Ask a Lubavitcher Anything

[Dan]

i've heard people don't accept lubavitch shechita because they are concerned that the shochet can be a secret mishochist

So they're ignorant. There's more than enough halachic basis to be a meshichist as discussed in that thread.
But either way, then they'll go and eat or daven at a Chabad House when they travel.

[ushdadude]

So they're ignorant. There's more than enough halachic basis to be a meshichist as discussed in that thread.
But either way, then they'll go and eat or daven at a Chabad House when they travel.

i have no idea. just something i heard.

realistically someone who won't eat lubavitch schechita won't eat at a chabad house either

[Yehuda57]

i've heard people don't accept lubavitch shechita because they are concerned that the shochet can be a secret mishochist

I know of some. I also heard of a fairly large hechsher at which a well-respected rav wanted to fire the Lubavitch shochtim for this reason, but wasn't able to back up the halachic basis of his stance to the liking of his fellow rabanim.

[ExGingi]

i've heard people don't accept lubavitch shechita because they are concerned that the shochet can be a secret mishochist

Just another fake excuse for שנאת חינם

[ushdadude]

Just another fake excuse for שנאת חינם

i understand it can be foolish but why is it שנאת חינם?

[ushdadude]

i understand it can be foolish but why is it שנאת חינם?

am i being naive?

[jj1000]

am i being naive?

Likely. Odds that they (their rebbe/rav) hated chabad before the 90's are high.

[ushdadude]

Likely. Odds that they (their rebbe/rav) hated chabad before the 90's are high.

what happened in the 90s? (i'm still in middle of telushkin's book)

[jj1000]

what happened in the 90s? (i'm still in middle of telushkin's book)

Just a general time frame when the moshiach talk became bigger and gimel tamuz.

[ExGingi]

Just a general time frame when the Rebbe allowed and promoted moshiach talk [became bigger] and gimel tamuz.

FTFY

[ushdadude]

By mashiach talk do you mean that the Rebbe is mashiach or that mashiach is imminent? (I really am naive)

[Yehuda57]

i understand it can be foolish but why is it שנאת חינם?

In some rare instances, it might not be. But consider

realistically someone who won't eat lubavitch schechita won't eat at a chabad house either

That you have people who don't eat Lubavitch shechitah at home, but then you meet them at a Chabad House where they tell anyone willing to listen how dangerous and blasphemous Chabadniks are in between bowlfuls of Lubavitch shechitah cholent.

[ExGingi]

By mashiach talk do you mean that the Rebbe is mashiach or that mashiach is imminent?

Yes.

Though my fix was about the former.

[Dan]

That you have people who don't eat Lubavitch shechitah at home, but then you meet them at a Chabad House where they tell anyone willing to listen how dangerous and blasphemous Chabadniks are in between bowlfuls of Lubavitch shechitah cholent.

I've seen that as well.

[ushdadude]

Yes.

Though my fix was about the former.

got it. i have to read through the entire mashiach thread

[Yehuda57]

got it. i have to read through the entire mashiach thread

You really don't though

[ushdadude]

You really don't though

wanna give me the TL:DR version?

[jj1000]

wanna give me the TL:DR version?

I think it'd only really benefit somone that thinks lubavitchers aren't frum.

[ExGingi]

I think it'd only really benefit somone that thinks lubavitchers aren't frum.

Are they?

[jj1000]

Are they?

I mean it's a wide spectrum of pepole that define as lubavitch, but the ones you see that protray themselves as frum, I'd say yes they are.