Reply To: Following A P'sak of R. Yakov Emden zt"l

I assume that the Wolf does not want everyone to be machmir, only himself as a baal nefesh, to be able to be m’kayim this mitzva.

Please do not call me a ba’al nefesh. I know that you did not intend to lie, but it is a lie nonetheless.

I think it depends on why you’re following the psak. If you’re looking for someone who is matir something, and R’ Emden zt”l is matir, I’d say no. We are not supposed to look around for heterim.

FWIW, the p’sak is a p’sak l’chumra, not l’kula.

The Wolf