Chossid: “Can you explain what is a godel? Who fits the criteria? And why you don’t see the Rebbe as a godel? And same with a tzadik. Please”
No, I can’t tell you what a godol is, but I can tell you just a few of the criteria that he must possess:
1. He doesn’t try to explain away halochos that he doesn’t keep as irrelevant or inapplicable (e.g. sleeping in a sukkah, not eating Seudah Shlishis, davening after zman tefillah).
2. He doesn’t want to have his name, his picture and his movement plastered everywhere.
3, He doesn’t come up with childish “proofs” that his movement is the correct one (e.g. Beis Mashiach is begematria 770).
4. He tries to ensure there will be a hemshech so that it will not become a vacuum after his passing with everyone doing whatever they want in his name.
And above all (in my silly opinion) 5. He doesn’t think about promoting himself.
Look, dear chossid, we disagree on a very basic point min hakotzeh el hakotzeh. You think that your rebbe was the ultimate tzaddik hador, and I don’t think he was a tzaddik. You’re not going to convince me, and i”m not trying to convince you. All I am trying to do is to show you that I and many others think that you are wrong and that that is why you should stop preaching as we don’t believe in the very basis of your view.
I’m happy to continue the argument, but do YOU see a point in continuing to ask my why, when and how I don’t hold of your rebbe?