feivel, that’s a terrible thing then. Most rabbanim actually want, and probably enjoy, when they are questioned. It’s a way to solidify the learning. If I am told something that makes zero sense to me, I ask, and if it still doesn’t make sense, I can press for a better explanation. I don’t buy the “it’s just not done” explanation, and I see nothing wrong with asking a rav for a source, or questioning a rav to get an understanding on his reasoning. I recently went back to one of my old shuls and noticed the rav there still davening the way (whatever the case was) our “debate” ended up. Until then, he hadn’t thought of my logic, but once I didn’t just take his word for it, he realized he missed something and he changed.
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