Dear Matzav Inbox,
I can’t believe what I’m seeing these days. All this arguing about whether or not to vote in the WZO elections has completely drowned out what really matters: the bizayon haTorah, the disrespect being shown to certain gedolim. It’s honestly terrifying to watch. It’s like people are treating our gedolim the same way they talk about sports players, lehavdil elef havdalos. It’s like, “Oh, I like this one,” or “I don’t like that one,” but these are our gedolim!
No matter what you think about voting, whether you think it’s right or wrong, there is one thing that’s way worse than that — and that’s being mevazeh a Talmid Chacham. The Gemara says it straight: “Anyone who insults a Talmid Chacham, it is as if he is insulting the Shechinah.” You can’t get worse than that.
And I’ve seen it with my own eyes — people spewing hate, yes, hate, and venom toward others just because of what they hold or what they’re gedolim hold. The vitriol is enough to make someone faint. It’s crazy. And it’s not even just about whether you vote or not. People are treating each other like dirt, calling each other names. I’ve seen people yelling at each other and cursing at each other. It’s all l’sheim Shomayim of course.
“One who publicly humiliates a Talmid Chacham, it is as if he has spilled blood,” the Gemara says.
Look, I’m not here to give my opinion on the voting issue. I don’t have an opinion. Im a nothing. And that’s not my point. But what I will say is this: “Anyone who disgraces a Talmid Chacham will ultimately be punished by Shomayim.”  We’re messing around with something way more serious than we realize, and it’s time to stop. We need to stop this madness before it gets worse.
“The honor of a Talmid Chacham is akin to the honor of the Torah itself” (Eruvin 63a).
Let that sink in.
Imagine that the people being spoken about have spent their entire lives doing nothing but learning, davening, busy with avodas Hashem and busy helping the klal and yochid. And we have the nerve to yell and scream about them and say that they don’t know what they’re talking about? It’s sickening.
Stop the hate. And remember what we’re really doing here. We’re stepping into Gehennom when we disrespect talmidei chachomim. I promise you that it’s not worth it and yes, we will absolutely burn for it.
Let’s get back on track and stop causing damage to the honor of Torah and our gedolim.
Sincerely,Don’t Wanna Burn
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