@ChabadShlucha,
“The other was that on the one hand the neshama is a nivra, but we learn that at it’s core, it’s one with Hashem. I wanted to understand how we experience that…”
Interesting question, bhashgacha protis, last night I was learning a maamar which speaks about this, (ואברהם זקן, מלוקט א’)
Secondly,
“Impress like I said, you may be living in denial? I’m actually quite curious”
This is why I gave my credentials as a bonafide Lubavitcher:)
It’s a good question, and will take a long time to answer, since most of the nuances of it aren’t of relevance to many readers here, and it’ll take a long time to write up, I’ll give you a few references to look up.
1. Alot of what I’m saying comes from R Berel Levin (guy who put together many of the Rebbes sforim, Head Librarian of the Rebbes library, wrote the footnotes to Alter Rebbes S”A )
which he wrote it “Kovetz Moshiach Ugeula”, it’s quite hard to find today, maybe your husband has seen it.
2. In the Bosi Legani 5711, the Rebbe concludes with “Vehu Yigoleinu” (the frierdiker Rebbe), then on the bottom, the Rebbe adds a footnote referencing Bamidbar Rabba, look it up. Also when the Rebbe was asked how this could be, he explained on Yud Gimmel Shvat.
3. Please see Likutei Sichos Lamed Hey, page 206 (vayigash Gimmel) footnote 6, where the Rebbe explains why Dovid Hamelech can’t be Moshiach, even though it says so “vedovid avdi nosi lohem leolom”, though the Gemara says that Moshiach could be min hameisim.
I’m sorry I didn’t take the time to spell out everything, but “Yagayta umatzasa taamin” if you look it up you’ll see what I’m saying, even a woman can understand it:)
Thirdly, I definitely wish and hope the Rebbe will be Moshiach, is it rational? Not at all. Is it probable? No. Could it happen?
The Aibershter can do anything. But the focus needs to be on bringing Moshiach, regardless of who he will or will not be.
Fourth,
“there is a joke within Lubavitch that Moshiach must be a Litvak, because otherwise not all of klal Yisrael will accept him, whereas lubavitchers will be happy to accept whoever it is…”
This was actually said by the Alter Rebbe, as such it has more bearing than a simple joke.
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