@RebbitzenGoldenpickanicerscreenname, “But the Chofetz Chaim is only followed when it fits with our lifestyle!”
Just in case you don’t know, that’s not how Halacha works. There’s no “Supreme Authority” that decides all the Halachos. They’re all up for debate, and have been for Millenia. Klal Yisrael is not a Hasidic Dynasty with a “Supreme Leader” over it, that decides all the aspects of daily living. We go from Tanach, on to Mishna, then to Talmud, Then to meforshim and poskim, e.g. Rabbeinu Tam, Rambam, Tur, Etc. And FYI, Reb Moshe was Mattir Electric Shavers, and so was Rav Belsky. Furthermore, in Shulchan Halevi, page 127, Rav Belsky argues that had the Chofetz Chaim seen our Shavers, he would be Mattir it.
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