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It is for this reason that a kohen who is intoxicated cannot issue his psak regarding tzaras, even though he is echoing the words of the yisrael talmid chacham. For ultimately he is issuing the psak and he is entering the Beis Hamikdash. A shoteh on the other hand, may enter the Beis Hamikdash and therefore may echo the words of the yisrael talmid chacham and issue a psak.

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Rabbi Raphael Fuchs
Rabbi Fuchs learned in Yeshivas Toras Moshe, where he became a close talmid of Rav Michel Shurkin, shlit”a. While he was there he received semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, shlit”a. He then learned in Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, and became a close talmid of Rav Shmuel Berenbaum, zt”l. Rabbi Fuchs received semicha from the Mirrer Yeshiva as well. After Rav Shmuel’s petira Rabbi Fuchs learned in Bais Hatalmud Kollel for six years. He is currently a Shoel Umaishiv in Yeshivas Beis Meir in Lakewood, and a Torah editor and weekly columnist at The Jewish Press.