Rebuke in Our Times

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Question

Hello, the Gemara in Berachot 7: discusses the question of whether to rebuke a wicked person. Possible reasons not to: 1. The rebuker is not completely righteous, 2. The rebuke is not for the sake of Heaven, 3. The wicked person is currently successful. In our times, 1. Who is considered a wicked person that needs rebuke? 2. Should we still be concerned about the mentioned reasons and refrain from rebuking in our generation?

Answer

Hello

It is written in Sefer Chassidim (Siman 413) that only a person with whom you have a close relationship are you obligated to rebuke, but if it is another person who, if you rebuke him, will hate you and take revenge, then you should not rebuke him.

Source

Mentioned in Biur Halacha, Siman 608, Paragraph 2

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