Nechomah: No, the point is that President Joel is not someone to turn to with Halachic Shailos (minor or major), acknowledges that fact, and would therefore decline answering (unless he was the most learned available and there was literally no way to ask anyone else) any Halachic Shaila and would cede to the opinion of Rav Schachter or Rav Willig (I do not know who his personal Posek is but if I recall correctly it’s one of the two). It wouldn’t be a political answer. I have seen many times where he has ceded a Shaila to a Rabbi around him. He is learned but does not feel learned enough to give an opinion on anything. It would like asking me or any other random guy a Shaila. I might have an opinion, but that in no way means that it’s worth anything. So why would I give it?
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