Reply To: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher

>>>R’ Chaim Kanievsky predicted…

On the topic of Reb Chaim Kanievsky, I found something very interesting in the sefer אשכתבא דרבי – בני ברק תשמ”ו about his father (the Steipler). It is about 5 pages long, so I will summarize:

The Rambam writes that it is a foundation of Torah that Hashem gives humans nevuah. He says that as soon as someone purifies himself etc. the ruach hakodesh rests upon him, and he is a novi. Hashem sends us these people to inform us the future, and even the physical needs of individuals, as we find with Shmuel and the donkeys of Shaul’s father.

Since this is one of the foundations of the Torah, it is even applicable nowadays, despite the fact that we are in a state of concealment.

In every single generation, Hashem planted great Jews who have this very power of nevua as the neviim of old.

We know of the great powers of the Chofetz Chayim (-he goes on to recount some stories) as well as the Chazon Ish.

And in our generation, we merited to have the Kehilos Yaakov who is way above the rest of the nation. In his perfection, he has served to be a רואה (-he explains earlier that this is another title used for neviim (ע”פ מצודות דוד), specifically when they are prophesying regarding physical matters).

Many people think that he would just give brochos, but this is not the case. Rather, he is one of the רואים just as in the days of old, since this is an eternal part of klal Yisroel.

ע”כ תוכן דבריו.

It’s quite ironic, because if you learn the sicha of the Rebbe that everyone keeps quoting (but no one actually read of course, for the fear of being “led astray” (i.e. getting convinced)) – you’ll see that this is almost exactly the same idea that the Rebbe is conveying. Including the way they learn the Rambam, etc.
(By the way, did you learn through Rambam hilchos yesodei Hatorah about the halachos of nevuah? If you didn’t, that’s a pretty good reason why you can’t seem to fathom the idea of current nevuah).

I’m convinced that if you would actually read the sicha as well as the אשכבתא דרבי, you will switch your argument, and start attacking the Rebbe for just copying what was written about the Steipler 🙂.

You can find אשכתבא דרבי on Otzar Hachochma for free (tablet.otzar dot com). Page צח ואילך.