Q&A: Are There Questions the Rabbi Is Reluctant to Deal With?
Are There Questions the Rabbi Is Reluctant to Deal With?
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Are there questions that the Rabbi is reluctant to deal with, for example: questions with historical, sociological, or anthropological characteristics?
I’ve noticed that the Rabbi regularly avoids answering questions like these…
Best regards, Benjamin
Answer
I’m not reluctant. Sometimes I simply lack the knowledge, so I refer people to sources or to other people who can answer.
Discussion on Answer
Hello Haim,
I didn’t mean, Heaven forbid, to show any disrespect toward Rabbi Michi. Sorry if I wasn’t understood properly. What I meant was that Rabbi Michi doesn’t deal with questions related to the fields mentioned above. I understood that this was a matter of principle, that the Rabbi simply doesn’t see importance in engaging in those areas, and that’s why I asked, “Why?” From his answer I understood that it isn’t a matter of principle.
Benjamiiiin,
Is there any topic you deal with and research besides Haredim?
Benjamin,
Are there questions that you yourself don’t know how to answer?