Reply To: The God Squad

Ubiquitin, Rabbi Pruzansky attacked OO because it is a movement. Moreover, it has given general legitimacy to serious Torah prohibitions. The Kushners do not pretend to represent any religious movement nor do they publicize their religious views. Those armchair poskim who criticize them do so not only without a license to pasken but without knowing the details of their questions. Interestingly they are silent about “frum” crooks. I am reminded of the story of the bachur whose milk was constantly stolen despite being marked “private – no permission to drink” until he marked it “chalav stam”. By doing so they not only violate serious Torah prohibitions ben adam l’chaveiro but undermine the entire system of pesak. This is not Orthodox behavior.