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To the point of “haba letahair mesayin..” that refers to one who is actively engaged in doing what Hashem told them to do. For a woman, it means purging all forms of inner and outer pritzus, for instance. If she begins to want to do that, she will gain immeasurable siyata dishmaya. That’s haba letahaer. It doesn’t mean that if you yourself decided that something chazal forbid or at the very least, you’ll agree, discourage, should be a mitzvah, that Hashem will protect you from the damage that can come from it that is included in chazals own statements. Lubavitchers don’t get a special shmira more than anyone else.
Imagine for a second that you would be forbidden from learning certain things. Does that make you feel unequal to men, that it isn’t fair? Do you feel that even a tiny bit? One thing I’ve learned from chasidus is to engage in difficult, gut wrenching introspection, to identify the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of ourselves. Granted it’s human nature to get too involved in the negative, so it shouldn’t be a constant thing, but sometimes it’s good to dig deep and see….maybe i am being motivated by feminism on some level? Maybe i – myself – have been influenced by zionism after October 7? These are things we all must do.