Sunday, November 27, 2011

My charges against the ChaBaD

The ChaBaD is the world leading jewish organization of the Jewish Orthodox Torah Orientated Variety today. 
This is a thing that should have been a strong and positive free force of Jewish Value and Worth.
I attest that due to the fact that I have encountered much distaste among the few I have known, I must not endorse this organization as a professional experience for a Jew to become orthodox overall.

Indeed the future is good for all of us who adhere to Torah Law.
Israel is in the hands and graces of our G-d and Creator.

But the fact is, the ChaBaD is so far in my experiences unresponsive to inquests and queries to ascertain why there are manifestations of disregard for Torah Law in their congregations.

I have learned much negative about ChaBaD from reading the blogosphere over the past few years.
I have been shunned and turned away from having a positive jewish life in my own community.

Here are my charges to date:

1. ChaBaD does not adhere fully to Torah Law.  (an example of this is that they do not wear side locks and may even shave their corners of their scalp).
2. ChaBaD is preferential.
3. ChaBaD is over promoted.
4. ChaBaD does not reply to inquiries sent to its home office.  (1 letter and more than a few phone calls).
5. ChaBaD avoids American Life.  And ChaBaD does not promote the fulfillment of Torah Duties to the community as it does not endorse in many situations owning a television or other media.  I may not know if this is a national policy and I think not, but it is that the rabbi in my town refuses to own a television set as I am told and to me that strikes me as being reticent and reluctant to enjoy and promote American Values.  This is because too much of today's culture is shared on the media of the video and televised programming and thus if you do not have a television and refuse to involve yourself as a viewer of the American Landscape, you are negating the value and right to exist of the main world that has ensured that we have a nation to live, participate and that offers us freedom and protections.  This to me stikes me as spiteful and I can not endorse a civilization that does not confer with the universe at large.  Thus I can not support a situation where the "evil" television is removed from our culture.  This is not a Torah Value.
6. ChaBaD relies on serveral new age rabbinic teachings called the Tanya which are not accepted overall in the Jewish orthodox community.
7. The Lubavitch Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, a'h was not righteous in that he imposed cherem on numerous persons and refused to allow persons to exist in the Jewish community for problems that he had personally or professionally.  This was not an issue of Torah Law or criminal conduct.
The excommunication of Jewish souls from the community is a crime against Torah and it should not be forgiven or forgotten.
8.  ChaBaD continues to do activities of excommunication against those who speak against its conduct and way of business.

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