Jewishness- there are different types of shmuzers and the way to deal with them varies. There are those that will talk only until asked to to stop and they really don’t want to make a scene either so when asked they stop They will.There’s another type that I call the “addicted shmuzer” usually it’s someone who doesn’t have an appreciation for davening, kedushas beis medrash and authority in general. This addicted shmuzer needs to feel something when he come to shul, he doesn’t get that feeling from davening so he get his fix from the only way he knows how to; shmuz, hock, looking at others and taking about anything. I mean it’s a sight to see! There’s a shul in Lakewood where I daven from time to time and this type of shmuzer “shmuzes” there I can’t say he davens there. I mean he’ll even shmuz with children! Any type of shmuzing stimulation is alright for him. Everytime I see it my blood boils. The Rav seems to ignore it maybe because this guy pays his salary and it’s a tough spot for him. Enough ranting, if your shmuzer is the second guy I destribed, theres nothing you can do besides kick him out of the shul. It won’t change. Nada. He needs his fix.
