But maybe that is the problem. It's important to think critically about facts rather than just believing in something because you have biases or because someone told you to. Rabbi Schneerson is a rabbi. He is not G-d. He is imperfect.
I feel the need to comment on this because while I am a Jew and I dislike Candice Owens and what she says, people within Chabad have been some of the most unkind people within the Jewish world that I've met. At my university Chabad, the rabbi and his family had a reputation for being unkind and cruel to students who they didn't deem "worthy" enough (like if the students were gay, had interfaith families, etc). As a woman, I can also say that every Chabad woman I've met is extremely rude, passive aggressive, and gossips non stop. I'm not sure if this is representative of Chabad, but that is my experience. Chabad also has a number of fringe beliefs that depart from mainstream Judaism (like the belief many have that Schneerson was the messiah, that the world is 6,000 years old, etc.) If you interpret the Torah literally to the point of believing that the world is 6,000 years old when we know it isn't from science, why do you believe Schneerson is the messiah? The Torah has requirements for the Jewish messiah and Schneerson doesn't meet them all, just as Jesus didn't. Why not uphold the words of the Torah literally in that respect too? You of course have the right to believe what you want, but the Chabad ideology seems inconsistent and non-logical to me, in addition to the fact that the "Chabad culture" seems to have a lot of deep-rooted issues that you seem to be ignoring and glossing over.
Sorry to hear about you bad experience. Chabad being a movement with hundreds of thousands of followers there are definitely many different types of characters within. I, being Chabad have had some of the mentioned issues with SOME of my colleagues as well. Bigotry essential is when someone takes those experiences and attributes it to the entire group. I would suggest you refrain from doing that. For your own good as well.
Ok, so you wrote. Now, let me respond. Firstly, let's call the Rebbe Rabbi Scheerson at the very least. He got Smicha from both the Rogachover Gaon and Yechiel Y. Weinberg. He is more than worthy of your respect. So give it. Secondly, lets talk about taking the Torah literally. Yes. We are Orthodox Jews, and that's what we do. The Rebbe's stance is that we all make the blessing that Hashem gave us the Torah of truth, not the Torah of lies or half truths. And since there are Halachic ramifications to how we count time and days, it must be that Hashem created the world in 6 days. 6 days of work and the Sabbath to rest. 6 days of 24 hour periods. Otherwise, we are still in yom rishon, and it's not even Minchah yet. Science, which is something the Rebbe was familiar with, is the study of nature. The natural order. But the natural order has no room for fluid walls that stand upright as it was described in the parting of the sea of reeds. It's called a miracle. Jews believe in miracles. Thirdly, you mentioned something about the behavior of Lubavitchers. I don't know of your experience, but I can tell you of what people told me in detail. And it all boils down to these ideas: Chabad doesn't accept the validity of interfaith relationships. This is Shulchan Aruch. You complained about fringe beliefs. This is the opposite of one. Children of non-Jewish mothers are not Jewish. And will not be recognized as such by any Orthodox Jewish athority. I was told of a Chabad on Campus director in California, I think L.A, where the rabbi was baited into saying that Judaism doesn't believe in the validity of LGBT ideas. He was proclaimed to be homophobic and all the nice terms they use. He didn't hurt anyone. Now you spoke about the Messiahship of the Rebbe and compared him to Jesus. This is idiotic to put it simply. Firstly, Judaism doesn't reject Jesus on the grounds that he is or not the Messiah. He's a guy who taught people to reject the Torah. He's a villain. The opposite of a good Jew messiah or not. And then they proclaim him to be G-d! How can you say this about the Rebbe. The difference is astronomical, to say the least. Now the question of whether the Rebbe is the messiah is a large topic on of it's own which I won't put so much effort into talking about because this isn't the time and place. But, can you tell me of a more universal influencing rabbi?
@@uriel7203 I'm aware that Orthodox Judaism doesn't support LGBTQ ideologies and that one's mother has to be Jewish. However, treating people with disrespect, spreading rumors about them, excluding them from events, etc. if they fall into one of these categories is wrong. People have dignity and deserve respect no matter what. At my university's Chabad on Campus, the rabbi would spread childish rumors and make crude jokes about kids with only one Jewish parent, in addition to publicly humiliating them and excluding them from events, despite the fact that they were raised Jewish. It isn't acceptable to treat someone like that just because one of their parents isn't the "right" ethnicity. Lovingly explaining the teachings of Judaism is one thing - mocking, harassing, and humiliating people is another. I have seen more of the latter in Chabad.
@@uriel7203 Additionally, Chabad is literally the only Jewish sect in which many members believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is the messiah. That, by definition, is a fringe belief. Mainstream Orthodox Judaism does not condone this, and, to be honest, it is borderline heretical. He does not meet the requirements in the Torah. Period. You may believe Rabbi Schneerson had influence, but so did many other people and rabbis. That still doesn't make him the messiah. Also, with respect, I am still not really sure how Jesus and Rabbi Schneerson fundamentally differ. They were both Jewish men who believed they were the messiah, so offshoot groups formed around the belief that they are the messiah. Both aren't the messiah according to the Torah. I am not saying this to anger you, but if you reject Jesus as the messiah with the standards in the Torah, and Rabbi Schneerson also doesn't meet those standards, why don't you reject him as the messiah as well? You can't just change standards for one person because you like them. That defeats the purpose of a standard. You say Jesus turned people away from the Torah (I'm assuming because he told them he was the messiah), but didn't Rabbi Schneerson do the same thing by telling people he was the messiah too? The same goes for Chabad proclaiming that they are against idol worship (which is obviously a fundemental belief in Judaism), but then hanging giant pictures of Rabbi Schneerson everywhere. The rabbi at my Chabad mocked Christians for having pictures of saints in their houses, but isn't having pictures of Rabbi Schneerson everywhere and stickers in New York with his face on them saying "Messiah is here!" the same thing? This is my point: Chabad seems to do a lot of mental gymnastics around their ideologies and practices that seemingly go against the Torah's teachings, which is ironic if you say you interpret the Torah as literal.
@@uriel7203 Additionally, Chabad is literally the only Jewish sect in which many members believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is the messiah. That, by definition, is a fringe belief. Mainstream Orthodox Judaism does not condone this, and, to be honest, it is borderline heretical. He does not meet the requirements in the Torah. Period. You may believe Rabbi Schneerson had influence, but so did many other people and rabbis. That still doesn't make him the messiah. Also, with respect, I am still not really sure how Jesus and Rabbi Schneerson fundamentally differ. They were both Jewish men who believed they were the messiah, so offshoot groups formed around the belief that they are the messiah. Both aren't the messiah according to the Torah. I am not saying this to anger you, but if you reject Jesus as the messiah with the standards in the Torah, and Rabbi Schneerson also doesn't meet those standards, why don't you reject him as the messiah as well? You can't just change standards for one person because you like them. That defeats the purpose of a standard. You say Jesus turned people away from the Torah (I'm assuming because he told them he was the messiah), but didn't Rabbi Schneerson do the same thing by telling people he was the messiah too?
Well, no one can make our rebbe look bad in my eyes
But maybe that is the problem. It's important to think critically about facts rather than just believing in something because you have biases or because someone told you to. Rabbi Schneerson is a rabbi. He is not G-d. He is imperfect.
@Charlotte-ty9my I never said he was G-d, and I don't think he is Moshiach. I know he was a Rabbi, and in my opinion, I think he was a great rabbi.
12:36 Biblical values came from God. Repent for this blasphemy.
Who did he entrust them to?
I feel the need to comment on this because while I am a Jew and I dislike Candice Owens and what she says, people within Chabad have been some of the most unkind people within the Jewish world that I've met. At my university Chabad, the rabbi and his family had a reputation for being unkind and cruel to students who they didn't deem "worthy" enough (like if the students were gay, had interfaith families, etc). As a woman, I can also say that every Chabad woman I've met is extremely rude, passive aggressive, and gossips non stop. I'm not sure if this is representative of Chabad, but that is my experience.
Chabad also has a number of fringe beliefs that depart from mainstream Judaism (like the belief many have that Schneerson was the messiah, that the world is 6,000 years old, etc.) If you interpret the Torah literally to the point of believing that the world is 6,000 years old when we know it isn't from science, why do you believe Schneerson is the messiah? The Torah has requirements for the Jewish messiah and Schneerson doesn't meet them all, just as Jesus didn't. Why not uphold the words of the Torah literally in that respect too? You of course have the right to believe what you want, but the Chabad ideology seems inconsistent and non-logical to me, in addition to the fact that the "Chabad culture" seems to have a lot of deep-rooted issues that you seem to be ignoring and glossing over.
Sorry to hear about you bad experience. Chabad being a movement with hundreds of thousands of followers there are definitely many different types of characters within. I, being Chabad have had some of the mentioned issues with SOME of my colleagues as well. Bigotry essential is when someone takes those experiences and attributes it to the entire group. I would suggest you refrain from doing that. For your own good as well.
Ok, so you wrote. Now, let me respond.
Firstly, let's call the Rebbe Rabbi Scheerson at the very least. He got Smicha from both the Rogachover Gaon and Yechiel Y. Weinberg. He is more than worthy of your respect. So give it.
Secondly, lets talk about taking the Torah literally. Yes. We are Orthodox Jews, and that's what we do. The Rebbe's stance is that we all make the blessing that Hashem gave us the Torah of truth, not the Torah of lies or half truths. And since there are Halachic ramifications to how we count time and days, it must be that Hashem created the world in 6 days. 6 days of work and the Sabbath to rest. 6 days of 24 hour periods. Otherwise, we are still in yom rishon, and it's not even Minchah yet. Science, which is something the Rebbe was familiar with, is the study of nature. The natural order. But the natural order has no room for fluid walls that stand upright as it was described in the parting of the sea of reeds. It's called a miracle. Jews believe in miracles.
Thirdly, you mentioned something about the behavior of Lubavitchers. I don't know of your experience, but I can tell you of what people told me in detail. And it all boils down to these ideas: Chabad doesn't accept the validity of interfaith relationships. This is Shulchan Aruch. You complained about fringe beliefs. This is the opposite of one. Children of non-Jewish mothers are not Jewish. And will not be recognized as such by any Orthodox Jewish athority.
I was told of a Chabad on Campus director in California, I think L.A, where the rabbi was baited into saying that Judaism doesn't believe in the validity of LGBT ideas. He was proclaimed to be homophobic and all the nice terms they use. He didn't hurt anyone.
Now you spoke about the Messiahship of the Rebbe and compared him to Jesus. This is idiotic to put it simply. Firstly, Judaism doesn't reject Jesus on the grounds that he is or not the Messiah. He's a guy who taught people to reject the Torah. He's a villain. The opposite of a good Jew messiah or not. And then they proclaim him to be G-d! How can you say this about the Rebbe. The difference is astronomical, to say the least. Now the question of whether the Rebbe is the messiah is a large topic on of it's own which I won't put so much effort into talking about because this isn't the time and place. But, can you tell me of a more universal influencing rabbi?
@@uriel7203 I'm aware that Orthodox Judaism doesn't support LGBTQ ideologies and that one's mother has to be Jewish. However, treating people with disrespect, spreading rumors about them, excluding them from events, etc. if they fall into one of these categories is wrong. People have dignity and deserve respect no matter what. At my university's Chabad on Campus, the rabbi would spread childish rumors and make crude jokes about kids with only one Jewish parent, in addition to publicly humiliating them and excluding them from events, despite the fact that they were raised Jewish. It isn't acceptable to treat someone like that just because one of their parents isn't the "right" ethnicity. Lovingly explaining the teachings of Judaism is one thing - mocking, harassing, and humiliating people is another. I have seen more of the latter in Chabad.
@@uriel7203 Additionally, Chabad is literally the only Jewish sect in which many members believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is the messiah. That, by definition, is a fringe belief. Mainstream Orthodox Judaism does not condone this, and, to be honest, it is borderline heretical. He does not meet the requirements in the Torah. Period. You may believe Rabbi Schneerson had influence, but so did many other people and rabbis. That still doesn't make him the messiah.
Also, with respect, I am still not really sure how Jesus and Rabbi Schneerson fundamentally differ. They were both Jewish men who believed they were the messiah, so offshoot groups formed around the belief that they are the messiah. Both aren't the messiah according to the Torah. I am not saying this to anger you, but if you reject Jesus as the messiah with the standards in the Torah, and Rabbi Schneerson also doesn't meet those standards, why don't you reject him as the messiah as well? You can't just change standards for one person because you like them. That defeats the purpose of a standard. You say Jesus turned people away from the Torah (I'm assuming because he told them he was the messiah), but didn't Rabbi Schneerson do the same thing by telling people he was the messiah too?
The same goes for Chabad proclaiming that they are against idol worship (which is obviously a fundemental belief in Judaism), but then hanging giant pictures of Rabbi Schneerson everywhere. The rabbi at my Chabad mocked Christians for having pictures of saints in their houses, but isn't having pictures of Rabbi Schneerson everywhere and stickers in New York with his face on them saying "Messiah is here!" the same thing? This is my point: Chabad seems to do a lot of mental gymnastics around their ideologies and practices that seemingly go against the Torah's teachings, which is ironic if you say you interpret the Torah as literal.
@@uriel7203 Additionally, Chabad is literally the only Jewish sect in which many members believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is the messiah. That, by definition, is a fringe belief. Mainstream Orthodox Judaism does not condone this, and, to be honest, it is borderline heretical. He does not meet the requirements in the Torah. Period. You may believe Rabbi Schneerson had influence, but so did many other people and rabbis. That still doesn't make him the messiah.
Also, with respect, I am still not really sure how Jesus and Rabbi Schneerson fundamentally differ. They were both Jewish men who believed they were the messiah, so offshoot groups formed around the belief that they are the messiah. Both aren't the messiah according to the Torah. I am not saying this to anger you, but if you reject Jesus as the messiah with the standards in the Torah, and Rabbi Schneerson also doesn't meet those standards, why don't you reject him as the messiah as well? You can't just change standards for one person because you like them. That defeats the purpose of a standard. You say Jesus turned people away from the Torah (I'm assuming because he told them he was the messiah), but didn't Rabbi Schneerson do the same thing by telling people he was the messiah too?
Radical Lunatics.
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Well said.
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