The Torah can and usually is used for good. But when misinterpreted, the teaching of Torah can bring insult, suffering, and even death. Here is an example of Torah abuse by an otherwise distinguished scholar, the Sha'ar Bat Rabbim, also known as Rabbi Hayyim Aryeh Leib, a Sefardic scholar of the early twentieth century who lived in Jerusalem:
A famous Torah scholar once conversed with a rabbi who "burnt his meal" and became a Reform rabbi. The Torah scholar said, "Regarding the angel who wrestled with Jacob, the Talmud (B. Hullin 91) presents two opinions. One is that the angel looked like a non-Jew, and the other is that the angel looked like a talmid hakham (a learned student of Torah.) But how can the Sages present such diametrically opposite views? A non-Jew is the opposite of a talmid hakham, just as east is the opposite of west. What does one have to do with the other? But now that I have seen you, I have solved the problem. It is possible for a man to be both a non-Jew and a Torah scholar at the same time. A Reform rabbi like you is both a gentile and a talmid hakham at the same time. (Translated from Itturei Torah, ed. by Y. Greenberg)
With all due deference to his life of scholarship, the Sha'ar Bat Rabbim has abused the Torah with this teaching. The Torah should not be used to insult other people. While rabbis of different streams may disagree with each other on points of Jewish law, it is wrong to suggest that a Reform or other non-Orthodox rabbi is somehow a gentile in the spiritual sense.
Extremist, hateful opinions are hillulei haShem, desecrations of God's name, and do no one any good in the long run.
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