{"id":66427,"date":"2022-03-18T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=66427"},"modified":"2022-03-18T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T21:01:08","slug":"off-the-pulpit-a-new-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-a-new-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: A New Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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The Talmud (Eruvin 13b) says that the House of Shammai and the House of Hillel, the two great rabbinic schools, argued for years. A voice came from heaven and said that both houses were the word of the living God \u2013 that is, in great disputes, there is no solitary truth. However, the Talmud goes on to ask, why then is it that the House of Hillel prevailed in (most) disputes? \u201cBecause they were kindly and modest, studied the views of House of Shammai as well as their own and not only that but quoted the views of the House of Shammai before their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now there\u2019s a strategy! Be kindly, modest, study your opponent\u2019s views and present them fairly before your own. Why has no one tried that?<\/p>\n

Rabbi David Wolpe is the senior rabbi of Sinai Temple of Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n

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