HaLeiv; this is an old thread and I am not going to re-hash the whole thread. However, the original title was “kula-ization”of Judaism to which I responded that we are not at “chumra-ization” of Judaims. Nothing you say about Bais Hillel contradicst this.Actually, they did look at being “meikel” and based their opinins on that.I am not sure about your other point.
emeslaamito: Never heard of that snd certainly I never heard of that in Poland, Russia, Lithuania..etc