Q&A: Authority of Community Leaders
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Authority of Community Leaders
Question
Hello and blessings,
Is someone who belongs, for example, to the Gur Hasidic community (assuming he wants to remain there for various reasons),
from a halakhic standpoint obligated by all the enactments there?
Or is it possible to do an annulment of vows,
or are there things for which it is not even a question whether there is any obligation regarding them?
Thank you very much in advance.
Answer
It seems to me that halakhically he is obligated not to obey them. But someone who wants to belong there is not considered mentally competent, and is therefore exempt from the commandments.
Discussion on Answer
He was asking about people who belong there not because they want to, and enough said.
He was asking about people who belong there against their will, and enough said.
Excellent answer