[Avodah] mei marom

[Elazar M. Teitz]

REli Turkel quoted a "vort" on the g'mara about R. Chanina b. Tradyon's
execution and his executioner's getting olam haba for easing the suffering
by hastening the death. What he quoted asked, "Why did Rabbi Chanina cry?"

To this, RZev Sero responded, "*He didn't*. RChbT was already dead
and unable to cry, even had he been so inclined. This entire 'torah'
is based on the author misremembering the gemara, and thus fails."

RET pointed out that the author was Rav Shach, to which RZS in a manner
most disrespectful to Rav Shach, reiterated that he had misremembered
the g'mara and thus gave it an impossible interpretation.

The quote was mipi hash'mua. I think it is obvious that the shomeia was
the one who misremembered that is was Rebbi who cried, and of Rebbi's
crying that Rav Shach gave the explanation. The vort stays the same,
and no gratuitous insult to its author is necessary.

EMT