The rabbi's opinion on opening bottles
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Question
Shalom, Rabbi,
regarding opening bottles on Shabbat.
I understand that there are poskim who forbid this (the Chazon Ish, and others),
and there are many who permit it
(Rabbi Auerbach, and others).
What is your opinion, Rabbi? How can a person know how to rule for himself?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
The wording you wrote is not precise; it is not correct to say, “There are poskim who forbid and many who permit.” There are not more lenient authorities than stringent ones.
And since there is no majority and minority here, if there is a particular posek whom you consistently follow, even for stringency, you may rule according to him also in a matter where he is lenient.
But when you do not have a particular posek, you must be stringent in an issue that is de’oraita (Torah law), and one may be lenient in an issue that is derabbanan (rabbinic).
If you personally have studied the matter in depth and have arrived at a specific opinion, you may conduct yourself accordingly.
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