Reply To: What makes someone a dolt?

Really??

I don’t actually follow your cheshbon. What did you find funny about the story of bar kamtza? Which member of the story was trying to be funny?

As for Rav Pam, I’m sure there are lots of things that I say that he would never say. My point was that he was sensitive to the nuances of the words used. The nuances are very important when communicating. I figure with his attention to detail he would have noticed the choice of slurs and its broad use of calling everyone a dolt and at the same time noone in particular.