Sechel Hayashar: “…the many Lubavitchers who came from other kraizen who were instructed by the Rebbe not to change their minhagim?”
SOmeone pointed out to me some years ago that this was only true when the person in question stood out and it therefore looked good for lubavitch when people saw that so-and-so is a lubavitcher even though he appears not to be. One outstanding case in point is the son of a prominent Israeli rebbe who abandoned his claim to the dynasty and became a lubavitcher. The rebbe allegedly told him to keep his white socks, shetreimel, peyiss etc and now whoever sees him is told something like, “Look! He is the son of the ploni rebbe and he became a lubavitcher!” I was in 770 some time ago and exactly that was pointed out to me.
Can you give me an example of someone who doesn’t dress obviously different to a lubavitcher and, for example, who still puts on tefillin the way he used to before beoming lubavitch e.g. winding like Ashkenaz or like Eidut Hamizrach?