Why is your Rav wasting Shiur time to talk about other religions if he holds you should learn on Nittul?”
Haleivi, your words sound a bit harsh, and almost even a little pompous. How do you refer to ANYTHING my rov speaks about as a waste of time? It was all in context of the shiur, and in fact, we were learning about malcontent Eiruv Rav among the Yidden who demanded “basar” after Hashem gave them the NEIS of the Mohn.
2,000 years ago, another Eiruv Rav followed after that man, who was (pun intended) basar and not who people made him out to be, because they, too wanted “basar,” and were not happy with the Torah they already had. In the context in which we were learning, “basar” equates with taivos. The taivos were a direct rejection of Hashem (as exemplified by their rejection of the Mohn). You reject Hashem’s Miracles, you are rejecting Him. Do you see the connection yet? It was WHOLLY appropriate to be learning that on Nital Nacht, symbolic of the BIGGEST rejection of hashem that ever was. If you disagree, that’s ok, too. So you DON’T have to learn on that particular night. I have no machlokess with your decision.