To Menachem Shmei
You almost understood my point. The fact that Hashem Echad is the one inviolate truth of Judaism allows us to automatically reject any statement that challenges this. Let’s consider this obvious example. In Bereishis Hashem says, “Come let us make man in our image.”:At face value this is clear-cut idolatry and many have used that literal meaning to support their idolatrous views. But those who accept Hashem Echad realize that the verse isn’t actually saying this. So we go to the Gemara in which Hashem called Yaakov “Kel”. If you accept Hashem Echad then you understand that it doesn’t mean that Yaakov is literally god. Good. Hope you’re still with me. Now here’s the problem. Seichel, with all his Chassidus does take that Gemara literally and he states that just as Yaakov is god so is the Rebbe. Now if you actually believe in Hashem Echad you can prove it by calling out Seichel and any other Lubavicher who makes statements which state or imply that a human being can be god. I’m not holding my breath.