tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post3672631543794501566..comments2022-11-18T02:18:03.095-08:00Comments on Chabad-Revisited: A Lesson in Intellectual HonestyChabad-Revisitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507040680453821805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-34206932666803771742010-04-28T20:11:11.770-07:002010-04-28T20:11:11.770-07:00Thanks you for another interesting submission.
F...Thanks you for another interesting submission. <br /><br />For the sake of intellectual honesty i would just like to point out that your preemptive apologia "<i> [As an aside, this account was written approximately the year 5670 (1910), ten years before Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok was appointed Rebbe, so there is no reason to suppose this account to be some-kind of exaggerated hagiography.] </i> is somewhat lacking in logical soundness as Rabbi Y.Y.'s 'royal' status as son of the Rebbe and heir apparent would make any historical recording by a Chassid subject to 'hagiography'.Der Litvaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-82735028457090496452010-04-25T17:48:05.417-07:002010-04-25T17:48:05.417-07:00Thank you for the response. I appreciate the blog...Thank you for the response. I appreciate the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-14402584692212672652010-04-25T14:48:54.593-07:002010-04-25T14:48:54.593-07:00Anonymous,
I understand very well where you are co...Anonymous,<br />I understand very well where you are coming from, however there are a few things that you have to take into account.<br />1) When we speak of the definition of the sefiros and other Kabbalistic terms, we are actually talking of esoteric concepts of profound depth, which are indeed not so easy to define.<br />2) The central position that the proper understanding and assimilation of Kabbilastic concepts hold in understanding Chabad Chassidus.<br />3) The central position of the study of Chabad Chassidus in Yeshivas Toimchei Temmimim.<br />A lack of understanding in an area on which so much focus was placed and so central to understanding the nature of G-d and His relationship with created existence, could indeed deeply effect a student's faith, not only in this area but also in more general areas, and perhaps ultimately result in a lack of observance on a practical level - the very opposite of the purpose for which the study of Chassidus was instituted to begin with.Chabad-Revisitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507040680453821805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-7723080543833726012010-04-25T08:38:28.426-07:002010-04-25T08:38:28.426-07:00I must say, this anecdote was a disappointment. T...I must say, this anecdote was a disappointment. The student's "burden," the "secret of his heart" that he was ashamed to reveal was... a lack of clarity about the definition of the names of the sefiros??? If the menahel took this at face value, then perhaps his insight was not as deep as one would have hoped...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-28713750289201541382010-04-21T09:35:56.151-07:002010-04-21T09:35:56.151-07:00I am aware of that, I am looking for for the origi...I am aware of that, I am looking for for the original though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-8095217682469289652010-04-21T08:00:38.543-07:002010-04-21T08:00:38.543-07:00I'm not sure I understand what the link to the...I'm not sure I understand what the link to the post about National Geographic is meant to convey?S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-74244484241832237622010-04-20T19:56:06.738-07:002010-04-20T19:56:06.738-07:00hebrewbooks.orghebrewbooks.orgChabad-Revisitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507040680453821805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649296739635327765.post-32423379364819831962010-04-20T19:44:42.673-07:002010-04-20T19:44:42.673-07:00Where can one get the first 3 volumes of Kerem Cha...Where can one get the first 3 volumes of Kerem Chabad these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com