What If Someone Gets Angry After Being Rebuked?

What If Someone Gets Angry After Being Rebuked? Are we still obligated to continue rebuking them? Rabbi Yaron Reuven gives further detail of the halachot of rebuking. The Rabbi recommends leaving it up to a professional by sharing a lecture in a text or email or by giving them a USB or something from our https://KIRUVstore.org "First and foremost, understand that when you rebuke someone, you're challenging their truth and their intellect. It's not easy for them to accept! People feel attacked and get defensive with questions like "Who are you to tell me what to do?" When someone gets angry at rebuke, don't get angry back and don't start fighting with them. Your job is simply to tell them the truth and then move forward. The Ramban teaches us that if we speak to them in a way that shows we're trying to help them, this will help us stay protected from anger ourselves. If someone reacts with anger, the best approach is often to rebuke them indirectly instead. Give them a CD, share a Torah lecture, or send them to a shiur. Don't burn bridges by confronting them directly. If they truly don't like you, send them the material anonymously. When they hear the message from someone they don't know personally, like through one of my lectures or Rabbi Mizrachi's lectures, they won't feel personally attacked because they know the speaker isn't targeting them specifically, even though the message is simply to tell them the truth and then move forward. Remember - if your rebuke comes from anger or ego, it's not rebuke - it's a sin. True rebuke must come from love and a genuine desire to help the other person. If you can't remove your ego from the equation completely, it's better to let someone else do the rebuking. The worst thing you can do is rebuke out of anger or animosity. As the Gemara in Megillah teaches us: if a word is worth one dollar, silence is worth two. If you're angry, stay quiet and bring someone who knows how to speak properly." - Answer & the clip courtesy of the AIRabbi app available with free trial at https://AIRABBI.org - A truly priceless tool based on Halacha and thousands of Rabbi Yaron Reuven's lectures, with time stamped sources. https://youtu.be/ZNLlUwpEovo?si=C7TExfgP9-X7_EnK&t=2232 Want to support our KIRUV work? Please partner with us to help Am Yisrael keep Shabbat and more! https://www.beezrathashem.org/donate Rabbi Yaron Reuven's short Torah Clips channel – Please Share The Video To Help Others Do TeShuva. AI RABBI by BeEzrat HaShem Inc. https://www.AIRabbi.org Answers To Jewish Torah Life Questions In 30 Languages. Discover Jewish Wisdom at Your Fingertips, Rabbi Reuven's AI Rabbi offers wisdom and guidance in multiple languages, drawing from trusted, reliable sources. #Torah #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven