Sinat Chinam for a Rasha? Revisiting Bar Kamtza and the Idea of "Baseless Hatred"

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July 05 2021
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Venue: Cong. KINS (Chicago, IL) Cong. KINS (Chicago, IL)

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If the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza is supposed to be about שנאת חנם then why doesn't the gemara there mention שנאת חנם, and why does Bar Kamtza come off as someone who seems very justifiable to hate?!

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