Reply To: Clarification to mod and DaMoshe

Arso,

“ Only Lubavich has this chauvinistic attitued, and, as I have written in the past, I believe it’s a crutch because they know that the chareidi world has JUSTIFIED complaints against them. By being insular and only thinking about Luabavich, you find it easier to ignore those complaints rather than rectify them”

I don’t know of others, but coming from lubavitch this definitely isn’t the sentiment. Lubavitch has been under attack from its very inception- the Alter Rebbe faced alot of scholarly opposition in Lita where he was sent, there was bitter hisnagdus which actually culminated (physically) in his arrest. There was peace in the time of the Tzemach Tzedek as everyone fought the Maskilim together. But yeah, sometimes in lubavitch we feel like “the Jews among the Jews” persecution wise. But we’re very proud of our Rebbeim and derech.

There’s a difference btw between personal pride and pride in one’s derech. As Jews were eschew gaava, yet we have Geon Yakov. Same here, as individuals, we know we are equal to every Jew, which is why we care to offer every Jew the opportunities we have to do a Mitzvah, and/ or learn Chassidus.

But we are extremely proud of our derech, and yes one of our songs is אשרינו י׳הודים אנו, ומה נעים חסידים אנו ומה יפה חסידי חב״ד של אדונינו מורינו ורבינו.

I don’t see why people find this offensive. If I found another derech to bring me much closer to Hashem, I would seriously consider it. I should hope everyone else feels the same about their derech. And if not, maybe it’s something for them to think about. Not us.