Reply To: Joining Litvishe

Rebetzin, unfortunately on all sides children are taught(brainwashed) in a manner of lifting themselves up by lowering others. This is also the normal way of teaching even for adults. In fact the ones who accuse the whole yiddishe world of hating them do it most. Everyone should lower their gaiva of my rebbe is better than your Gadol and my Gadol is better than your Rebbe, and just remember the fact that we are all one. It’s a real shame how so many teachings come with the belittling of other yiddishe groups in order to feel superior.

There is one Torah, one Yidden, and one Hashem. We are all the same with variations in customs which basically originated due to certain situations and locations in the world and doubts/loss of the original minhag. The problem is everyone took it too far and made these “temporary” minhagim halacha lemoshe misinai! Just follow your minhagim without the need to belittle others in order to raise yourself. Shows how much confidence you truly have in your own minhagim when you have to do that doesn’t it?

Why can’t it be accepted that everyone has their own way of serving Hashem?