“The rift between centrist and open Orthodoxy is…about the nature of gadolhood and the structure of rabbinic authority…”

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The rift between centrist and open Orthodoxy, is thus not only about who is a gadol in the narrow sense, but about the nature of gadolhood and the structure of rabbinic authority more broadly. This can be seen both from the fact that many lay-led partnership minyanim reject the idea of having a rabbi as a matter of principle….

Chaim Saiman, “The Market for Gedolim: A Tale of Supply and Demand”, Lehrhaus (13 October 2016) [http://www.thelehrhaus.com/scholarship/2016/10/12/the-market-for-gedolim]

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