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StuartW
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Winnie, you don’t know what Daas Torah is. Your posuk on devorim does not contain the words “daas torah”.

The term Daas Torah was coined 100 years ago and has a special connotation, which is to rely on Rabbis to decide EVERYTHING for you, even when there is no question of halacha or even hashkofo. The concept came from the hasidic relationship with a Rebbe and was adopted in a decision by Agudas yisroel 100 years ago.

Taken to the extreme, a Rabbi would be consulted along with a doctor for every medical decision. My father, with his chasidic upbringing, did this concerning a derious surgery for my then-young brother. BH he is fine.

Some in the Yeshiva University world, such a Rav Aharon Lichtenstein A”H, do subscribe to Daas Torah.

Of course MO listen to Rabbo im concerning Halacha and Hashkofo.

I gave a reference but you didn’t bother to check it, and you were quick to censure modern orthodoxy.