To the group
Shmei wants proof that Seichel is an idolater. Seichel stated more than once that he takes the Gemara which says that Yaakov is god literally. He therefore believes in polytheism which is idolatry. Shmei will defend the idolatry by arguing that Seichel is simply accepting a Gemara. When any statement of Chazal seems to contradict Hashem Echad any ratio Al Torah Jew understands that it’s not to be taken literally.