Q&A: Rabbi Sperber’s Ruling Regarding the Immersion Problem
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Rabbi Sperber’s Ruling Regarding the Immersion Problem
Question
Do you think there is any basis at all for the approach Rabbi Sperber is taking? In other words, his tendency to issue a halakhic ruling but not for practical implementation, and his reliance on Rabbi Pedat.
Answer
You want an article about Rabbi Sperber’s halakhic approach? Is this a riddle? A lockdown-days challenge? If you have a question, please do me the courtesy of formulating it properly. What are you talking about? What’s the question? Who’s arguing with whom?
I assume that among other things, the questioner meant the leniency attributed to Rabbi Sperber permitting hugging and kissing before immersion during the coronavirus period:
https://www.srugim.co.il/432661-%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%93-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%A7-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91-%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%A8