▁to ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly ▁members , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁right ▁and ▁proper ▁that ▁author itative ▁opinions ▁not ▁be ▁categor ized ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁they ▁received , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁not ▁be ▁binding ▁on ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly ▁members ▁in ▁a ▁co er ci ve ▁sense , ▁but ▁rather ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁bound ▁by ▁our ▁c oven ant ▁to ▁one ▁another ▁to ▁give ▁extraordinary ▁weight ▁to ▁C J LS ▁respons a ▁in ▁reaching ▁our ▁own ▁legal ▁dec isions . ▁Should ▁an ▁RA ▁member ▁choose , ▁upon ▁study ▁and ▁consideration , ▁not ▁to ▁follow ▁any ▁C J LS ▁position ▁on ▁a ▁given ▁matter , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁would ▁thus ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁claim ▁any ▁authority ▁or ▁backing ▁for ▁that ▁position ▁from ▁the ▁C J LS , ▁a ▁" san ction " ▁which ▁in ▁some ▁circumstances ▁could ▁be ▁substantial , ▁in ▁others ▁not . ▁ ▁While ▁respons a ▁are ▁not ▁en force able ▁on ▁rabb is , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁standards ▁of ▁rabb in ic ▁practice ▁which ▁are ▁enfor ced ▁by ▁the ▁RA . ▁Will ful ▁viol ations ▁of ▁these ▁standards ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁res ign ations ▁or ▁exp uls ions ▁from ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly ▁( RA ). ▁At ▁present , ▁three ▁standards ▁of ▁rabb in ic ▁practice ▁have ▁been ▁issued , ▁containing ▁four ▁rules : ▁▁ 1 ) ▁A ▁complete ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁rabb is ▁and ▁cant ors ▁to ▁offici ate ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁at ▁inter mar ri ages . ▁▁ 2 )