Sam2: Actually, it does change the facts. If Rav Druckman’s Bais Din accepted the giyur, it meant that, IN THEIR EYES, it was a legitimate “kabbolos mitzvos”. It is not for Rav Sherman to dispute this. He -Rav Sherman- can have more stringent conditions in his Bais Din but he cannot invalidate the giyur “lemafrea” ! Don’t you think that ,troughout history, different Botei Din had different criteria? (I know that for a certainty – especially if you read the many teshuvos on this). And please remember that Rav Druckman was acting as the main arbiter in giyur in Eretz Ysroel. It was not in Rav Sherman’s authority to change that.
And-please remember what he did (overlooked by everyone here): he was actually “mattir’ (allowed) an “eishes ish” (married woman) to be free WITHOUT A GET based on his interpretation of matters that happened years ago. Now, pray tell me, what is worse, Rav Sherman’s acts -possibly bringing mamzerus into the klal- or Rav Druckman’s acts that really have little material consequence?
As far as Rav Shlomo Goren zz’l- he was absolutely right in what he did- because he tried hard to avoid bringing mamzerus into klal. The chareidi world used it as a political ploy because they were- and stil are -intent on control of religious life in Israel. BTW- R”moshe zz’l too used outlandish reasons to avoid mamzerus in the klal.
Lastly, there is absolutely no connection with the JTS Bais Din, because there we don’t recognize the DAYANIM (as they don’t believe in torah she baal peh). The problem withb a JTS giyur is that their ‘kabbolas ol mitzvos’ is manifestly not what we can accept. Not so Rav Druckman’s Bais Din.