Reply To: Respecting each other

DY: The Rav I used when I was young was the Rav my father used. When I got married and had my own home, I used a Rav of a local shul. He is a musmach of YU and is generally well-respected. When I was looking to buy a home, I made sure there was a Rav in the area that I was comfortable using as my Rav – not in terms of being machmir/meikel, but making sure he’s well learned, someone I could respect, etc. I didn’t make any offers on homes until I did that. Now I use that Rav, and follow what he tells me.

As for how he knows what to do, I assume he follows his Rebbe (R’ Hershel Schachter shlita). R’ Shachter follows his rebbe, R’ Soloveitchik zt”l. And so on and so forth.

As for R’ Blumenkrantz, he doesn’t say that. He wrote that they are allowed if you have heartburn. He also listed other products which don’t contain kitniyot, but makes no mention of them being preferable. All I know is that in the end, my Rav told me that his Rebbe, R’ Schachter, had said they’re allowed, so I can use them.