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

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]