“I don’t think that’s the Rebbes approach. I only know of one person the Rebbe ousted, maybe two. ”
Two come to mind immediately, Shlomo Carlebach and Zalman “Shalomi” Schechter. There are others who are not as well known, several Shluchim thrown out by Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch well before 5754. One in Florida, one in Ohio, and possibly a few more.
At risk of sounding crude, I’m going to say this anyway. The Rebbe wasn’t the fluffy and fuzzy character portrayed on JEM clips lovingly giving out dollars to all those who came. The Rebbe had principles, very storong ones. The Rebbe was absolutely uncompromising on his stances, and did not back down. When (some) Chassidim sang a niggun with words the Rebbe didn’t approve of, implying the Rebbe was Moshiach, the Rebbe was outraged, and said he wouldn’t come back into the Shul, until Mazkirim promised that it wouldn’t happen again. The Rebbe was similarly outraged at SBV when he came out with his infamous book, and forbade him from ever writing about Moshiach again, in very harsh terms.
When HaTikvah was sung at a dinner of Tomchei Tmimim, the Rebbe withdraw his Nesius from the Yeshiva.
There are many more such examples, but you can see how the Rebbe was unflinchingly intolerant of problematic conduct. One can only imagine the Rebbes reaction to much of what is going on in Lubavitch today, and to the Call of the Shofar episode.
“We dealt with the call of the shofar too.”
No, we did a horrible job taking care of it, and only a few Rabbonim and Mashpiim had the courage to stand up against it. It took a long time until everyone agreed on it.
CS, I think you may have bought the image we often sell to Mekurovim about a fluffy and fuzzy Rabbi, with a silky long beard who loves everything and everyone unconditionally, no questions asked. This is a disgrace of everything the Rebbe stands for.
Once again, I apologise in advance if my words have hurt you, I have nothing against you, it’s the false ideology that I hate.