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From the 1950s until 1989, no one went crazy about the Rebbe saying and publishing that a rebbe is ????? ????? ????? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???????????? ??? ? ???.
Just as no one went crazy that the Minchas Elazar wrote (???? ???? ????? – ????? ?????):
????? ???? ???”? ???”? ??????? ??”? ?? ???”? ??? ?’ ?????? ???’ ?????? ????? ????? ??????”? ?????? ?????”? ???? ???? ???? ?’ ??????? ????????
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No one went crazy when the Noam Elimelech wrote (about how a tzaddik has power to heal – ?????? ?):
?? ??? ???? ?????, ???? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ????? ?”? ?????? ??????? ?? ???? ????’ ????, ???? ????? ?? ????? ????? ?????, ??? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????, ???”? ?”? ??”? ???? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ???? ?????, ??? ?? ?? ???? ???? ????? ??????. ???? ??? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ???”? ?”?, ????? ????? ???? ?????? ??????? ???????, ???? ??? ????? ?? ????? ?”? ?????? ???????, ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??????, ???? ?? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ???? ?? ?????.
No one went crazy when Rabbeinu Bachya wrote (???? ??, ?):
???? ????? ??? ??? ??????, ??? ????? ????? ???? ??? ?? ????? . . . ??? ????? ??? ????? ????? ??? ?????? . . ??? ????? ???? ????? ????? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???’ ????? . . ???? ???? ???? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??.
No one went crazy when the Alter Rebbe wrote in Tanya (ch. 2) that every Jew is literally a part of G-d (quoting from Iyov (as mentioned by Sechel), but in Tanya he adds the word “mamash” – literally).
No one went crazy when Chazal said that the face of the Master Havayeh is R’ Shimon Bar Yochai. Or that “Havayeh in His holy chamber” refers to R’ Yitzchak in the beis midrash of Keisarin.
Of course, like anything in Torah, these statements need explanation and understanding. Go learn the ideas. There is an entire sefer – ?? ??????? (by Rabbi Pewsner) – that explains this topic at length. If you’re interested, go learn it. Don’t start calling thousands of people ????? ?”? (ch”v) because their Rebbe’s sefer says something that you don’t understand.
P.S. Again, this has nothing to do with ch”v davening to the Rebbe in shmone esrei, or the other nonsense which does not exist, as I wrote countless times.
This is a 1950s statement which some people decided to pull out in 1989 and misunderstand, in order to push the political agenda of the time.