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I’m sure Hashem is proud of this topic, we will show Hashem we can get along!
If I was a Lubavitcher, I would find this thread offensive.
I find it interesting that his idea of getting along is telling people to say nice things about him.
Lubavitch has beautiful niggunim.
Lubavitch always has had beautiful nigunim.
Lubavitch has beautiful kiruv worldwide and there’s a Lubavitch waiting in the airport right this minute to put tefillin on YOU.
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10% american politics
10% israli poplitics
20% halachic/ hashkafic
20% trolls
39% Why lubavitchers arent really human beings
1% why lubavitchers arent the worse speciesDISCLAIMER: this is exagerated (in case syag or common diddnt realize)
Yep…in full view of pritzus, put on the heads and arms of people who don’t know or believe in the mitzvah to begin with
@1a2b3c
I agree…I’m a Lubavitcher and I find this offensive…and silly…and other things I don’t have time to think of how to express….and takka it’s the opposite of what Lubavitch represents (a tiny bit more self confidence…)I’ll say this: if your feeling good about yourself is dependent on what random people from random places write anonymously about a group you associate yourself with…start learning more Chassidus, and try finishing Likkutei Dibburim from start to finish (and even if you already have…you’re obviously young enough to read it again and it will have new and different meaning every once in a while).
Behatzlocho
When were done talking about Mormons, let’s start finding nice things to day about Lubavitch…
I was recently out of town somewhere without a Jewish community. Lubavitch allowed me to hear leining and daven Mussaf with a minyan on Shabbos!
The Alter Rebbe said that Moshiach will be a Veltlicher (non-Chosid).
Come on! Anyone who has traveled out of town, and yes ANYONE, has been positively effected by the Chabad shiluchim around the globe. Every frum Yid, even the chassidishe Rebbes, who has vacationed in Palm Springs, or anywhere else has been positively impacted by having a minyan. Often having a mikva. Usually they know where to pick up some food with heimishe hechsheirim. The amazing kiruv that they do impacts us all. And its only because they have such Ahavas Yisroel. I was once in Vail, CO, and they have a most beautiful minyan. It is simply because of the mesiras nefesh of these sheluchim that so many people can daven (whatever nussach they want) with a minyan. In these hick OOT spots, no one is trying to make anyone Chabad. They are providing an island of Torah and Mitzvos in middle of the wilderness.
Its only the in towners that don’t see it, that don’t appreciate them.
(You don’t have to agree with EVERYONEs hashkofos – and very few a real meshachist).And I am not Lubavitch. (But have been able to use their services when I travel). When you meet them personally, you become humbled by their accomplishments. And its kdai to support them).
Almost everything about Lubavitch is positive. You can’t judge the movement by the few kooks who fly Moshiach flags with the Rebbe’s picture.
Yidden are all really amazing
an Israeli was telling me recently that he cannot beleive how he walks into a home in the US and walks out a minute later with a generous donation ….
I think chabad are super super special,
do an inordinate amount of chessed
and are really moiser nefesh for hashem and yahadus
Dear Avira,
Just thinking….. Shouldn’t those two issues in a way cancel each other out?
Different cheshbonos, but you’re not allowed to expose tefilin to ervah; that’s a halacha
The fact that you can be in any inhabited area of the world and find a kosher meal and possibly even a minyan is amazing and speaks so much about Chabad and Rav Schneerson ZT”L.
Out of all kiruv organizations, I feel that not only is Chabad the most successful in terms of numbers, but in terms of acceptance also. How many other Ba’alei Teshuva find their kids in the same schools as their Rabbonim, or that shidduchim marred by their past?
They have that hilarious story about the Rebbe (I think it was the Tzemach Tzedek ZT”L) taking the koach ha’tumah away from Napoleon before he invaded Russia by making the French national anthem a niggun which they still sing today.
Yaakov Doe:
That is not the concern. See the Org web site Identifying Chabad.They are GIANT in PR. Name me one other Hasidic sect who comes near them when it comes to promoting themselves in the media.
YS > French national anthem a niggun which they still sing today.
this is a fascinating moment in history – most of Polish/Litvish/Chasidishe Yidden and Rebbeim were enthusiastic about Napoleon, while Baal Hatanya saw assimilation from (1) Napoleon coming to Eastern Europe (this is like Jews emigrating to America, except the “goldene medinah” coming dictly to Jews”) and (2) did not see Russians going away – realpolitik, Kissinger’s style … We have to admit that he was not very wrong in both aspects.
The machlokes was partially geographic, with Chabad being in current Belorus, while others being in Lita/Poland/Galicia. As we see now, his territory is still under Russia, while others are not.
> you’re not allowed to expose tefilin to ervah;
Chosid shoteh would not swim briskly to save a lady due to hirhurim. Here, they are trying to save figuratively drowning people! (I do not mean putting tefilin on ladies)
YS > Out of all kiruv organizations … or that shidduchim marred by their past?
As we discussed, they don’t call themselves “kiruv” and others are trying to copy their approach – imitation is best flattery. But re:shiduchim, I don’t think shluchim family marry their baalei teshuva. Maybe because they know them well 🙂
@ 1a2b3c
why bedafke lekutei diburim. A bochur should start off with nun tes and then go to sefer hamomorim yidish and ala zachen. Ask a litvak what keser is. Nu what is keser?
I’m a litvak, I’ve learned about keser a little.. No need for a bochur to know how sefiros are counted
Ok Great, now let us focus on the positive side of Satmar, Bobov and Belz
Common syachel i agree every now and here someone makes an extremely anti chasidish thread such as “why do chasidishes never say tachnun” or “why dont we learn on reb shayeles yartzeit instead of fressing”. we need to hate the hatred (sarcasim). but this thread is a bit of a scam
Asking questions isn’t anti chassidish. Only chabad thinks that way.
@Syag
Please, random individuals who anonymously post things in the name of Chabad doesn’t constitute what “Chabad” thinks.In fact, random Chabadniks who you may have met and who claim to expound upon the teachings of Chabad without showing any sort of depth of knowledge of the subject matter at hand, aren’t either true representatives of “Chabad” itself. There may very well be a minute group of people who represent official Chabad, but Chabad is a gigantic philosophy and way of life expounded upon in thousands (if not tens of thousands) of works over 200 years…not a bunch of baal teshuvas who learned a few maamarim from rabbis who themselves never understood Chassidut, and go screaming subjective facts (yes, an oxymoron) at the world….definitely not…
Well, for starters, you are also a random individual posting in the name of chabad.
The friends I have are ffb for the most part, for doros. They are wonderful friends, not lecturers, and I have learned much from and about them and how they live their lives and raise their kids over many years.
I will say one thing for sure, they would never make such an ugly statement about baalei tshuva, they are not so full of themselves. And the irony of you talking like that while being the master of outreach.
It may surprise you to hear this but compliments are something we give, not something we ask others to give to us.
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