▁con greg ation ' s ▁ra bbi ▁functions ▁as ▁its ▁mar a ▁de - atra ▁( local ▁authority ), ▁adopt ing ▁for ▁their ▁con greg ation ▁the ▁position ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁cons iders ▁most ▁comp elling . ▁As ▁A aron ▁Mack ler ▁states : ▁" The ▁positions ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ▁offer ▁important ▁guidance ▁for ▁Conserv ative ▁Jews ▁and ▁others . ▁Still , ▁each ▁Conserv ative ▁ra bbi ▁has ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁make ▁hal akh ic ▁jud g ments . ▁E ash ▁ra bbi ▁form ul ates ▁dec isions ▁about ▁numerous ▁issues ▁not ▁discussed ▁explicitly ▁by ▁the ▁Committee , ▁re lying ▁on ▁other ▁hal akh ic ▁sources ▁and ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁own ▁judgment . ▁For ▁issues ▁the ▁Committee ▁has ▁addressed , ▁each ▁ra bbi ▁may ▁choose ▁among ▁various ▁positions ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁Committee , ▁or ▁may ▁even ▁find ▁a ▁different ▁position ▁best ▁mand ated ▁by ▁hal akh ah ." ▁▁ ▁Gordon ▁T ucker ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁RA ▁members ▁should ▁give ▁" extra ordinary ▁weight " ▁to ▁C J LS ▁dec isions , ▁while ▁remaining ▁free ▁to ▁disag ree ▁with ▁then : ▁ ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁body ▁that ▁see ks ▁to ▁co ales ce ▁judgment ▁around ▁particular ▁hal akh ic ▁opinions , ▁and ▁not ▁simple ▁to ▁give ▁voice ▁to ▁individually ▁held ▁positions , ▁it ▁is ▁right ▁and ▁proper ▁that ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁C J LS ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁define ▁an ▁author itative ▁position . ▁ ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁body ▁that ▁is ▁ultimately ▁here ▁to ▁provide ▁service ▁and ▁guidance