Reply To: Defend Yourself!

Let us resolve to respect not only each other, but also those termed “gedolim” by those who mean it as “manhigim”, by simply respecting them and not condemning them but if we must, rather identify the particular action or decision that they are associated with that is problematic.

Using the term “Gadol” automatically makes the statement beyond reproach in the Yeshivish/Charaidi world. This is a self contradictory statement.

GAW sincerely believes that someone is not a Talmid Chochom because they did something GAW disagrees with, because if they were a TRUE Talmid Chochom they couldn’t have;

When trying to define a Scotsman, one has to look at the qualities that make Scotsmen. The problem with this is that is goes so far that Rabbi Saul Lieberman may also be a Talmid Chacham.