Reply To: About the RCA, I do shudder.

But I do not think the letter writers were out of their bounds. There is no such thing as someone to choshuv to criticize. The nevi’im knew that and Chazal knew that. ????? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ???. We are not idol worshippers. If they know R’ Stav to be what they say he is, their words are right on target.

I’m not saying they shouldn’t have criticized (although, I am skeptical of that; perhaps they should have asked someone with a bit more stature to write the letter). I’m saying the content was outrageously far and away out of bounds.

And on that point, there really isn’t much worse you can say than “it would be better if you hadn’t learned any Torah”.

writer soul: I am brushing that aside, because it simply isn’t at issue in this situation, and I don’t care to discuss it. As I noted earlier. Start a different thread and ask who is a gadol (I’m sure you will not be satisfied by the answers, but neither will you be satisfied if you ask “what is obscenity”)