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Reconcile Their Faith.
New York (JTA) — Following the
death of the Lubavitcher rebbe,
Rabbi Menachem Schneerson,
some of his followers in the
Crown Heights section of Brook-
lyn were coming out of mourning
and trying to reconcile their faith
with reality.
Lubavitchers — many of
whom once professed with per-
fect faith that the rebbe would
rise from his hospital bed to ush-
er in the messianic age — are
now taking a second look at the
traditional messianic texts, in-
cluding Rabbi Schneerson's own
teachings on the subject.
Although within the Lubavitch
movement there had long been
controversy over whether Rabbi
Schneerson was in fact the Mes-
siah or merely the best candidate
for the job — the concept of mes-
sianism, some say, was Rabbi
Schneerson's primary message
and the driving force behind his
efforts to spread Jewish obser-
vance.
There is also substantial dis-
agreement over whether — and
how much — emphasis should
now be placed on the messianic
aspects of the movement.
A spokesman for the interna-
tional Lubavitch headquarters in
Crown Heights said that most
Lubavitchers were still too caught
up in mourning to start contem-
plating messianic questions.
And Agudas Chassidei
Chabad, the movement's um-
brella organization, which is run
by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, the
rebbe's longtime aide, has tried
to downplay the messianic com-
ponent of the rebbe's life and
death.
The group issued statements
dissociating itself from those who
are not "respectful of the honor of
God and the honor of the rebbe,
referring to those playing up the
messianic angle.
It urged followers to concen-
trate on the concept of
"hiskashrus," the rebbe's teach-
ing that a righteous person's spir-
itual presence is greater than his
or her physical presence.
In the wake of his death, how-
ever, some followers believe that
the best way to continue the
rebbe's work is to figure out how
to bring the Messiah.
Hundreds of Lubavitchers
gathered at the Oholei Torah
Yeshiva in Crown Heights, where
a series of speakers said that
while the circumstances sur-
rounding redemption had
changed, the inevitability of re-
demption itself had not.
Rarely have the intricate Jew-
ish laws and commentaries on
the concept of the Messiah been
so scientifically scrutinized in
Crown Heights.
Outside the lecture hall, black-
hatted men argued anxiously
over ancient commentaries, try-
ing to make sure that new inter-
pretations had a real basis in
Jewish texts.
Others said they maintained
their faith but wanted to know
how to explain events to people
outside their fervently Orthodox
world.
While some Chasidic groups
have insulated themselves from
the outside world, under Rabbi
Schneerson's directives the
Lubavitchers actively sought to
make connections with Jews at
all levels of religious observance.
Speakers urged members of
the highly visible sect to remain
steadfast in their faith.
"When there are people in the
press telling the world that we
are a messianic sect, baruch
hashem (praise God)! What else
is there?" asked Rabbi Moshe
Lazar, a Lubavitch emissary in
Milan, Italy.
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