– including Orthodox ones – that incredibly ban me from speaking, that, in effect, have declared a view of halachic a of a rabbi and talmid chacham as banned from the synagogue. And the words of the Prophets acquire new and real meaning for me; words spoken by seers and visionaries of broken hearts, who proclaimed in their hurt: “They hate him that rebuketh in the gate and abhor him that speaketh uprightly” (Amos 5). And: “And I raised up from among your sons, prophets, and from your young men, Nazarities … but you gave the Nazarities wine to drink and commanded the prophets, saying: ‘Prophecy not’” (Amos 2). And: “For it is a rebellious people, children who lie, children who will not hear the Law of the L-rd. Who say to the seers: ‘See not!’ Who say to the visionaries: ‘Envision not, unto us correct things, speak unto us smooth things envision deceit.’” (Isaiah 30)
And so they invite the delusions and the deceit of the leaders
who speak to them that which they wish to hear, and the prophet weeps and cries
out: “Peace, peace and there is no peace…”
You think it pleasant to speak painful truths that cause
pain to those who refuse to listen and who then react with pain and hate
against the one who speaks? You think
it is tranquil to be the messenger that brings forth the reaction, “Kill the
messenger?”
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