| Q: Is there one main leader of Klal Yisroel today? A: But I must tell you that I disagree with the attitude of being mivatel, of putting down, someone else’s gadol. No; I disagree with that attitude. Gedolim can be here and Gedolim can be there, and we have to appreciate all of them. Your Gadol doesn’t have to be the only Gadol. And even though there might be a machlokes, a disagreement, between them; yes, there may be a machlokes between them, but we should stay out of it. It’s fire! Worse than fire! We shouldn’t say a word. Not a word! So if Rav Shach, let’s say, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe may have sichsuchim, some arguments; I don’t know if they have, but if they have some sichsuchim, it’s none of our business. It’s the fire of Gehenim to open up your mouth. Keep your mouth closed. It’s a tragic mistake to mix in. And the wisest way is to say nothing at all, and to have the greatest derech eretz the greatest respect, for all those people who are recognized. After all, the Lubavitcher Rebbi is recognized by many people. And Rav Shach is recognized by many people. So we should keep our mouths closed and recognize both of them. That’s the way we should follow. Why did the earth open its big mouth to swallow Korach? Because Korach opened his big mouth to speak against Moshe. So don’t open your mouth! Because even today, the earth opens its mouth to bury men. Many are swallowed in an early grave because they opened their mouths. And what’s even worse; many are swallowed into Gehenim, just as was Korach. So don’t open your mouth. You’re only going to bring trouble upon yourself. TAPE # 901 (January 1993) |
Tag: Machlokess
Rav Avigdor Miller on We Are All Neturei Karta
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What should be our opinion of the Neturei Karta in Eretz Yisroel?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Satmerers and Lubavitchers Holding Hands
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What’s going to happen to the Lubavitcher chassidim, and to the Satmerer chassidim, and to the Belzer chassidim, when Moshiach will come?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Fighting the Right Fight
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I’m a regular, simple Jew who sees that sometimes there are disputes between gedolim or between various groups of Jews. How should I react when, let’s say, I see this gadol having a machlokes with that gadol or this group of Jews having a machlokes with another group of Jews?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Keeping Your Big Mouth Closed
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How should a private Jew react to the disputes between the Gedolim, or to the disputes between groups of Jews in Klal Yisroel? Let’s say that this gadol has a machlokes with another gadol. Or a certain group of Jews are in machlokes with another group of Jews. How should I react?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Let’s Stop Fighting
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What’s the cause of the friction between various Orthodox groups and how are we to overcome this problem?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Autopsies and Public Protests
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The Orthodox community in America has been protesting against the State of Israel because of the practice of doing autopsies on the dead even against the express will of the family and the נפטר. Is it right for the Rabbis to lead protests that demonstrate internal strife among Jews?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Factions in Klal Yisroel
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When there are differences between different groups among the Jewish People, how are we to know who is right?
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