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September 4, 2023 8:05 pm at 8:05 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222832yankel berelParticipant
To the group
One of the topics on this thread is whether habad is ‘looking down’ on other groups . Or not .
Can add some possible relevant info .
Once spoke to a habadi hasid in EY . He told me the following .
When the Chazon Ish was niftar in 1953 . the Rebbi of Habad spoke in public about him .
Not by name . He said that there was an address to where many, many letters were sent to . And many people were answered at that address .
That is all good and fine, but we habad hasidim should remember . Even a pashute yid who learns hasidut is more important than him .
This sicha , he told me, was not printed , but remained , pnimi, internal between the habad hasidim .
End of quote.
Do with this what you want . Dismiss it . Or not.
Am only relating what I heard from a habad hasid.
If this is known to anyone , would like hear more detail …September 4, 2023 7:31 pm at 7:31 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222825yankel berelParticipantA) I am not Chabad….
Irrelevant to the discussionB) Most people don’t care about theology. When it is printed in some public forum, most people read right past it.
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Theology promulgated by your rabbanim and backed by your rebbi ? Theology regarding identity of mashiach ? theology re timing of his coming ? theology re existence of nevua ?
Come On ……
Seems like am older than you and have seen more than you .
Remember those times myself . ALL RELIGIOUS JEWS followed the escalating pronouncements from 770.
This argument reminds of a cave man who has never seen the sun trying to convince the guy standing outside that the sun does not exist .
I WAS THERE . I LIVED THROUGH THOSE TIMES . I MYSELF ….. You are telling me whether people were or were not paying attention ….Totally Absurd .C) Associating ideas (Such as the reebe is moshiach.) with theological notions, is not theology. It is polemics or propaganda. Or it has another meaning. This thinking tool is so crucial to any conversation about the Ikkarim, that I doubt you have any real grasp on them.
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So here you are at odds with the habad rabbanim mashpi’im and their rebbe himself . They used theology . they based it on theology . They proved it from theology .D) I think that when one only sees emunah problems by one group of yidden, that it is hate.
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Circular argument . Your statement is only valid if at the conclusion of the argument it has been established that they be’emet have no ‘problems’ [as you call them] and one still ‘sees’ clear non existent problems.E) My understanding is that prophecy is always attainable. The fact that we are lacking in even one prophet giving directives to others, doesn’t have any significance to me.
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Last recorded nevua I know of is Chagai Zecharia and Malachi.
Am happy to be updated with more [concrete names and dates please plus acceptance by klal yisrael]F) I understand most of The Rebbe’s teachings in a kabbalistic sense. I don’t know what you think about them.
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the relevant ‘teachings’ to this discussion [time of mashiachs arrival , identity of mashiach , nevua] are not kabbalistic at all .G) I see Lubavitcher teachings as a whole much more traditional then most other groups.
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How The other teachings ‘are seen’ is a matter of opinion [they might be seen by other people the same or different] and in my eyes irrelevant here . The issue I mentioned are those mashiach / nevua pronouncements mentioned before , and they are clearly ‘not traditional ‘.H) Not every word of Torah that is taught is intended to fit with every other word that was ever taught.
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So ?And this is were Chabad is getting hit from both sides. When there is an internal rational for something that Chabad is already doing, (Like not sleeping in the sukkah.) then it is seen as an affront to others, Why don’t you realize that it is merely a justification for what they do, and is not intended for others (that do sleep in the sukkah)?
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never mentioned anything about the sukka , [although it is problematic]But then when Chabad spreads their core teachings that most groups are oblivious to, then it is “don’t you realize that we are not Chabad”?!?! So then why did you assume that the other stuff applied to you. (Chabad isn’t going around that others should not sleep in the sukkah to bring the geulah.)
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again , never mentioned anything about that either [although I understand where they are coming from ]And what is even funnier, is that you have a whole bunch of missionaries on this site, for Zionism, Anti Zionism, College Degrees, No Secular Education, Republicans, Democrats, Trump, and nobody tells them these are not important in my crowd. Comes along a Lubavitcher and hints to how moshiach will enlighten the world, and all of a sudden, it’s how dare you bring that up to us! We know that an Anti Zionist, Democrat like Trump with no secular education is what the world really needs!!!!!!!!!!!
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again , never mentioned anything about that eitheryankel berelParticipant@arso
Even I [surprise] can give you a source . the current rebbi of habad-
He writes in a sicha that the baal hatanya was greater than R Yochanan Ben Zakai because RYBZ was not in touch with his neshama , he was too busy with his avodat hashem so he had never time to check his neshama it should not be in the kelipa .
So from there you can see the importance of checking your neshama ….September 4, 2023 8:06 am at 8:06 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222608yankel berelParticipant@menachem
you misunderstood me .
my question is very simple . R Chaims obvious intention was that it impossible to argue back on something which serves as A COVER foe something deeper [in his case discarding of yahadut] . You brought RC as rationale why you are not answering .
My question is , and was
– WHAT IN YOUR OPINION IS COVERING OUR QUESTIONS , thereby absolving you from answering ?
Are we going to get an answer on this one , [or does RC apply to this question too] ?September 4, 2023 2:17 am at 2:17 am in reply to: The final word on Moshiach from the meisim (hopefully!) #2222596yankel berelParticipantCS s post reveal the goodness of the yiddishe neshama .
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Such mesirut for his leader , but so sorely misguided .
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Such temimut and ratson for the good , but so manipulated .
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A true cause for tsa’ar .
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Real tsa’ar.
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The face of the true tragedy – the face of misguided habad theology …..
.September 4, 2023 2:13 am at 2:13 am in reply to: The final word on Moshiach from the meisim (hopefully!) #2222585yankel berelParticipant@CS
they lost face at the time of their first uturn . After years of strenuously accusing those who said that habad is [secretly] promoting their rebbi as mashiach . They accused them of sinas chinam [sounds familiar ..].
It was all one big libel against them .
They even mobilised all other hasidim to defend them against those ‘haters’ , who accused them of this blood libel , as if they want to promote their rebbi as mashiach .
Then they made a [huge] uturn, discrediting themselves .
Acknowledging their own rebbi’s messiahship.
And in the process , give huge credence to those so called ‘haters’ , who were busy with so called sinas chinam ……
That was only uturn number one ……September 4, 2023 2:12 am at 2:12 am in reply to: The final word on Moshiach from the meisim (hopefully!) #2222584yankel berelParticipantsinas chinam has no place here ,
criticism of habad theology re mashiach is perfectly legit and has no connection to sinas chinam at all .September 4, 2023 2:08 am at 2:08 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222581yankel berelParticipant@menachem
Qwerty,If you think we misunderstood you explain yourself.
I told yankel berel that he misunderstood me. Why do you write “we”? I wasn’t talking about you!
Oh, I forgot. You’re on his chess team.
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Hello — Menachem . still waiting for an explanation
YankelSeptember 4, 2023 2:07 am at 2:07 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222580yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
….let’s get to some theology …..
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Habad ‘s points , discussed in all my posts ,were theology . Not me ,
It was their rabbanim and their chozer and their rebbi who were talking theology . Not me .
Their rebbi is the one who said that Nevua came back to the Jews . Thats Theology .
Its Their chozer and their rabbanim who said that Nevua letov CANNOT come back rekam . And that the fact that their rebbi is the messiah is a nevua letov . So he cannot die in a physical sense.
They made a theology out of it . Not me .
[Or maybe you are insinuating they were using theology for ‘propaganda and messaging’ purposes ????]
I am merely following in their footsteps .
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Dear Nomesorah
Its time to be mekayem ‘Leolam Yehei Adam … Modeh al haEmet , VeDover Emet BiLevavo ….’
.September 4, 2023 2:07 am at 2:07 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222579yankel berelParticipant@ nomesorah
…….A kol korei does not reflect reality….
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So, according to you the reality was not that the habad hasidim considered their rebbi to be the messiah and therefore could not die before accomplishing his mission ?
An honest Yes or no answer ?
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So according to you , a kol korei and articles by the leading rabbanim and mashpi’im of habad do not reflect and shape opinion within habad hasidim ?
An honest Yes or no answer ?
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So according to you a kol korei and articles by the leading rabbanim and mashpi’im of habad do not reflect the wishes of their leader ?
An honest Yes or no answer ?
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Honesty , my dear nomesorah , honesty . A rare commodity ….
.September 3, 2023 8:31 pm at 8:31 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222526yankel berelParticipant@ qwerty
I am honored that you consider me ‘on your team’ .
However , may I suggest a small correction, if I may .
We are not fighting the travesty called habad .
We are fighting the travesty of THE THEOLOGY of ‘modern habad’ .
We have to pinpoint accurately.September 3, 2023 8:31 pm at 8:31 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222525yankel berelParticipant@menachem
RECAP OF THE CONVERSATION
Now- R Menachem Shmei . . should we apply the klal of Shtika KeHoda’a here or not
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מוחה מוחה מוחהP.S. I’m reminded of the famous story of Reb Chaim Brisker (I think). Someone was asking him questions in emuna, and he didn’t respond.
Later, he explained why he remained silent:
פאר א קשיא, קען איך געבן א תירוץ. אבער איך קען ניט געבן א תירוץ פאר א תירוץ…
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Why did R Chaim call it a ‘teiruts’ ?
Because those ‘arguments’ were only a fig leaf for the guy’s previous decision to discard yahadut to satisfy his base desires . He needed justification , so he found some ‘kushiyot’ which served excellently as ‘teirutsim’ to absolve him from guilt feelings over his attachment to his yetser hara.
Please , in a moment of honesty – is that the case here ? The doubts about habad are A RESULT of discarding yahadut ?
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No, it is not. You misunderstood me.
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So , Menachem , what was your real intention ?September 3, 2023 8:30 pm at 8:30 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222524yankel berelParticipant@ nomesorah
This has to be the most childish Chabad thread yet!Might as well add to it…
יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ מַלְכֵי־אֶ֗רֶץ וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים נֽוֹסְדוּ־יָ֑חַד עַל־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחֽוֹ
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Nomesorah uses the word ‘meshicho’ .
And still claims he is ‘not habad’ .
Go figure ….September 3, 2023 8:29 pm at 8:29 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222523yankel berelParticipant@ nomesorah
I don ‘t care for any official statements from any group. Kol korei culture is meaningless to me.I am not Chabad at all. I don’t shun them either. There is a lot of great kosher fun to be had. Like, spending a day with an bunch of frum bochurim who know how to learn and actually learn. Or an all night bull session about deep concepts without canceling each other. Sorry that you are missing out.
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1] Am not habad either .
However Don’t shun them either.
Criticism of modern habad theology is not necessarily a reason to shun them .
2] Ignoring kol korei culture – is tantamount to ignoring reality .
Not recognizing that what I wrote was AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF UNIVERSAL HABAD BELIEFS pre 1996 , is a prime example of IGNORING REALITY , which you either do willfully , which is disingenuous .
Or not willfully , in which case any further comment is totally superfluous [to put it mildly]
3] Judging from your comments ,you seem to have a vested interest in sidestepping and thereby defending the indefensible.September 3, 2023 8:28 pm at 8:28 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222522yankel berelParticipant@menachem
I don’t know if this rule applies at all in Torah Debates. Maybe I just can’t figure out what you want. Maybe we have different interests in this discussion.
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It does apply in torah debates . If there is a Taana , heard and still unanswered .Why is there no answer given ? Probably because THERE IS NO ANSWER available …
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Cant figure out what I want …… Sounds a bit like a lame excuse , or not ? Other option – THERE IS NO ANSWER available …
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Different interests – Yes, Yours is To missionize for habad , at all costs .
Mine is to hash it out . Are there explanations for habad theologies’ acrobatics or not ?September 3, 2023 7:03 am at 7:03 am in reply to: The final word on Moshiach from the meisim (hopefully!) #2222301yankel berelParticipant@potato
1] You are turning yourself into a pretsel to convince us into believing mashiach comes from the dead .
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Do you realise that it was HABAD ITSELF ,proclaiming [in the same way as you do now] to all and sundry that mashiach comes only from the alive ?
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Do you realize that the more you talk about this topic the more untrustworthy you appear ?
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2] Criticism of habad theology is not hate ,nor sinat hinam . When will you realize that ?
Its just that.
Criticism .
Nothing more.September 3, 2023 6:56 am at 6:56 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222286yankel berelParticipantDear Yankel,
@ mesorah
Mesorah to yankel
I really don’t know much of these statements. They weren’t intended for me and I never met someone who uses these types of proclamations as a reason for what they think or do. If they thought that way, they will use it as ‘proof’ and if they don’t, they dismiss it. These public directives are barely educational and even less reliable.My position is that there is nothing wrong with Chabad Hashkafah. It is on par with every other group. I have written this over a dozen times. I don’t know why their media is indicative of how they think in their heads. You have to meet real people to see what their actual belief is.
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Mesorah seems likehe is again doing what he does best …. Beating around the bush and sidestepping .
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He “doesn’t know much about these statements .”
That was referring to Statements by ALL habad rabbanim and their chozer and first rate habad mashpi’im .
He was referring to habad’s official position, trumpeted ALL AROUND THE WORLD .
Accepted by ALL habad hasidim at the time .
He is referring to something ALL religious Jews at the time knew as unassailable fact.
But Nomesorah doesn’t know much about it …
He doesn’t know ? …. Or maybe he does not WANT TO KNOW … ?
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“Those statements were not intended for him … ”
No ? Statements by the Chief Chozer of his rebbi , SUPPORTED BY his rebbi , supported by all habad rabbanim ‘were not intended’ for him …. Ridiculous seems an understatement …..
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“He never met someone who uses these types of proclamations as a reason for what they think or do”
It was WELL KNOWN EVERYWHERE that this was THE habad position .Espoused by all habadi’s at the time . But Nomesorah never met any habadi who would be influenced by the chozer and ALL habad rabbanim and mashpi’im ….. . Who does he think he is kidding ?
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He opines further – “those public directives are barely educational and even less reliable ”
According to Nomesorah – the Chozer plus ALL habad rabbanim and mashpi’im’s public directives are barely educational and even less reliable ………
Has he taken leave of his senses ? …. Or maybe he thinks we have ….
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Bottom line . Am not sure whose silence is more deafening here ? Menachems , retreating into his bunker [quoting qwerty] , or nomesorah’s by showing the best rebuttals he can muster .
The silence , across the board, is deafening .
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Seems there is no other option than the final usage of ‘Shtika Ke …. ‘September 3, 2023 12:13 am at 12:13 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222267yankel berelParticipant@ menachem
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qwerty to menachem
We’ve kept our end of the deal, but you’ve bowed out. I agree with Yankel Berel Shtikah Kihoda, If you can’t defend your position, you have no position.
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menachem to qwertyQwerty, you haven’t answered the question that I directed at you SEVEN times.
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yankel to menachem1] You also did not answer any [of the many] questions raised by me ……
2] If the only answer is
moche , moche , moche
and nothing substantial ….. that is also shtikah …….September 2, 2023 11:34 pm at 11:34 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2222262yankel berelParticipant@ Menachem
Now- R Menachem Shmei . . should we apply the klal of Shtika KeHoda’a here or not
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מוחה מוחה מוחהP.S. I’m reminded of the famous story of Reb Chaim Brisker (I think). Someone was asking him questions in emuna, and he didn’t respond.
Later, he explained why he remained silent:
פאר א קשיא, קען איך געבן א תירוץ. אבער איך קען ניט געבן א תירוץ פאר א תירוץ…
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Why did R Chaim call it a ‘teiruts’ ?
Because those ‘arguments’ were only a fig leaf for the guy’s previous decision to discard yahadut to satisfy his base desires . He needed justification , so he found some ‘kushiyot’ which served excellently as ‘teirutsim’ to absolve him from guilt feelings over his attachment to his yetser hara.
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Please , in a moment of honesty – is that the case here ? The doubts about habad are A RESULT of discarding yahadut ?
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We need honesty ….September 1, 2023 8:55 am at 8:55 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221959yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
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D] Habad , under clear direction of their Rebbe , their rabbanim and their mashpi’im , flip flopped regarding ikarei emuna.
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response by nomesorah
D] I don’t really understand why you could think that Ikkarei Emunah are in play here. If you think that everybody starts off being born with them and has to mess them up, then your position would seem tenable. It doesn’t work that way. Every chareidi propaganda publication, messes up on Ikkarei Emunah. How would they not ?
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D response] you ask ‘why I could think ikarei emuna are at play here’ . Simple because thats what all habad rabbanim invoked when they issued their unanimous psak that their rebbi COULD NOT DIE. They and the Chief Chozer of Habad . R yoel Kahn .
[This response of yours creates a niggling doubt that your responses might just be nothing more than a diversion tactic] .This was not merely ‘some propaganda publication’ . This is serious stuff. This was signed by all habad rabbanim and the chozer , clearly based on their rebbi . The OFFICIAL HABAD POSITION . Then the position split . But according to both sides , this psak , based on ikarei emuna , changed .
So , did they flip flop ?
CLEARLY SO .
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Now- R Menachem Shmei , nomesorah , sechel , and whoever else – should we apply the klal of Shtika KeHoda’a here or not ?August 31, 2023 9:56 am at 9:56 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221598yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
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C] their rebbi used references to his father in law to indirectly get messages across how others should be regarding himself.
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nomesorah
C] Possible. Again, I can’t tell for myself. You are entitled to your opinion. But I don’t see it as proof to the larger debate. It is interesting to me, that those that are obsessed with The Rebbe and those that are against him, agree on this. Those of us in the middle, aren’t so sure.
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C response] Here I am baffled. Those ‘obsessed with their rebbe’ understand what he wanted . Those ‘in the middle’ are not sure .
1] Have you read the relevant comments ?
2] If he did not use his father in law as a vehicle to influence the hasidim in re to himself – then how come that habad hasidim relate to their rebbi fundamentally different to all other groups ?
Coincidence ?
3] Again -those ‘obsessed’ , understood the message . The results are there , and the cause , not ?
My experience has shown that results do have a cause .
4] In all other habad activities their rebbi gets the credit , Just here not ? Bizarre.August 31, 2023 9:55 am at 9:55 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221588yankel berelParticipant@ nomesorah
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B] habad hasidim [near]deify their rebbi , more so than any other group or sect in klal Yisrael ever.
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nomesorah
B] This is debatable. But if you change “deify their rebbe” to ‘associate their rebbe with the divine’, Then I agree. This slight wordplay, is a big difference in theology and philosophy.
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B response] The main point you left out – “MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER GROUP IN KLAL YISRAEL”
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-whether the ‘heter’ to pray to their rebbi [given by the rebbi himself],
-whether the rebbi is defined by atsmus umehus [i.e. the essence of God] clothed in a human body [again, defined by their rebbi himself] ,
-whether the rebbi is the joyful bearer of nevua mamash [again – news delivered their rebbi himself]
-whether rebbi is the ‘head’ of the klal ,as spelt in Rosh Bnei Yisrael [RBY], where the whole chiyut and life of every yehudi [not only his hasidim] is totally dependent on the habad rebbi , and if this would stop for one second their life would immediately stop. [again , told to us by their rebbi]
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Whether all of the above [and more] should be categorised as , [1] “deify their rebbe” OR as, [2] ‘associate their rebbe with the divine’, is not that important . As long as we agree on what’s IN the jar , even if we do not agree on the label.
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We can agree then – That The above is COMPLETE ANATHEMA in any other sect or group in klal yisrael .August 31, 2023 9:54 am at 9:54 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221581yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
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A] The rebbi of Habad considered himself to be the messiah.
B] habad hasidim [near]deify their rebbi , more so than any other group or sect in klal Yisrael ever.
C] their rebbi used references to his father in law to indirectly get messages across how others should be regarding himself.
D] Habad , under clear direction of their Rebbe , their rabbanim and their mashpi’im , flip flopped regarding ikarei emuna.
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Your responses one by one
A] The rebbi of Habad considered himself to be the messiah.
A] I don’t know what the Rebbe himself thought. He was very skilled at putting distance between what he said and what he implied. (I never met him and it is really hard to find people who knew him that will talk about him as a man. For opposite reasons.)
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Response A] Now , FYI – I followed your rebbis pronouncements at the time as they were coming out in Dvar Malchut 1991- 1992 . He CLEARLY AND UNEQIUVOCALLY ‘accepted’ his Messiahship ‘bestowed’ on him by his followers [after he guided them to do so] . It is all printed in the kfar habad newspaper of those times, black on white. In the dvar malchut of those times ,black on white. It was common knowledge all over the world at that time. This was the reason that ALL habad rabbanim / mashpi’im / the Chozer r yoel kahn , all without fail , signed on to his messiahship . All this is available in the archives . No need to live in the dark , no need to say ‘I dont know what the rebbi thought’ . It is CLEAR and DOCUMENTED.August 31, 2023 12:17 am at 12:17 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221490yankel berelParticipant@sechel
When will you realize that criticism on habad theology is NOT at all the same as “finding fault in others” which is “spoken out against in almost every perek in shas,and you say it countless times in davening” .
Far from it .
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You do not want to follow a lie , or believe in a lie . For that you have to shed your naivete , and examine the issues . After that’s done and you arrived at a satisfactory conclusion , you can be naive again [a wonderful ma’ala] learn hasidut and aspire to something higher [a wonderful way of life].
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THERE IS NO CONNECTION AT ALL BTWEEN SO CALLED “HATE” AND EXAMINING MODERN HABADS CLAIMS TO MESSIAHSHIP , DIVINITY AND NEVIUT.August 30, 2023 1:02 pm at 1:02 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221264yankel berelParticipantDear Yankel,
“The attitude of habad hasidim toward their rebbe exceeds by far , the attitude of other talmidim towards their rebbe , and even the attitude of other hasidim towards their rebbe.”
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Completely untrue. Maybe you were born yesterday. Maybe you will be born again tomorrow.That is the proper attitude of a talmid for a rebbe. Everything the rebbe says is unequivocally the Word of the Torah. (A wise student knows not to retain everything as is.) And it is only half of what was Reb Boruch Ber to Reb Chaim. The difference with Chabad is this. You can be in almost any yeshiva or chassidus and not be a talmid of the rebbe. In most places the people in the group that actually follow the leader are a minority. IN Chabad, you have to follow the rebbe. There is no being Chabad, without being a follower of the rebbe.
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Even those hasidim or talmidim [ the ‘minority ‘ in your words ] do NOT regard their rebbe as habad regards their rebbe.
It is qualitatively totally different .
Speak to even the most devoted hasid in other places , and speak to an average habad hasid , you will get different answers .
Thats besides the difference you mentioned about ‘being habad without their rebbe’
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Why is that ?
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Isnt it a RESULT OF the habad rebbes pronouncements about what a Rebbe is ?
Isnt it a RESULT OF habads importance of having his pictures everywhere ?
Isnt it A RESULT OF their rebbes instructions to visualise the rebbe whenever something is difficult ?
Isnt it A RESULT OF their rebbes pronouncements regarding his father in law , meant to take effect by his hasidim regarding himself ?
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You agreed for the need for reality and honesty . Can you be realistic AND honest and still tell me that those details mentioned before are NOT CONNECTED ?
And if not , why not ?
[They say in the name of R Chaim MiBrisk – If you have 3 Kushiyot with an option of 3 Teirutsim or another option with one Teiruts for all the Kushiyot , It is the one Teiruts which is the correct one ….]August 30, 2023 1:02 pm at 1:02 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221286yankel berelParticipantDear Yankel,
“The attitude of habad hasidim toward their rebbe exceeds by far , the attitude of other talmidim towards their rebbe , and even the attitude of other hasidim towards their rebbe.”
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Completely untrue. Maybe you were born yesterday. Maybe you will be born again tomorrow.That is the proper attitude of a talmid for a rebbe. Everything the rebbe says is unequivocally the Word of the Torah. (A wise student knows not to retain everything as is.)
AND IT IS ONLY HALF OF WHAT R BORUCH BER WAS TO HIS REBBE …..
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1] Even R Boruch Ber did not deify his Rebbe .
2] His Rebbe R Chaim had NO PART WHATSOEVER in r BB ‘s respect toward him . It was TOTALLY on r BB’s part .
3] R BB ‘s respect toward his Rebbe was an outgrowth of his immense Tsidkut in ALL OTHER AREAS of yahadut . Likewise he was IMMENSELY scared of chet . He was IMMENSELY absorbed in his learning , in his kibbud av , in his chesed etc. etc. — His respect was merely a REFLECTION of his inner stature , not the result of some targeted brainwash.
4] R BB was a yachid . There is NO other sector in klal yisrael , as a klal ,comparable to habad . To reject that, is like rejecting the existence of the sun .August 30, 2023 1:02 pm at 1:02 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221287yankel berelParticipantTo Qwerty.
thanksAugust 30, 2023 1:02 pm at 1:02 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221312yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
Dear Yankel,
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used socks
Please check the original post .
It was not referring to hasidic socks at all .It was referring to changing IKAREI EMUNA , things which are the ABSOLUTE FOUNDATIONS of our belief , like used socks ”
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I take exception to your posts having anything to do with Ikarei Emunah.
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Dear NOm
Please check the following post [the above post was referring to the following post]. There is a clear reference to ikarei emuna there ….
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…… Then [3] he too followed in their u turn , openly acknowledged his own messiahship , clearly evidenced by his periodic near weekly dvar malchus dating from approx 6 months preceding his stroke in the spring of 1992 , until the stroke , also available in the archives, as well the weekly issues of the kfar chabad newspaper the official chabad public organ. . In the meantime [3A] he also proclaimed himself a navi , like chagai zecharia and malachi . Nevua ,after a hiatus of thousands of years ,has finally come back to klal yisrael. b’h. Also clearly documented in dvar malcus [parshas shoftim] . Quite a big u turn , when you compare no 1 – with no 3A. It s not finished yet , because then [3B] as Nevua [!] he proclaimed that Mashiach is here already now kipshuto and will take us bekarov out of galus , and that we are in the first generation of the geula. So as a result there was a wall to wall coallition of all official chabad mashpiiim and Rabbanim saying that [4] it is one of ikarei emuna to believe and follow a navi plus their rebbi is a navi plus he prophesied on himself that he is mashiach plus it is one of the ikarei emuna that mashiach has to finish the geula before he dies . One plus one plus one plus one – equals four . Result – it is one of the ikarei emuna that their rebbi CANNOT die before the finish of the geula . Not me , not I am saying this , This was OFFICIAL Chabad theology. Evidence is there . Its all in the archives . Read kfar Chabad weekly , sichos of r yoel kahn . Sichos and articles of mendel wechter , of r ashkenazi rav of kfar chabad [the town], signed kol koreis of virtually all rabbanim of chabad kehillot.
Then [5] the unthinkable happened . He died. The minority, including yoel kahn , stayed with their previous belief that mashiach must finish the geula before he dies [the normative Jewish belief as clearly delineated by the RMBN , Rabenu Moshe ben NACHMAN in sefer havikuach] so they jettisoned the nevua parts . They admitted in being mistaken [!] in that . Here it is not sure where exactly [in their own eyes] they went wrong .. but never mind. The majority however [6] could not bring themselves to throw the navi part out of the window , so they jettisoned the dying part . No, they proclaimed loudly, mashiach can die before he finishes the job . What previously was considered part of the ikarei emuna, is now hevel havalim , or depending on a machloket , where everyone can choose what they like , whats convenient for them .August 30, 2023 10:28 am at 10:28 am in reply to: The final word on Moshiach from the meisim (hopefully!) #2221202yankel berelParticipantLets look at the history , the reality , the facts – The official Chabad line as publicized by their rebbe , their chozer , their rabbanim , their Mashpiim FROM THE START ,not any Harry who claims to be Chabad — Ok ?
Lets be honest without any obfuscation and changing the topic .
In the beginning , [1] the line was -Anyone who claims that Chabad claims to be messianic is a plain liar , against chasidus , mechalel shem lubavitsh etc , Only the Mitnagdim who tried to besmirch Lubavitsh said so , and it was an indication of their blind hate . Other Chasidim stuck up for Lubavitsh as the innocent victim of Hotsaat Shem Ra. All the evidence is there , in the archives of HaModia and Kfar Chabad and other newspapers of that era.
Then [2] it changed , Chabad Chassidim made a u turn , openly proclaimed their rebbe as Mashiach , but the rebbe openly criticized it . He definitely is not Mashiach . Here too, the evidence is plainly there in all the newspapers of the era . Then [3] he too followed in their u turn , openly acknowledged his own messiahship , clearly evidenced by his periodic near weekly dvar malchus dating from approx 6 months preceding his stroke in the spring of 1992 , until the stroke , also available in the archives, as well the weekly issues of the kfar chabad newspaper the official chabad public organ. . In the meantime [3A] he also proclaimed himself a navi , like chagai zecharia and malachi . Nevua ,after a hiatus of thousands of years ,has finally come back to klal yisrael. b’h. Also clearly documented in dvar malcus [parshas shoftim] . Quite a big u turn , when you compare no 1 – with no 3A. It s not finished yet , because then [3B] as Nevua [!] he proclaimed that Mashiach is here already now kipshuto and will take us bekarov out of galus , and that we are in the first generation of the geula. So as a result there was a wall to wall coallition of all official chabad mashpiiim and Rabbanim saying that [4] it is one of ikarei emuna to believe and follow a navi plus their rebbi is a navi plus he prophesied on himself that he is mashiach plus it is one of the ikarei emuna that mashiach has to finish the geula before he dies . One plus one plus one plus one – equals four . Result – it is one of the ikarei emuna that their rebbi CANNOT die before the finish of the geula . Not me , not I am saying this , This was OFFICIAL Chabad theology. Evidence is there . Its all in the archives . Read kfar Chabad weekly , sichos of r yoel kahn . Sichos and articles of mendel wechter , of r ashkenazi rav of kfar chabad [the town], signed kol koreis of virtually all rabbanim of chabad kehillot.
Then [5] the unthinkable happened . He died. The minority, including yoel kahn , stayed with their previous belief that mashiach must finish the geula before he dies [the normative Jewish belief as clearly delineated by the RMBN , Rabenu Moshe ben NACHMAN in sefer havikuach] so they jettisoned the nevua parts . They admitted in being mistaken [!] in that . Here it is not sure where exactly [in their own eyes] they went wrong .. but never mind. The majority however [6] could not bring themselves to throw the navi part out of the window , so they jettisoned the dying part . No, they proclaimed loudly, mashiach can die before he finishes the job . What previously was considered part of the ikarei emuna, is now hevel havalim , or depending on a machloket , where everyone can choose what they like , whats convenient for them .
My question is – who needs to argue against Habad Theology any more , when Habad themselves are doing such a splendid work ?
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Am really looking forward to a point on point , honest discussion on each of the above ‘steps’ .
Can we safely assume that in case of no [adequate] response – the Klal of Shtika KeHoda’a would apply ?August 30, 2023 9:21 am at 9:21 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221184yankel berelParticipantthe bris thing was directed by The Rebbe. [CS]
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There you are. The personality and picture ‘deification’ WAS directed by their rebbe.
Not by any of the previous rebbes .
Not by any of the other habad dynasties – kapust liadi etc .
Not by the Malachim .
Not by the Rashag , had he not capitulated , and had he continued with his leadership as his mother in law , the rabbanit Shneerson [the wife of the Rayats] wanted him to .
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All the others did not have any messianic aspirations .
That is the difference .
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As simple as can be .August 30, 2023 12:33 am at 12:33 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221112yankel berelParticipantNomesorah has to face up to certain facts.
If he cannot face up to them he will be living in denial and shlep all of us with him .A] The rebbi of Habad considered himself to be the messiah.
B] habad hasidim [near]deify their rebbi , more so than any other group or sect in klal Yisrael ever.
C] their rebbi used references to his father in law to indirectly get messages across how others should be regarding himself.
D] Habad , under clear direction of their Rebbe , their rabbanim and their mashpi’im , flip flopped regarding ikarei emuna.These are 4 statements which , please answer – unambiguously
– AGREE , DO NOT AGREE / WHY
Slowly and methodically . Point by point . Dispassionately. With Moach Shalit Al HaLev.
ThanksAugust 30, 2023 12:32 am at 12:32 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221110yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
You are an EXPERT in changing topics and leaving real unanswered questions with the illusion of an answer.
Should compile all question raised in this thread , match them one by one with answers .
Read them carefully.
The result might resemble … a comedy .August 30, 2023 12:32 am at 12:32 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221108yankel berelParticipantSo do I assume you accidentally posted under the wrong screenname again?
It’s one per customer
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Its all under the one name , always used . Never ever used more than one .
Its Yankel Berel , and that’s it .August 30, 2023 12:31 am at 12:31 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221046yankel berelParticipantThis discussion seems to be going around and around , without ‘to the point’ answers .
Just A quick repeat of a previous post – and a short question – which one of the details below are incorrect ?
1] Please post the incorrect details [if there are]
2] If on the other hand they are correct – please can we have an answer why this is not a Reiuta in habad s Chazaka ?
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Lets look at the history , the reality , the facts – The official Chabad line as publicized by their rebbe , their chozer , their rabbanim , their Mashpiim FROM THE START ,not any Harry who claims to be Chabad — Ok ?
Lets be honest without any obfuscation and changing the topic .
In the beginning , [1] the line was -Anyone who claims that Chabad claims to be messianic is a plain liar , against chasidus , mechalel shem lubavitsh etc , Only the Mitnagdim who tried to besmirch Lubavitsh said so , and it was an indication of their blind hate . Other Chasidim stuck up for Lubavitsh as the innocent victim of Hotsaat Shem Ra. All the evidence is there , in the archives of HaModia and Kfar Chabad and other newspapers of that era.
Then [2] it changed , Chabad Chassidim made a u turn , openly proclaimed their rebbe as Mashiach , but the rebbe openly criticized it . He definitely is not Mashiach . Here too, the evidence is plainly there in all the newspapers of the era . Then [3] he too followed in their u turn , openly acknowledged his own messiahship , clearly evidenced by his periodic near weekly dvar malchus dating from approx 6 months preceding his stroke in the spring of 1992 , until the stroke , also available in the archives, as well the weekly issues of the kfar chabad newspaper the official chabad public organ. . In the meantime [3A] he also proclaimed himself a navi , like chagai zecharia and malachi . Nevua ,after a hiatus of thousands of years ,has finally come back to klal yisrael. b’h. Also clearly documented in dvar malcus [parshas shoftim] . Quite a big u turn , when you compare no 1 – with no 3A. It s not finished yet , because then [3B] as Nevua [!] he proclaimed that Mashiach is here already now kipshuto and will take us bekarov out of galus , and that we are in the first generation of the geula. So as a result there was a wall to wall coallition of all official chabad mashpiiim and Rabbanim saying that [4] it is one of ikarei emuna to believe and follow a navi plus their rebbi is a navi plus he prophesied on himself that he is mashiach plus it is one of the ikarei emuna that mashiach has to finish the geula before he dies . One plus one plus one plus one – equals four . Result – it is one of the ikarei emuna that their rebbi CANNOT die before the finish of the geula . Not me , not I am saying this , This was OFFICIAL Chabad theology. Evidence is there . Its all in the archives . Read kfar Chabad weekly , sichos of r yoel kahn . Sichos and articles of mendel wechter , of r ashkenazi rav of kfar chabad [the town], signed kol koreis of virtually all rabbanim of chabad kehillot.
Then [5] the unthinkable happened . He died. The minority, including yoel kahn , stayed with their previous belief that mashiach must finish the geula before he dies [the normative Jewish belief as clearly delineated by the RMBN , Rabenu Moshe ben NACHMAN in sefer havikuach] so they jettisoned the nevua parts . They admitted in being mistaken [!] in that . Here it is not sure where exactly [in their own eyes] they went wrong .. but never mind. The majority however [6] could not bring themselves to throw the navi part out of the window , so they jettisoned the dying part . No, they proclaimed loudly, mashiach can die before he finishes the job . What previously was considered part of the ikarei emuna, is now hevel havalim , or depending on a machloket , where everyone can choose what they like , whats convenient for them .
My question is – who needs to argue against Habad Theology any more , when Habad themselves are doing such a splendid work ?
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Am really looking forward to a point on point , honest discussion on each of the above ‘steps’ .
Can we safely assume that in case of no [adequate] response – the Klal of Shtika KeHoda’a would apply ?August 29, 2023 9:28 pm at 9:28 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221044yankel berelParticipantTo the group.
Nomesorah is taking us all on a wild goose chase . We are touring Europe , with him as a guide .
Not sure what the connection to habad is , however ……
Hope this is not an attempt to throw some sand in our collective eyes ……So do I assume you accidentally posted under the wrong screenname again?
It’s one per customer
August 29, 2023 9:25 pm at 9:25 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2221042yankel berelParticipant@menachem
Please elaborate . Who else had Nevua after Chagai , Z and M ?#2214125
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Cant find it . Suppose it exists .
If Menachem would be so kind to paste his response in full ….August 29, 2023 9:22 am at 9:22 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220778yankel berelParticipantIn my opinion at least , if you spearhead a movement , clearly in theology at odds with the rest of klal yisrael [no other part of klal yisrael champions mashiach from the dead like them , no one near-deifies their leader like them ] ,and at odds with what THEY THEMSELVES were proclaiming for years , its only fair to expect , anticipate and therefore accept , that you are opening yourself up to genuine and open examination of your shitot , their roots ,their essence and their consequences . That should all be part of the game .
And that as grownups, they should be able to hear any legitimate taanot and FORMULATE TO THE POINT RESPONSES head on ,without hiding behind changes of topic or other similar tactics .August 29, 2023 9:22 am at 9:22 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220769yankel berelParticipantREPEAT – NO ANSWER GIVEN or even attempted yet ….
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@ menachem
We can’t agree that we need Moshiach since I hold that many tzaddikim have had nevuah after חגי זכריה מלאכי!?
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Please elaborate . Who else had Nevua after Chagai , Z and M ?
And source corroborating their nevua as valid ?
Was it widely accepted in Klal Yisrael ?
Thanks in advance for the forthcoming details .August 29, 2023 9:21 am at 9:21 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220768yankel berelParticipantIt seems futile to debate Habad hasidim on this site .
They do not seem to hear at all what you are getting at .
Or maybe they do hear, but intentionally divert the discussion to a different topic .
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Bottom line is – criticism is not hate.
Criticism is legitimate .
Habad ‘s theology is controversial at best .
And if something they introduced is controversial , it is up to them to explain it in a satisfactory manner , which they have not done yet .
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Nomesorah is alleging in response that gur hasidim changed ikarei emuna more than habad .
Ikarei emuna ? In what way ?
.August 28, 2023 8:10 pm at 8:10 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220670yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
in order to have a proper debate we need some prerequisites
1] reality
2] honesty
3] straight logic and commonsense
4] torah logic
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have not detected sufficient amount of the first 3 yet . but am happy if you would convince me of the opposite . re the fourth I can’t comment yet .August 28, 2023 8:30 am at 8:30 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220366yankel berelParticipantRemember listening to the kenes of hachtarat Mashiach on the radio , heard the tfillat arvit straight after the kenes , remember thinking to myself – that ‘s what we waited for 2000 years ?
When Mashiach comes – that is the type of tfillah we are going to have ?
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Maybe for 14 Adar he can be Mashiach .
After thinking it through , no even for that date not …
.August 27, 2023 11:52 pm at 11:52 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220324yankel berelParticipant@ menachem
We can’t agree that we need Moshiach since I hold that many tzaddikim have had nevuah after חגי זכריה מלאכי!?
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Please elaborate . Who else had Nevua after Chagai , Z and M ?
And source corroborating their nevua as valid ?
Was it widely accepted in Klal Yisrael ?
Thanks in advance for the forthcoming details .August 27, 2023 11:50 pm at 11:50 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220328yankel berelParticipant@ menachem
[I would just like to repeat an analogy that I used before: Someone reads antisemitic literature with some “shockingly hateful” statements from the Talmud. He approaches the Talmudic scholar and says, “I can’t believe you study this terrible book.” The scholar responds, “You have only read a few lines out of context……]
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The hater who hates the talmud, hated the talmud and the Jews before he found the relevant quote .
In my case , the ta’anot against modern habad started only with and because modern habads ‘innovations’.
But that s not the main point .
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The main point is the following –
There is no context here re the question whether your rebbi meant his father in law only , or also alluded to himself . What RELEVANT context is there to add ?
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The only relevant context I can see here is – THE CLEAR RESULTS of those pronouncements about his father inlaw as expressed in his hasidim in their own attitude towards him …
Which only pushes it further to the correct interpretation .
The attitude of habad hasidim toward their rebbe exceeds by far , the attitude of other talmidim towards their rebbe , and even the attitude of other hasidim towards their rebbe.
Is that happenstance ?
Considering the evidence , not .August 27, 2023 11:49 pm at 11:49 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220327yankel berelParticipant@menachem
“Okay, you’re right. I am a Lubavitcher so I am biased, so I have no right to defend Lubavitch. Only those who disagree with Lubavitch have the right to defend it. You are completely objective, as you only care about truth, so all your attacks on Lubavitch must be true, and my defenses are worthless.Your interpretations of what the Rebbe meant trump mine, despite the fact that you barely learned any of his teachings, while I learned thousands of pages of his teachings, and heard hundreds of hours of his talks. As a matter of fact, the more I study, the more biased I become, and the less of an ability I have to understand his teachings.”
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What your rebbe meant or did not mean , i.e. as pshat in his words is NOT the issue here .
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The issue is whether he had ANOTHER MOTIVE , as in the desired effect of his words on his followers ,all the while outwardly keeping to the literal meaning of the words , which is AXIOMATICALLY hard to accept for a devoted follower [hasid] . [that he would manipulate his hasidim ]
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This is not an issue of the kesef mishna and the magid mishna sparring over the true intent of the rambam where one could use your yardstick .
Here the question is – did he mean his father in law ONLY , or did he also allude to himself ?
This is the question , and the only question .
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Interestingly , the answer to this question , should come [but in a different way you intimated] from those who spent like you said ‘countless hours listening and learning his words ‘ i.e. his real hasidim .
BeZot Tibochenu : DID HIS HASIDIM TAKE IT AS PERTAINING ONLY TO HIS FATHER IN LAW ? OR DID THEY APPLY IT FULLY TO HIMSELF TOO ?
The answer is obvious , but to the willfully blind that is .
Clear as day , they fully applied it as pertaining to himself .
So the answer is provided not by me , not I am saying this .
The actions of the hasidim themselves speak volumes .
He WAS referring to himself .
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This analysis you could not write . Not because it is beneath your intellect ,which I do not doubt.
But because of your bias . Which you are proud of , and rightfully so .
But which stops you from making an objective analysis of your own mentors words .
Like a son who cannot sit in judgement on his own father , even though he spends countless hours learning his fathers words .August 27, 2023 8:02 pm at 8:02 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220250yankel berelParticipant@ Menachem
I think that we need Mashiach now …. the REAL one .“This is one thing we both agree on.”
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Not at all sure we can agree on this one . For obvious reasons .
You have a so called ‘Nevua’ from the navi [which is included in the Shlosha Asar Minor Nevi’im] , regarding Biat HaMashiach.
. Whereas I do not .
For me [and 98% of Klal Yisrael] it still is the Trei Asar minor Nevi’im .
Which causes REAL DIFFERENCES re who the REAL MASHIACH could or could not be .
A real big issue ,
A big issue which is not going to disappear by good natured banter , nor by sidestepping this issue by referring to other points.
Hope this is not of the causes of the beginning of a real Schism in Klal Yisrael.
Thats the last thing we need now.
Question remains – Do we have 12 or 13 Minor Prophets ?
We have to hash it out and come to Klal Yisrael wide accepted Maskana.
A clear, level headed , unbiased , proof based discussion is urgently needed.August 27, 2023 6:21 pm at 6:21 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220241yankel berelParticipant@menachem
Thanks for offering your friends to write [without bias] .
You seem to be missing the point again . Did your friends change to habad BECAUSE and as A RESULT of these issues , or they changed because of ‘other good things’ they saw in habad ? Think its the latter .The former are not a catalyst to change towards habad.
So when it comes to those issues , they are biased . Biased by the other ‘good things’ they think they derive from habad .
1] To doubt the leader , axiomatically includes [in the mind of most people] also doubting his other lessons and hadracha. Which they are loath to accept . And which they are clearly programmed to reject [the real purpose of the near deification – or the deification of their leader , depending on the observer] , one of the clear purposes of the ‘whistling’ mentioned before.
2] Once you are part of a movement , you identify with it . Your personality gets enmeshed with the movement , its leader and its ideals .
Criticism of the movement is automatically perceived as criticism of the person himself .Which triggers an automated defense mechanism .
Hardly conducive to level headed thinking and analysis.
So when analyzing whether the ‘current’ rebbi of habad did or did not use references to his father in law [the original issue raised on these pages] as a means to hint to himself . It will be the unbiased people who are most qualified to reach a correct conclusion.
The biased people do not even seem to grasp the mere existence of the issue at all .
On all the main issues I raised here on this thread , I did not seem to get any to the point answers . Only sidestepping or their wholesale ignoring .August 27, 2023 9:06 am at 9:06 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2220063yankel berelParticipant@Qwerty
Th.
What is the Kiss Method ?
@menachem
-Is there anything still happening with the point I raised about ‘bias ‘ ?
-Do not think you thought for one minute That I took the phaiphing personal , they were not phaiphing at us as people , but they were phaiphing at any challenge to their derech , wherever that derech might still take them in the future ….
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Btw – that other religion started of , totally Jewish , separated itself from Judaism and emerged as a totally separate one .
Now, that did not happen overnight . It is my understanding that the break was finalized some 300 years later . Maybe not 300 years but close to it . It was a slow process .
I don’t think habad is a repeat of that other one , but in my lifetime I saw the goalposts moving in a quite remarkable way.
Who can know what the end result is going to be ?
When the moving started ,I would not be able to predict that we would be standing where we are now . And yet here we are.
So how can we safely predict where the goalposts will be in 50 years from now ?
the only difference is that their rebbi is not here to move the posts further …. but who can predict what [some] hasidim are going to do ?
I think that we need Mashiach now …. the REAL one .August 27, 2023 7:58 am at 7:58 am in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2219996yankel berelParticipantRe
used socks
Please check the original post .
It was not referring to hasidic socks at all .It was referring to changing IKAREI EMUNA , things which are the ABSOLUTE FOUNDATIONS of our belief , like used socks .
Someone who is willing to discard and change IKAREI EMUNA for conveniences sake
1] is delivering a ringing slap right in the face of millions of maaminim through the generations who lived a life of mesirat nefesh mamash to uphold just those ikarei emuna .
2] Thats besides the immense chizuk a certain religion, bent on soul snatching , preferably Jewish soul snatching , is getting for the propagation of their false messiah and his second coming …
3] All That is besides losing ones Chezkat Kashrut when it comes to trusting them ever again in this field until and unless a thorough and complete overhaul is conducted, pinpointing how and why such aberrations occurred and what will be done to stop it from ever happening again .Changing Ikarei Emuna is much much more than , lehavdil, changing the Constitution of the United States . Imagine if some people would sneak in to the place where the original document is housed , change the text and then claim that their text is the correct one and that all US affairs are to be conducted according to the new text .
Can you imagine the chaos and turmoil this would engender ?August 26, 2023 9:18 pm at 9:18 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2219875yankel berelParticipantTo the Group
A careful read of the comments reveals that all the habad defenders have one thing in common . They are swept up in the benefits of their movement ,coupled with explicit lifelong conditioning from their rebbi to totally ignore any criticism of their movement .
That is leading them to ignore the crux of the issues raised, and instead focus on other tangent unrelated points which serve as a smokescreen enabling them to avoid the points raised.
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Just a small question – when their rebbe told his hasidim to “phaiph” , who do you think they were phaiphing on ?
They were phaiphing on us , on our criticism of habad . On our questions .
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So is it any wonder that they seem to be ,excuse the expression, “hard of hearing” , when it comes to criticism .
Their rebbe did a good job , they are well prepared.
Please habad hasidim , this is not meant to upset you , you are wonderful people and you are to be admired for the manifold qualities you embody .
But that does not make those issues disappear.August 26, 2023 9:18 pm at 9:18 pm in reply to: Question of an ignorant, closed-minded Lubavitcher #2219874yankel berelParticipant@nomesorah
“Though I can’t place my finger on where we disagree. What is your point about Chabad?”
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