Venue: Cong. Beth Abraham-Jacob (Albany, NY) Cong. Beth Abraham-Jacob (Albany, NY)

Halacha:

General,  Rules of Psak 

Collections: R' Roy Feldman Halakha and How it Works

References: Avoda Zara: 7a  

Description

How binding is a psak from a rabbi? What makes it binding? May one ask different rabbis their opinions? How binding is the opinion of a local community rabbi?