Reply To: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us!

Rso regarding your assumptions of the Rebbe based on usual quotes you’ve seen from the Rebbe (btw did you learn them in context or just see a few listed somewhere out of context):

If I would tell you “Anochi omed bein Hashem uveineichem” and “I will provide all your Gashmius needs if you listen to My commands,” you would think I’m a narcissistic lunatic or apikorus.

However knowing who Moshe Rabbeinu was, no one of course describes him that way.

Regarding The former quote, if I would say it, it would be untrue and narcissistic for me to believe it’s true. By Moshe Rabbeinu it was a statement of fact. In fact, he wasn’t even boasting about himself, as the Torah testifies that he was the humblest of all time. He was simply stating fact intended to help us in our Avodas Hashem (anything in Torah is to guide us in Avodas Hashem.)

Regarding the second it can sound like a meisis umeidiach, a avoda zara etc. However with Moshe, it was simply Shechina midaberes mitoch grono shel Moshe, and the I and Me were in fact referring to Hashem and not Moshe as an individual.

Get my point? Basically, when your talking of someone acknowledged by many many Torah leaders, Rabbanim etc. as a Nassi Byisrael or similar terms, than the same words mean something completely different than if Joe or I say them. And even if you choose to go by others who didn’t see the Rebbe that way, you can a) understand why we do, and b) be careful when you’re disagreeing with the Rebbe to word it properly and respectfully, quoting the actual dissenting sources and not your opinion etc. (In case this gets posted out of order this is the second post following the first addressed to non political and rso)