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After the early poskim there were the later ones, and because they were in the position to weigh all the earlier opinions, we follow their psak, which is essentially in the Shulchan Aruch.
Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?) admin 2010
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The Rabbinic Council put out a "psak" saying that it is forbidden to give any part of the Holy Land to the Vatican.
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“The Conservative movement holds by Rav Menachem Klein’s psak regarding cheese which permits most American cheeses, as did Rav Soloveitchik…”
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The psak was revealed today by Maariv reporter for chareidi affairs Avishai Ben Chaim.
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The psak is likely to arouse the chareidi rabbinical establishment against him.
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Could one say that following a Mesorah that demands that one fulfills the mitzvah only with either is also a matter of Minhag as opposed to psak or the view of rov Poskim?
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For example, R 'Yosi Hagelili believe that the issur of meat and milk does not apply to fowl, but the psak halachah is otherwise.
Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?) admin 2010
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Despite Rav Ovadya's reservations not permitting a woman status in a minyan or in shul, the psak din is nevertheless likely to be heralded by women's groups like Women of the Wall who have set as their goal breaching timeworn halachic limitations on women's participation in public prayer and achieving recognition for their innovations.
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Will the government suddenly reverse its acceptance of Litzman's position simply because the rabbonim of Tzohar offered an alternative psak, not even supported, yet at least, by the Rabbanut?
Life in Israel Rafi G. 2010
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The fight until now has been based on those who accept the Rabbanut psak that the graves are almost definitely not of Jewish origin and therefore can be moved, respectfully of course, compared to those who accept the psak of the Asra Kadisha who say that the graves are likely to be Jewish and cannot be moved.
Life in Israel Rafi G. 2010
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