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Zees:
Not to open a can of worms, but it can be strongly argued that the whole concept of “Da’as Torah” (whatever that is) is K’neged Yiddishkeit. One must draw a fine line (as Mod80 & I did above) between following Gedolim and worshiping them, C”V.
Now I don’t know the specfics here, but I like what chocandpatience added:
A Rabbi is not ‘the only way to G-d’ and I don’t think anyone would claim that. The Torah is the only way to G-d. We need our Rabbis to teach us the correct Torah way.
We have a Mesorah, and believe there is “Torah Shel Ba’al Peh”. Anyone who claims they can bypass the Rabbonim completely is no different than those who followed Tzaddok & Baiysus in the times of the Mishna.