From Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy Goldberg by R Mendy Goldberg.

• Published: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:40:24 GMT
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How to view the opposing party?

A person carries contradictory identities, and therefore it is permitted to part ways, but it is forbidden to disconnect. It is a fact that even Lot, detached and confused, risked his life to host the angels, against his wife’s advice and the hostility of his neighbors. For there is no such thing as an evil person; there is only a person whom evil has taken over, who was tempted to believe in the instant-reward system that promises quick gratification.