If I find myself prefacing a comment about a certain decision, psak, kol koreh or directive on a critical public policy issue etc. issued by a certain gadol with the phrase “with all due respect” I generally go back and edit or delete my comment. Its sometimes difficult to challenge a conclusion without indirectly questioning the values, criteria or balancing of pros/cons through which that outcome was reached. In some cases, there is no explanation given whatsoever as the basis for a gadol’s decision. In the latter case, its equally important to remember that you are dealing with daas torah and not drafting an appellate brief and challenging a decision based on the absence of “reasoned decision making”.
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