Aheimisher – I believe that Judaism should follow the baseline rulings of the Misha, the Bavli/Yerushalmi, Mishne Torah, then whatever historical halachik precedent you want (more of an Ashkenazi approach than Sephardic) – if you even want to do that much. We do not have a national judicial authority with broad consensus and pesak being voted on. We haven’t had such since the Bavli (and Yerushalmi). There is only local authority – meaning a local Beis Din, and even that doesn’t really exist, considering that each Shul considers its Rabbi the “Mara D’asra”, and there usually muiltiple Batei Din unless you live in a small community.
R’ Teitelbaum did not have judicial authority outside his community; he certainly did not have any binding judicial authority, ergo no one needs to listen to what he wrote.
somejewiknow – What a load of bunk, and that is putting it extremely mildly.
If you think NK is promoting peace and understanding, you’re beyond clueless. Might I remind you that NK went to Iran – which has stated repeatedly that Israel should be wiped off the map and it aims to do so, R”L.
Don’t play games, Sonei Yisrael.