Reply To: Bridging the Gap Between The Torah World and MO

I define stam halacha as the unanimous agreed upon concept. It’s not so relevant to this debate. Something becomes a kula when it is not firmly justified in halacha. It becomes a chumra when there are alternate methods that are justified in halacha yet the practitioner only does this one. [Most minhagim are chumros. Some are kulos.] It becomes yehura when there is firm halacha, yet the practitioner insists on a higher standard for his own version of halachic reasoning.