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ואל תתחבר לרשע. The second part of the statement from Pirkei Avot, "Do not associate with a wicked person," reinforces the idea of distancing oneself from a bad neighbor. To my ears the interpretation in the video, by Dr. Abramson removes making any personal judgement on the character of the individual/neighbor, whereas, Pirkei Avot makes an allowance to do so. The two ideas to my ears contradict. Maybe I'm misunderstanding too.
ואל תתחבר לרשע. The second part of the statement from Pirkei Avot, "Do not associate with a wicked person," reinforces the idea of distancing oneself from a bad neighbor. To my ears the interpretation in the video, by Dr. Abramson removes making any personal judgement on the character of the individual/neighbor, whereas, Pirkei Avot makes an allowance to do so. The two ideas to my ears contradict. Maybe I'm misunderstanding too.