim and rashei yeshivos are in favor of it. High school students are another issue entirely which I dont want to get involved in (ie they dont understand how to get drunk in a safe way) we are talking about 19-20 year olds here. Since many rosh yeshivos are in favor of it it is better to be melamed zchus than to try to decide halacha based on our imperfect knowledge of halacha. The question really should be at what age is it safe to let bochurim drink and i dont think the arbitrary age the government set should have anything to do with it.
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