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Regarding both Rambams thank you everyone for your input. I looked both up.

So regarding the one on how to view your Rebbe, the mefarshim explain more on that halacha (TT 5:1) that it does mean that you need to see and explain everything your Rebbe does in a favourable light. You are allowed to pasken differently but not in his presence.

So regarding that paskening thing – I think we lubavitchers just don’t have the same Torah knowledge as the Rebbe to start paskening or seriously questioning the Rebbe’s Torah, as we know far far less Torah than the Rebbe. We can ask how the Rebbe reached his conclusion but we don’t fool ourselves to dare put ourselves on the same footing as if our raayos can upshlug the Rebbe.

Tzaddikim who were on the Rebbeims level did do that and we don’t view them as any less.

Regarding the Rambam and moshiach i reached the Rav (very well respected and mainstream as I said.) He said that the Rambams conditions are unapplicable to the Rebbe today as the Rambams terms were only written to determine someone who is alive. Not if moshiach comes from the dead.