English: R. Chama b. R. Chanina said: whoever makes a quarrel with his teacher is as if he makes a quarrel with the Shechinah, as it is said “these are the waters of Merivah where the children of Yisrael quarreled with Hashem.”
Type of Learning
Equating dispute with a teacher to dispute with Heaven.
What Is Learned
Conflict with one’s rav is treated with the gravity of conflict directed at the Divine.