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The Mishna in Avos says אל תאמין בעצמך עד יום מותך obviously it doesn’t mean until one’s physical demise because then it’s impossible for a person to believe in themself. Like the story of ר׳ זלמן משה in the last 20 years of ס״ו when a person becomes a גארנישט that is יום מותך.

At 18:18 you try to figure out why gimmel tammuz was such a shock. I don't understand your question. In 1994 people took הגיע זמן גאולתכם and אט אט קומט משיח literally. People were expecting the Rebbe to stand up on the balcony and take us out of galus every time he waved his hand. Of course people were shocked when that didn't happen. Likewise you analyze why people didn't prepare for gimmel tammuz beforehand. Of course nobody prepared. Why would you prepare for something that was never going to happen?

Perhaps the squandering of the treasure/resources was seen nowhere more than in the Rebbe's ramp-up of fervor, excitement, and desperation for Moshiach, particularly in the last few years before 27 Adar. The Rebbe quite literally went all in, even compared to the fever pitch that began with Basi Legani 5711.

Fragmentation is not a bug of Dor HaShvii. Fragmentation is the nature of Dor HaShvii - it's the only way to realize Dira Bitachtonim, On the first official day of the Rebbe MH"M's Nesius he did tell us that every single person is expected to be part of the Avodah - it just took a few decades to hear that message. Brocho Vehatzlocho.

I see 2 white shirts lol

The fight to get in was the standard of tmchei tomimim from the beginning.

Shluchos was not a button down and a tie. Only failed shluchim maybe.

The only shluchim that messed over nepotism was mushrooms that were later integrated when they grew big enough by Kotlarsky.

Peretz you talk about narratives while casually saying chasidim and shluchim are interchangeable which in itself is part of the narrative. Ironic. 75% of chassidim and growing are not shluchim. So you are alienating them with this narrative. Shlichus is just one part (albeit huge) of Rebbe. But there is also good ole chassidus chabad Rebbe as you can see with growing anash communities etc. the two can interchange but also can be mutually exclusive. Regular anash by growing in their avodah can also and do also contribute to bias moshiach which is shluchims ultimate goal. And if chas vesholom moshiach delays coming i think the future is anash communities as the shlichus world isnt growing as quick as anash etc… theres lots on this lechaim!

Is there going to be a show to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of gimmel tammuz ?

Can I make a guest suggestion? The perspective of a dedicated shliach born in 1994 after Gimmel Tammuz - Rabbi Mendy Mentz from Chabad of Bel Air West. I'd be happy to connect you both.

I wonder how Rabbi Chein, who saw the Rebbe's stroke as "fake" (I guess the Rebbe can't be paralyzed), reacted to gimmel Tammuz. I guess that could be considered fake too. How, exactly, that brings Meshiach or makes a dira lo isborech, I'm not sure.

When the Rebbe suggested that a couple learn the parshah (or whatever) together, that is great advice.

i can't understand the acceptance of rabbi steinzalts's telling him to go k himself, and asked him how he would do it. it's abuse, but i feel like it's accepted because, you have to be lubavitch to understand, or something like that, perhaps it makes you feel special that you can accept this kind of language, like we can handle it because we are strong, something like that

Too much submission to waiting.

Chaim Fogelman's song is about trusting the Rebbe, what's to hate about it?

Shalushudos?! Feh!

On the first official day of his Nesius, the Rebbe mentioned the possibility of Moshiach from the grave [the last line of Basi Legani 5711]. It's understandable that we could not hear let alone process this concept until after Gimmel Tammuz. Brocho Vehatzlocho.

As a new member of the Chabad community, I have been exploring the ideas presented by Zevi. While I find his perspectives intriguing, I am cautious about embracing them fully due to the criticism I have received from within the community. Some individuals have expressed concerns that my adoption of certain ideas that I understand where Chabad Ideas deviates from traditional Hasidic practices and teachings. This feedback has led me to question whether I am allowing the opinions of others to unduly influence my identity. As a convert, I am navigating the delicate balance between preserving my own cultural heritage and contributing positively to the Lubavitch community...

which is this spot, at which park was this filmed?

Very interesting idea the whole channel idea, shkoach

I really enjoyed this episode.

If my father betzalel Ben Mendel A/H alive watching this video he would be aesthetic, that was him dream 💭 in the 1970’s to open a yeshiva for boys /seminary for girls learning part of the day & learning a trade for teenagers who didn’t fit in the system because people were to busy to deal with young youth I take my hat 🎩 off for you great job rabbi

Isn't that a white shirt?

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Excellent discussion.

Only moshiach can do kubutz gulios. If someone else does it that is not Geula. This was something that was stressed many times by the Rebbe in the earlier years as to why the founding of the state of Israel was not in any way the beginning of the redemption. There are some things we can do and then there are things that king moshiach needs to do. The Rebbe told us that he needs our help to do his job. The way we help him is through doing our service of spreading Torah and chassidus in order to greet him as King Moshiach. But the Moshiach stuff he's got to do himself.

so, why are you waiting for the Rebbe to come back? why can't you do things that the Rebbe or Meshiach might do, like kibutz galuios?!

what if your decision goes against things that the Rebbe said?

the Rebbe also found it in the end impossible to accomplish.

Thank you for this very heartfelt episode. I grew up in England and I only knew the grown up Mrs Sudak! It's fascinating to hear her history. Her mother was a great support and friend to my mother when she was raising her young family.

Wouldn't it be interesting to interview one of the hardcore traditional mashpiim like leima Wilhelm or yossi gurary or nachman Shapiro etc. and if they're too busy for you then one of the younger ones like yossi klyne or Shlomo Kaplan or shmuly avtzon. Everyone so far has left the intensity of the system, shluchim etc. it would be cool to hear someone who found their identity without having to leave the system to get there.

Rabbi Avraham Chen has a chapter about him in the book, "9 1/2 Mystics: The Kabbala Today," published originally in 1969, by Herbert Weiner. The author met him a few times starting in 1947 in Jerusalem.

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Please let your guests finish their sentences, e.g. 30:08 It's unpleasant to the listener, and can come across as rude.

Fascinating podcast and what a humble Mensch your guest is! Keep doing what you do so well!

If there's memorization of Rambam you have kol hatorah kula memorized see Lekutei Torah Kedoshim.

If one listens from minute 1:10:00 for a while, you say that your guest sounds Berditchev. I'm not sure what that means. I would say that his saying that the Rebbe is "incarnated" sounds like Yaschke's religion. It is not hard to imagine why misnagdim see Lubavitchers who hang on to the Rebbe because they can't hang on to the Abishter as failures if not worse.

As far as fighting time goes, near the end of Nisan, I always wish the sun would stand still in the sky till Meshiach comes.

A waste of 2.3 hours no chassidus or puelos nemshechis.

142:00. The Rebbe belongs to the chassidim means he's personally 100% devoted to us. That doesn't mean he belongs to the free interpretation of whatever a chossid wants him to mean

I agree with the host 100% (if I understand it correctly). We made the rebbe as the main figure in yiddishkeit and not who the Rebbe was here to reveal to us which is God, so you feel all the amazing ideas of chasidus are the rebbes and not so much hashem. I think it has some truth this.

My Rebbe was stern too

Love this conversation.

What an amazing episode. This has given me so much inspiration for my own Shlichus. Thank you so much!

We need this book about the mind. Thanks for this podcast. Loving the series.

Bassie sounds like a boss..

Great interview

Immaturity with white beard..

I knew a Rabbi who went on shlichus in 1954, and 54 years later, he passed away there. Z"l