[Avodah] There Are Four Sons Within Each of Us...

[Cantor Wolberg]

The greatest distancing is when talmidei chachamim are not connected  
with one another. The Netziv comments at length (introduction to Sefer  
Bereishit and Responsa Meishiv Davar 44) on Chazal's statement that on  
account of Sinas chinam the Beis Hamikdosh was destroyed. He explains  
that this was not plain baseless hatred, but in that generation there  
was lack of connection between talmidei chachamim because of the  
difference in their opinions, and there did not dwell between them  
love about their very greatness of Torah.

As long as we are disagreeable with even one other when we happen to  
disagree, we retain the midbar within ourselves. As long as we don't  
deal with the Fours Sons and as long as we don't embrace the arba  
minim and as long as we remain in the wilderness, we will miss the  
authentic Shavuos.

K.T.
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