▁be ▁understood ▁in ▁our ▁own ▁day . ▁It ▁generally ▁view ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁custom s ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁law ▁codes ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁norm ative ▁Jewish ▁law . ▁Sol omon ▁Sch ech ter ▁writes ▁" how ever ▁great ▁the ▁literary ▁value ▁of ▁a ▁code ▁may ▁be , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁invest ▁it ▁with ▁inf al lib ility , ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁ex empt ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁student ▁or ▁the ▁Rab bi ▁who ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁exam ining ▁each ▁paragraph ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁mer its , ▁and ▁subject ing ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁rules ▁of ▁interpretation ▁that ▁were ▁always ▁applied ▁to ▁Trad ition ". ▁ ▁In ▁fundamental ▁ways ▁Orth odox ▁J uda ism ▁has ▁a ▁significantly ▁different ▁understanding ▁of ▁how ▁hal ak ha ▁is ▁determined ; ▁thus ▁Orth odox ▁rabb is ▁generally ▁do ▁not ▁respect ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁C J LS ▁as ▁valid ▁or ▁norm ative . ▁ ▁The ▁C J LS ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁rabb is ▁( v oting ▁members ), ▁and ▁five ▁lay people , ▁who ▁particip ate ▁in ▁deliber ations ▁but ▁whom ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁vote . ▁When ▁any ▁six ▁( or ▁more ) ▁members ▁vote ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁position , ▁that ▁position ▁becomes ▁an ▁official ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁committee . ▁Any ▁particular ▁issue ▁can ▁generate ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁four ▁official ▁positions . ▁When ▁multiple ▁positions ▁are ▁valid ated , ▁they ▁usually ▁have ▁much ▁common ▁ground . ▁ ▁When ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁position ▁is ▁valid ated , ▁a