Chabad Minhagim: Pros & Cons

[SamKey]

The Brisker Rov used to sit with an umbrella (chol hamoed)
[brought down in the green jacket succah sefer]

I don't believe that

[moish]

Who says they all need to be meshulash?
But I also really have a problem finding meshulashim.
I hate the bags, can't tell a thing. And the "kulo chazon ish* one are rarely any better

if they wouldnt be meshulash, there would probably not be a point

[skyguy918]

if they wouldnt be meshulash, there would probably not be a point

There's a kosher hadas and then there's a mehudar hadas. It stands to reason that one would find at least 3 mehudar hadasim, and then be less picky with any additional hadasim.

[dirah]

I try to. it's awesome, fresh air etc. Only problem is that the Spanish people on my block have roosters that wake me up at dawn!

Why is that a problem?
This way you can daven vosikin.

[Galitzyaner]

I try to. it's awesome, fresh air etc. Only problem is that the Spanish people on my block have roosters that wake me up at dawn!

Nice!  Like the good old days!
So you can actually make the brocho of hanosen lasechvi v(b)inah with really experiencing it!

[SamKey]

Nice!  Like the good old days!
So you can actually make the brocho of hanosen lasechvi v(b)inah with really experiencing it!

and more with the next brocha 

[chaimmayer]

and more with the next brocha 

don't get it.
i hope you are not referring to שלא עשני גוי.  This a חב״ד thread!  The next ברכה is פוקח עורים
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=16091&st=&pgnum=26

[DovtheBear]

don't get it.
i hope you are not referring to שלא עשני גוי.  This a חב״ד thread!  The next ברכה is פוקח עורים
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=16091&st=&pgnum=26

Wow! You learn something new -in this thread- every day.

[churnbabychurn]

Uh oh.

I removed the post, turned the page. 
Now remove yours!

[DovtheBear]

I removed the post, turned the page. 
Now remove yours!

Done.

[SamKey]

don't get it.
i hope you are not referring to שלא עשני גוי.  This a חב״ד thread!  The next ברכה is פוקח עורים
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=16091&st=&pgnum=26

lol sorry didn't know that

[chaimmayer]

lol sorry didn't know that

i am actually not  a Lubavitcher either but since I knew this I thought I would make a big deal out of it

[skyguy918]

Someone mentioned to me that Chabad are very into celebrating each birthday. Can anyone elaborate on if that's true, and if so what it entails?

[Dan]

http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/birthday-celebrations/12.htm
http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/birthday-celebrations/forward.htm
(See more links on the left side of those links)

[jj1000]

Someone mentioned to me that Chabad are very into celebrating each birthday. Can anyone elaborate on if that's true, and if so what it entails?

And for everything else there is chabad.org

[Galitzyaner]

Very thorough article here

See here.

And here.

And here.

"A couple Mekoros for celebrating a birthday.

1.Mesechta Nazir 14. Tosafos Dibbur Hamaschil Amar C'Moshe.

2.Medrash Tanchuma End of Parshas Pekudei

3.Responsa of "Ginzei Yosef" Who brings down the Ba'al Yishrei Leiv

4.Ben Ish Chai Cheleck Halachos Parshas Re'eh Siman Yud Zayin."


Reb Moshe Feinstein zt"l would celebrate his birthday.

[notanonymous]

Very thorough article here

See here.

And here.

And here.

"A couple Mekoros for celebrating a birthday.

1.Mesechta Nazir 14. Tosafos Dibbur Hamaschil Amar C'Moshe.

2.Medrash Tanchuma End of Parshas Pekudei

3.Responsa of "Ginzei Yosef" Who brings down the Ba'al Yishrei Leiv

4.Ben Ish Chai Cheleck Halachos Parshas Re'eh Siman Yud Zayin."


Reb Moshe Feinstein zt"l would celebrate his birthday.

I did not read the articles, so I apologize if what I say is within them.  But, obviously "celebrate" is a very subjective term.  "Observe", perhaps, would be a better term.  Fasting, or making a siyum, or going to see a gadol fir a brachah are all ways to observe one's birthday.

[jj1000]

Very thorough article here

See here.

And here.

And here.

"A couple Mekoros for celebrating a birthday.

1.Mesechta Nazir 14. Tosafos Dibbur Hamaschil Amar C'Moshe.

2.Medrash Tanchuma End of Parshas Pekudei

3.Responsa of "Ginzei Yosef" Who brings down the Ba'al Yishrei Leiv

4.Ben Ish Chai Cheleck Halachos Parshas Re'eh Siman Yud Zayin."


Reb Moshe Feinstein zt"l would celebrate his birthday.

You forgot the main makor genesis 40:20-23

[dirah]

I did not read the articles, so I apologize if what I say is within them.  But, obviously "celebrate" is a very subjective term.  "Observe", perhaps, would be a better term.  Fasting, or making a siyum, or going to see a gadol fir a brachah are all ways to observe one's birthday.

You quite obviously didn't.

[Chaikel]

Reb Moshe Feinstein zt"l would celebrate his birthday.

Source?