<p>Thank you for answering some of the questions I had after reading Rabbi Feldman's aticle from 2005.&nbsp; I guess the main issue I am still left with is, can the topic of embarrassment be expanded to include all forms of verbal abuse, based on these or other writings?</p>

<p>The lecture did touch upon verbal abuse to a certain extent but I believe you called it a lesser offense.&nbsp; In the case of Sexual harrassement in the workplace it can be greater offense to do it in private.&nbsp; In public the harraser might be more embarassed than the victim.&nbsp;&nbsp; Likewise with a parent verbal abusing his child, in front of adults there might be more scrutiny of&nbsp;the adult&nbsp;than the child. (Is there anyway to edit a comment once it is posted?)</p>