nishtdayngesheft: Please be more specific, as I’m not sure to what you are referring. I personally may (or may not) be Machmir in any of the items that I mentioned (as far as you know, I’m wearing a Burka as I write this
:-).
The answer was to a very specific question regarding telling others that they have to be more careful in Halacha. They do not when Rav Moshe or the Tchebiner Rov or Rav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach said that the action is muttar. I don’t see how anyone can disagree with that. That is certainly true if they asked their own Rov who tells them they can follow a specific P’sak.
If you have a (real, not someone’s made-up “good idea”) Mekor for 4 inches, Shechorim or Burkas, let me know (and start a new thread with the source). I’ve tried before with no success. That is opposed to real Halachic issues such as Yashan, Zimrah, Magen Avraham Kriyas Shema, Cholov Yisroel, etc. where if someone wants to be Yotze according to all shittos, then Tavo Alav Bracha. It is also opposed to a “style” of dress, such as shaved head & hat & shaitel, straimels, etc. which is “Derech Yisroel Saba” and a good reason in of itself, even without Halachic justification.
P.S. Do your Tefillin have Sirtut? 🙂
Oomis +1
DY: Looks like we agree.