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There are a plethora of Halachot that have major disputes between the contemporary authorities. It is crucial to note that it is not the place of this site to arbitrate between two major poskim or gedolei hador. Therefore, in the event of dispute it is important to either consult your local rabbi, or to choose one opinion and consistently follow that opinion. It is certainly improper to simply choose to be lenient or stringent in every dispute because of lack of knowledge. Rather, one must appoint for oneself and one's family a rabbi, whether it is a local one or a book that one can consult and adhere without fail. (See Pirkei Avot 1:6 where Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Parcha says one should appoint for oneself a Rabbi).

If a certain halacha only has one opinion in a case where there are a number of other dissenting opinions, that's usually unintentional. We do not intentionally leave out the opinion of legitimate Orthodox halachic opinions and we welcome the addition of all different opinions and minhagim. As the project grows, it is very possible and likely that certain halachot will be one-sided until someone adds the dissenting opinions. If you are aware of another opinion, not displayed on this site, please add it or let us know. Additionally, for simplicity we encourage summarizing the groups of opinions in the top halachic summaries. However, the details and the nuances in each opinion may and should be presented below in the footnotes.