I’m in a Modern Orthodox (my definition here is that they self-identify as such) shul in the Boca Raton/Palm Beach area for Shabbos this week, and Avi Weiss is here for shabbos (note this is not his shul, I learn in a Yeshiva and would never go to such a place). We asked a shaila to the Yeshiva Mashgiach as to what to what to do here, and he said to treat him as the average person there treats him. We were told not to go out of our way to respect him, or (importantly) to disrespect him. He will most probably be giving a speech sometime over Shabbos. (For those of you who are wondering, he is at this shul because the person who pays for the full operation is a huge supporter of his, and money is the key to everything. It’s complicated.) I’ll update everyone as to what happens, or what he says after Shabbos. Have a Good Shabbos everyone!!
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