Leadership

Is a Position Inherited?‏

Question #1: The inherited shofar “Our shul’s longstanding shofar blower passed on. Are we required to appoint his son, when we would prefer to appoint a different master blaster?” Question #2: I’d like a change! “Is there a halachic reason why, in some communities, people hold their appointments on shul and school boards forever, whereas, in other communities, these positions are constantly rotated?” Question #3: Long live the Rabbi! “When a rav passes on, does his son have a claim to the position?”

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff