In response to yehudayona: Rabbi Belsky held that NYC water did not need to be filtered, because he believed the bugs were kosher; actually he believed they were not bugs at all just baby swordfish. We should not forget Rav Belsky’s stringent psak regarding the chailev found by Rabbi Stern on beef liver purchased from Meal Mart, which is chalila an issur karrus. Rabbi Belsky at that time so bravely said “so what, mistakes happen”. Rabbi Belsky was truly a gadol with yiras shumayim like no other.
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