It was actually very interesting to see everyone’s views on the topic.
and to sun it all up, in this day when we REALLY need zechusim,
Everyone just RESPECT the other as you would if he was some one you did really respect! And if you truly respect THEIR views, they will respect yours.
You know it’s so interesting, Journeys (i think) put out a tape about a story: Mashich came to a shul and was wearing his hat, brim up, and he said “Yidden! Galus is over! I’m Moshiach” and they said:
“You can’t be Moshiach, your brim is up!”
He continued on to another shu,this time with his brim down. Now this Shul all had their brim up!….
It’s a cute song… with a sad message. And so what? If they are NOT MY TYPE? If they are more modern, chasiddish or Yeshivish… they all have a common denominator- YIDDEN.
Often, in times of Tzaros, it can be easy to remember. Did ANYONE daven less because the people in Mumbai were Lubabitch? Does anyone feel the pain less and not want to help those 3 boys in Japan because they are More frum/ less frum?
Could you imagine if Hatzalah in time of an emergency hesitated because they are “not my type of Frumkiet”?
But then sometimes when their is no Tzarrah to bring us together, we forget, myself included. We forget the Hashem doesn’t care which way you wear the brim…