Reply To: Question of the day: higher gan Eden for reshaim

Agreed GDH. Say someone is a follower of R’ YB Soloveitchik, and is discussing sending their child to college. I could vehemently disagree and think it’sa bad idea based on my chinuch, and I would quote The Rebbe, and show what happens to many who attend college etc. But ultimately, if this person decides to send their Rav’s derech and send their kid, I respect that. And I would never say things like, “When I see rabbi Jb’s musings, I realize more and more how off he is hashkafically.” Such a statement is pure chutzpah and against kovod HaTorah.

Especially within Chabad, a maamar (and hour much more so bosi lgani) was literally gilui Elokus, Shechina midaberes mtoch grono shel Moshe- The extension of Moishe in our generation.

The Rebbe took the saying of a maamar very seriously and would only say it on special occasions, after the hachana niggun, in all due seriousness, holding onto the tablecloth like his predecessors, so he would stay in this world etc. Quoting from all over Torah, both nigle and nistar.

(Sometimes, The Rebbe would ask for the tapes and express surprise at things he had said- in the moment he was just a conduit.)

This imagery, and the disrespect spoken is jarring. I don’t even think it reflects on The Rebbe, but rather on the persons attitude towards his own Torah leaders. I don’t take it personally anymore. Nevertheless, there’s a chiyuv to protest when the honor of Torah is trampled, so I did.