Reply To: About the RCA, I do shudder.

popa- we quite obviously disagree on many fronts. First, what do you consider “apikorsus”? Pray, tell me, what part of Torah that is obligatory, do I deny?

I don’t know. You need to clarify what you re talking about, and then we’ll see. So far, it seems you deny shemita, but then you took that back, but in doing so destroyed your entire premise, so I can’t really tell.

As far as the “shulchan aruch”, for the umpteenth time, I said that what is in the shulchan aruch is obligatory,.Nothing else.

That is definitely apikorsus.

And your remark about shemita is false. The “Aruch Hashulchan” has a whole chelek on “mitvos hatluyos bo-oretz”.

Very troubling. You should be aware that the Aruch Hashulchan, and the Shulcan aruch are different works published by different people. I realize the names are confusing though.

lakewoodfellow: As an aside the Oi Limie Shlamdo Torah part of the letter is clearly going on the Bochrim who attacked Rav Stav at Rabbi Rabbinowitz’s Daughter’s wedding.

That is not clear at all. To the contrary, the simple reading is as I am reading it. If you are correct, I expect them to issue a clarification and apology.