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Do you ever see people shavous night that only seem to come to shmooze and eat cheese cake – and say what’s the deal? Do you ever see people talking in shul – and go why are you here?

I think the same can be said to those that go to a place from what I have heard is a life changing event that has literally altered and moved thousands of yidden of different backgrounds in their avodas Hashem (including many learned people who were not in it for any hock reasons and who love their families) and act improperly. I don’t think we should stop learning on shavous night because some people don’t learn and eat cake. And I don’t think we should stop minyanim where people talk. Even though, both events can be labeled a chillul hashem.

I actually think we should be dan l’chaf tzchus. That the neshama of the guy eating the cheese cake and talking is also holy. He is in the right place, has right intentions – just his nisayon is luckily not my or your nisayon.

I am not a Breslaver Chasid by any stretch. But I will leave the decision of why people do things for the right or wrong reason to Hashem especially when I know that so many have been positively effected by the experience.