Reply To: Chumros = Kids Off The Derech?

I don’t understand what is so hard to comprehend about the concept of “love the sinner, hate the sin.” If someone has a friend who is mechallel Shabbos, she can be a positive influence on that friend by accepting her, warts and all, and not cutting the lines of communication. That does not mean she agrees with her friend’s choices, but she loves her in spite of them. We never know how one act of kindness or acceptance can bring someone back to Yiddishkeit, but even if chalilah that would NOT happen, the kiddush Hashem made by not pushing away another yid who is a good person, though not observant, can be tremendous.