May I add,the whole of East European civilization is gone not only Lubavitch and Bratzlav.
This includes a very rich secular Jewish world of Zionist activity,Socialist groups ,Yiddish and Hebrew literary fields And more.Jewish theater,magazines etc
Above all the Jewish street is no more.
Yet other Chasidic groups like Bobov and Satmar have rebuilt a zecher lidavar,Yiddish flourishes,people dress in "Jewish clothing"and a heimishe mentality exists.
Chabad is thoroughly American and America of the low culture fast food liquor,jeans cheap PR,no college,ignorance, not as chazal inform us kemetukanim sebahem.
Little Yiddish chinos polo shirts men in shorts, kaltkayt,warmed only by bronfen and phoney tenuoth. Become American go to college read novels,listen to serious music,go to galleries,alas they want to be like their neighbors with ginja and sick music.
I must finish with a vort by the dor shmini,The Rebbe Rashabg stated his uncle was a tzrfardeiedike chasid..
Good that you mentioned "rich secular Jewish world", this particular world is gone forever, and it is this “Jewish street” that I miss the most.
In some way, you can't say that Chabad interested in anything Jewish, they are interested in the cult, but beyond that? Today, they are not even interested in the cult.
You guys are talking about Chabad. And what about Volhyner world?? Chabad at least there some things which are similar, and you can find some people who can relate to old world. Chernobil, Rizhin etc are replaced with Hungarian clones , which know nothing and have no feelings for it. Hey, even most Twerskys completely converted to Mojar religion
May I add,the whole of East European civilization is gone not only Lubavitch and Bratzlav.
This includes a very rich secular Jewish world of Zionist activity,Socialist groups ,Yiddish and Hebrew literary fields And more.Jewish theater,magazines etc
Above all the Jewish street is no more.
Yet other Chasidic groups like Bobov and Satmar have rebuilt a zecher lidavar,Yiddish flourishes,people dress in "Jewish clothing"and a heimishe mentality exists.
Chabad is thoroughly American and America of the low culture fast food liquor,jeans cheap PR,no college,ignorance, not as chazal inform us kemetukanim sebahem.
Little Yiddish chinos polo shirts men in shorts, kaltkayt,warmed only by bronfen and phoney tenuoth. Become American go to college read novels,listen to serious music,go to galleries,alas they want to be like their neighbors with ginja and sick music.
I must finish with a vort by the dor shmini,The Rebbe Rashabg stated his uncle was a tzrfardeiedike chasid..
What is "tzfardeiedike"?
Frog like a wet cold chasid
Good that you mentioned "rich secular Jewish world", this particular world is gone forever, and it is this “Jewish street” that I miss the most.
In some way, you can't say that Chabad interested in anything Jewish, they are interested in the cult, but beyond that? Today, they are not even interested in the cult.
You guys are talking about Chabad. And what about Volhyner world?? Chabad at least there some things which are similar, and you can find some people who can relate to old world. Chernobil, Rizhin etc are replaced with Hungarian clones , which know nothing and have no feelings for it. Hey, even most Twerskys completely converted to Mojar religion