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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
I find it exceedingly hard to believe that you have a Rabbi who is a perfect copy of your own beliefs. On the off-chance that's actually true, I'd contend that the only reason it's true is because you were socialized from a very young age to have those views, in which case you didn't choose the Rabbi, you were bred for that particular view. In the off-chance that's not the case, then you've got to be the most lucky and awesome spiritual person in America.
I don't know a single person in real life who has never disagreed with something their religious leader has said and still followed that person to some degree.
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I would not know fully, since most Rabbis are not there to preach politics, they are there for religeous guidance. For a Rabbi to talk about that stuff, it would be Bitul Torah, meaning it would be them wasting precious time when they can be doing Jewish studies. And I have met Rabbis when I worked in youth groups whose views I disagree with strongly and I removed myself from any contact with them, since I strongly disagreed with some of their worldly views. And they are some of the biggest names in NY. The point is if you stay by such people you show acceptance to their views.