To Seichel
Let’s put aside Lichtenstein s program. I want to know what you think. 1. Is the Rebbe physically alive? 2. Is he Moshiach? 3. Is he god clothed in human form? 4. Does he run the world? 5. Is/was he a Novi?
1 he’s found in the physicall world more now than 31 yrs ago (see tanya igeres hatshuvah perek 27)
2 a rebbe by definition is moshiach – see kuntres inyana shel toras hachasidus
3 the rebbe is not g-d ch”v. if you want to understand what that sicha means, and why the gedolim who saw it did not have an issue with it, just like they did not have an issue with the medrash and gemarah that calls yaakov avinu “g-d” (see below) see maamer ????? ????? in ???? ?????
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the maamer goes on to explain what it means (its from the rashab)
4 see the above quote about yaakov, explanation is there what it means
5 – the rambam writes that someone who predicts the future is a navi, its one of the 13 ikrim, one must beleive so. so yes definatly.
back to you 1) is yaakov g-d? does he create worlds? if not is the author of medrash and gemara a min? an oved ovada zara????
