Before posting the collection about covering one’s head with a Tallis during davening, I skimmed the main section, saw an interposed screenshot, which started by mentioning some chassidic rebbe, and thought, “Never mind, can’t be too terrible. Positive it’s fine,” and posted as-is.
But, Aha! Now I did read it, and it’s not silly or funny at all. It’s a black mark on the Jewish people’s collective soul and intelligence (although some of us deserve extra shame).
Read, not after eating:
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Does anyone think for two seconds this tale is true about Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai quoting Eliyahu Hanavi regarding Shimon Ben Kuziva and a Tallis? Don’t they know anything about anything? This trash contradicts the Rambam, his actual example aside (ואין ראוי לישראל שהם חכמים מחוכמים להמשך בהבלים אלו.). Do Chassidim have any critical thinking at all?!
Of course, the main point, as supported by actual sources, still stands.
