Lubavicher Hasidim “It is uplifting to see segments of the community suddenly adopt Chabad strategies” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 May 2015 It is uplifting to see segments of the community suddenly adopt Chabad strategies. The...
Christianity, Lubavicher Hasidim “…when you have made up your mind to believe that your rabbi is God, neither death nor disappearance will discourage you” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 December 2014 Apparently, when you have made up your mind to believe that your rabbi is...
Hasidim, Israel, Orthodoxy “…in Merkaz those learning are doing so for the sake of the nation, while in the haredi yeshivot those learning are doing so for themselves…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 November 2014 A number of years ago I asked someone in Merkaz ha-Rav how his yeshiva...
Hasidim, Lubavicher Hasidim “Lubavitchers aim ultimately to make their way the new standard of observant Judaism: Orthodox and yet at home in the modern world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 October 2014 In their tolerance of modernity (uncharacteristic of harediJews in general) and their ability to...