Nothing but Halacha

                    Nothing but Halacha 

Harav Avraham Chaim Reinman zt"l (Rav of Kretchinev)

writes in his Sefer (ויצא פרח) that when his father received 

Smicha from the מהרש"ם , the מהרש"ם warned him

that since he is a בנן של קדושים  he will be tempted

to learn Zohar & Kabblah or Pilpul in Shas.

 For a מורה הוראה (Posek) to do so is wrong  and he will be punished

for it.

A Posek's responsibility to the Tzibur is to constantly learn 

and review the Shulchan Aruch & its Meforshim without 

any interruption.

The מהרש"ם continued that when he got Smicha from

the Minchas Chinuch, the Minchas Chinuch told him the same

not to learn anything but Halacha and since on Shabbos*

when saying in the morning the Perek of אזהו מקומן it is

considered just learning Mishnayos, he should learn 

Halacha instead. 

*During the week by saying the Halachos of Korbanos

it is considered as if you were Makriv it. Shabbos these

Korbanos were not done.