Rabbis who remonstrate with their communities on the matter…

Rabbis who remonstrate with their communities on the matter of their authority betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. No community can bestow authority on the rabbi. Rabbinical authority is of a spiritual nature and cannot be given to anybody; it must be accepted by those over whom it is to prevail.

— from The Air Traffic Controller (God)

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