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Approach

Question

If I only want to keep away from what is prohibited by Torah law and by rabbinic law, can I take all the lenient opinions on each and every issue and conduct myself accordingly? Of course, only if I also meet the conditions and circumstances presented in that particular case.

Answer

In the future, try to phrase the question in a somewhat more human way.
In principle, if you do not have a defined position, the laws of doubt apply to you: with Torah-level matters one rules stringently, and with rabbinic matters leniently. If you follow a particular rabbi, you can follow him both leniently and stringently.

Discussion on Answer

Eliyahu (2025-07-05)

I didn’t understand what you meant by “more human”; maybe I just didn’t phrase it the way most people do. What I mean is that I want to stay within what is permitted: what is permitted is permitted. If it can be ruled permissible, then I prefer that. And let’s say I don’t follow any particular rabbi.

Michi (2025-07-05)

I meant in a less careless way. It seems to me that even a completely random wording would have met that criterion.

“If I only want to keep away (?) from prohibition by Torah law and rabbinic law” (“from” is misspelled; the sentence is not constructed properly). “Can I take all the lenient opinions on each and every issue and conduct myself accordingly” (= accordingly, plural. How does one conduct oneself according to several opinions?) “Of course, only if I also meet the conditions and circumstances presented in that particular case” (= this sentence is not clear to me).

Eliyahu (2025-07-06)

I want not to violate Torah-level or rabbinic prohibitions. I also do not want to treat customs lightly. I always want the option of choosing the lenient opinion in every area of Jewish law from among the various views. If I meet the conditions—for example, great need, great discomfort, and so on—is that acceptable from a halakhic standpoint?

Michi (2025-07-06)

I answered.

Reuven (2025-07-06)

So is it possible to follow one rabbi in certain areas of Jewish law, and another rabbi in other areas?

Y. (2025-07-08)

To the questioner — the owner of the Facebook page “The Daily Halakha Leniently” brought quite a number of sources in response to your question; see there, in the section on general principles.

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