I recently saw a 40 page document written by a charedi on a crusade to tear down the kabbalh . He has many valid comments, but time seems to decide these issues for us. The ARI is considered a Gadol. Shabtai Tzvi was quickly recognized and washed away.
Many think some tefillos we have started with shabtai tzvi, yet we still say them (Rabbbi Reisman has a shiur on this).
Many minhagim are of questionable origin . Yet we still do them long after the controversies die down.
Time will decide his also.
I remember after the Rebbe passed away, many predicted the imminent demise of lubavitch due to messianism. Instead they are growing by leaps and bounds. There should be no greater testament to their l’shem shamayim desires then Hashem’s granting them this success.
Of course we can ask on things that bother us. Many minhagim bother me about a lot of groups. But frankly since our religion essentially demands that we keep the minhagim of our fathers, all these things brought up will be established as minhag for lubavitch within a generation or two. Unless Rabbanim in Lubavitch stop what they feel is questionable practices. And if they don’t, these things essentially have the stamp of approval of their daas torah and how can we ask those who follow those rabbanim to stop following their daas torah?
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