There's Almost No Problem You Can't Solve

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Rabbi Silber on the respectful back-and-forth between Rebbi Yochanan and Ben Azzai (Chullin 71) — when two people disagree with mutual respect and derech eretz, there's almost no problem they can't solve together. Daf Yomi. #dafyomi #chullin #mussar #respect #rabbisilber

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I'll just point out something very beautiful, if you notice the way this exchange happened over here, right, namti, every time they speak to each other, namti. Now namti could mean nod, right, but the point is that what namti represents is not just a verbal dialogue but there's almost like there's a non-verbal communication of respect in this. And when you have a non-verbal communication of respect, that's where resolution gets done. So if you notice again there's a fascinating exchange over here and at the end of the day they reach a conclusion. Why? Because there's mutual respect. You could start out on two different sides of an issue, right, two people could start out at two different sides of an issue, but when they come together and the goal over here is not only to reach resolution but to reach resolution with derech eretz, to reach resolution with respect, to reach resolution while upholding the dignity of one another, there's almost no problem you can't solve. Almost no problem you can't solve. Incredible.