The second answer makes sense — Brisker derech. I’m not sure why one would speculate at great length, however, on why R’ Eli Ber would make that decision. Seems to me when it comes to a Gadol, it’s perhaps better to suggest that “we don’t know” unless there’s a good reason to ask such a question.
Yes, there have been many in recent memory that didn’t join, R’ avigdor Miller, R’ Yosef Rosenblum, R’ Chaim Epstein, r’ binyonin paler r biyomin zeiberger, R Shmuel birnbaum, R Meir stern, r Meir hershkowitz, r Shmuel feivelsohn, r shlomo feivel shustal, and many more. There were more not part of aguda then those that joined. Many yeshivos and schools are led by these gedolim.
The second answer makes sense — Brisker derech. I’m not sure why one would speculate at great length, however, on why R’ Eli Ber would make that decision. Seems to me when it comes to a Gadol, it’s perhaps better to suggest that “we don’t know” unless there’s a good reason to ask such a question.
Yes, there have been many in recent memory that didn’t join, R’ avigdor Miller, R’ Yosef Rosenblum, R’ Chaim Epstein, r’ binyonin paler r biyomin zeiberger, R Shmuel birnbaum, R Meir stern, r Meir hershkowitz, r Shmuel feivelsohn, r shlomo feivel shustal, and many more. There were more not part of aguda then those that joined. Many yeshivos and schools are led by these gedolim.
most of these were never even asked to join, except maybe r’ shmuel birnbaum who wouldn’t have the time
Unity is good, Monopoly is not.