https://www.jpost.com/opinion/gedolim-are-human-456462
There seems to be a strong tendency and need, especially from members of the haredi and hassidic community, to view their religious and spiritual leaders as perfect and infallible. This enables them to place their complete reliance and trust in them and their decisions and increases their dependency on them, which to a great extent is facilitated and encouraged by the leaders.
Yeah, yeah, it's the old
ReplyDeleteThe gedolim never make a mistake!
I thought only God was infallible.
Well of course, the gedolim are just human
So they could make a mistake?
Chas v'shalom you should even think that!
In 1 Kings 13, v 18, there is an old prophet who lies to another prophet, and as a result of accepting the older prophet's lie, the younger one dies.
ReplyDeleteBut gedolim never do anything wrong or even make mistakes.
ireelevant nonsense
ReplyDeleteso now, you are an inverted Karaite - accept the oral law, but reject the written law?
ReplyDeleteMore nonsense
ReplyDeleteThe Eim HaBanim Semeichah answers the "But almost all the Gedolim opposed Zionism!" cry with "But almost all the Meraglim opposed opposed Zionism too!"
ReplyDeleteYou started it, calling the Tenach nonsense.
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