Q:Sometimes we see in the Gemara that the chachomim in Eretz Yisroel would refer to the Jews in Bavel as בבלאי טפשאי, those foolish Babylonians. How does that fit with the idea that you’re not supposed to ridicule people?
Tag: Criticism
Rav Avigdor Miller on Praising and Criticizing Children
Q: Should parents criticize their children or compliment them? Or both? A:And the answer is both; certainly! Parents should be lavish in their praise when their child behaves properly. Not only parents; neighbors too. Anybody should praise people when they behave properly. And don’t be stingy. People love praise and it’s a stimulus for them to become even better. However, parents must…
Rav Avigdor Miller on Responding to Criticism
Q: If somebody criticizes me saying that I behaved contrary to the halacha, and now I asked somebody who knows and I discovered that I was right the whole time and he was the one who made a mistake. Should I tell him that he was wrong?