Poor People Don’t Get to Have a Rav in the Summer

This is a boldfaced lie. The vast majority of the rabbonim are home during the summer.

I don’t know what Flatbush rabbanim do, but even if they do all go to the country:
1. How poor are these poor people that they can’t even afford a phone?
2. Why should a rov not be allowed to take a vacation? They have very stressful jobs, and a time when 75% of the shul is gone is a great time to take a much-needed break.

I don’t live in Brooklyn, but most of the rabbis in my community (including all the rabbis at the shuls at which I regularly daven) are working at camps in the summer. Perhaps this relates to that other topic about rebbes getting full-time salaries, since all these rabbis are part-timers whose primary job is in chinuch. During the week it’s not a problem since they can be reached by phone. It becomes something of a problem if you have a shailah on Shabbos.

It’s true in all of NYC. Nobody warned me; it’s actually kind of frightening to think of what we would have to do if we had a halachic emergency.

For anyone planning to move to NYC, be warned… Don’t listen to Joseph. What the OP is saying is 100% true.

There are many virtual rabbonim available ‘on-line” and will be glad to answer any questions regarding halacha for a modest charge (payable by credit card). And if it is really something important, I’m sure you can call or text your regular rav in Switzerland or Monticello and he will answer you from his vacation villa or bungalow.

There are MANY Rabbonim in Brooklyn during the summer. MANY also go away, either to the mountains, E’Y or to a camp where either they, or the Rebbetzin may have a job. To say that there is noone around in Brooklyn in case of “halachic emergency” is ridiculous.

i know that many Rabbanim from Flatbush do take vacations during the summer yet in almost every case there is a sign up with the Rav’s vacation location and/or summer phone number or a listing of Rabbanim who can be called if there are shailos. There are also many Rabbanim who are home who are available to answer shailos.

The Rav of my shul does not take a “vacation” but does go away for a shabbos or 2 to visit his children. Many years ago I had a shailoh during the nine days, called my Rav and on his answering machine were the names and telephone numbers of 4 poskim to cal if there was an urgent need for a psak.

I have heard that R’ Asher Zimmerman TZATZAL, did not go away for the summer so he can be home to answer shailos.

@skripka

So in your non chassidish shul kiddushim were out of control several years ago. Nice to know.