[Avodah] Learning Torah from Evil People (was: Mourning an Abusive Parent)

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 08:47:43PM -0400, Cantor Wolberg via Avodah wrote:
: My second question is: Can you learn Torah from a known pedophile?

The opinion I gave from R' Shimon Shkop's intro is not covered in this
broader survey. But over Shabbos I read this 2-part article by R
Dovid Lishtenstein that really covers the question with a wide variety
of rulings.

https://www.ou.org/torah/halacha/headlines/disgraced-rabbi-part-1
https://www.ou.org/torah/halacha/headlines/disgraced-rabbi-part-2

Mostly on this topic, but opens with a short discussion on how to handle
rumor and closes with a discussion of published works by a disreputable
but learned author.

Gut Voch!
-Micha

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