0 responses to “Our sages teach, “The whipping not written, is the death of the “Torah scholar””; explains the Baal Shem Tov when (for example, the Misnagdic cult) study Torah, they get filled with arrogance – hence to rid them of this death / kelipah / arrogance, one must shame them. However he gives an example of a king whose Minister and servant made a rebellion, so he ordered them whipped, but in honor of the Minister he said that they should put the whip in a silk-cover – then the king heard that the minster was bragging to the servant (about his honor) so he said he should be whipped like a servant – Similarly when demeaning (such a debased “torah-scholar”) never use the words of Torah (to prove your point – This is a very profound teaching, for as we see when arguing with “terrorists”, BDS etc. by using logic you are feeding their fundamental narcissism – one must simply call them by what they are: EVIL.)”