patroler, Administrators
2,522
edits
Satmar Chassidus: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
In winter of 1977, Satmar thugs threw stones at a Mitzvah Tank several times. | In winter of 1977, Satmar thugs threw stones at a Mitzvah Tank several times. | ||
In Shevat 1977, Satmar chassidim came to the Ohel and behaved disrespectfully and brazenly. At the Tu B'Shvat farbrengen, the Rebbe spoke strongly about this matter, saying: "If we call this 'painful', it would be too mild... even if this was a cemetery of completely simple people... it's obvious to anyone with intelligence and every Yid, and even non-Jews understand this..." The Rebbe extensively described inappropriate behavior that occurred in the past in Rostov near the Rebbe Rashab's tzion, and how the Frierdiker Rebbe warned those involved to correct their behavior, and when they refused to listen - they were severely punished. The Rebbe called on all those involved in what happened at the Frierdiker Rebbe's tzion to do complete teshuvah and correct their actions. It is said that one of those chassidim indeed went there and asked for forgiveness and mechilah, while the other refused to go and suddenly became ill and passed away. | In Shevat 1977, Satmar chassidim came to the Ohel and behaved disrespectfully and brazenly. At the Tu B'Shvat farbrengen, the Rebbe spoke strongly about this matter, saying:<blockquote>"If we call this 'painful', it would be too mild... even if this was a cemetery of completely simple people... it's obvious to anyone with intelligence and every Yid, and even non-Jews understand this..." The Rebbe extensively described inappropriate behavior that occurred in the past in Rostov near the Rebbe Rashab's tzion, and how the Frierdiker Rebbe warned those involved to correct their behavior, and when they refused to listen - they were severely punished. The Rebbe called on all those involved in what happened at the Frierdiker Rebbe's tzion to do complete teshuvah and correct their actions. It is said that one of those chassidim indeed went there and asked for forgiveness and mechilah, while the other refused to go and suddenly became ill and passed away.</blockquote>On the seventh day of Pesach 1977, Satmar chassidim violently and cruelly attacked Chabad chassidim who came, as they did every year, to Williamsburg in a parade. At the Acharon Shel Pesach farbrengen held the next day, the Rebbe spoke about the shocking event, quoting the possuk read in the Torah that day "Hashem will fight for you, and you shall remain silent," concluding not to react to the serious incident and to rely completely on Hashem to handle it in His ways. However, the Rebbe clarified that the "silence" should not be interpreted as inaction - on the contrary, one should act and add in Torah and mitzvos and in "rising early and staying late in the beis medrash." The Rebbe also clarified that this instruction not to react was not because of mechilah chas v'shalom on the honor of those who were hurt in the parade. Regarding the severity of the act, the Rebbe said this was a painful and shocking thing, something unbelievable that happened, and in public no less. The Rebbe thanked the chassidim who participated in the parade for not being drawn into using "the hands - the hands of Eisav" and only used "the voice - the voice of Yaakov" which nullifies the control of the hands of Eisav. | ||
On the seventh day of Pesach 1977, Satmar chassidim violently and cruelly attacked Chabad chassidim who came, as they did every year, to Williamsburg in a parade. At the Acharon Shel Pesach farbrengen held the next day, the Rebbe spoke about the shocking event, quoting the possuk read in the Torah that day "Hashem will fight for you, and you shall remain silent," concluding not to react to the serious incident and to rely completely on Hashem to handle it in His ways. However, the Rebbe clarified that the "silence" should not be interpreted as inaction - on the contrary, one should act and add in Torah and mitzvos and in "rising early and staying late in the beis medrash." The Rebbe also clarified that this instruction not to react was not because of mechilah chas v'shalom on the honor of those who were hurt in the parade. Regarding the severity of the act, the Rebbe said this was a painful and shocking thing, something unbelievable that happened, and in public no less. The Rebbe thanked the chassidim who participated in the parade for not being drawn into using "the hands - the hands of Eisav" and only used "the voice - the voice of Yaakov" which nullifies the control of the hands of Eisav. | |||
Following these events, the next year before the seventh day of Pesach 1978, those responsible for the parade asked the Rebbe whether to continue holding the parade to Williamsburg on the seventh day of Pesach as every year or not, and in response the Rebbe instructed to ask the rabbonim. The rabbonim, led by Rav Zalman Shimon Dvorkin ruled, in accordance with the police and in light of information received about Satmar thugs planning to repeat their actions with additions, that one should not go because of pikuach nefesh, and since then the practice of having a parade to Williamsburg on the seventh day of Pesach was stopped. | Following these events, the next year before the seventh day of Pesach 1978, those responsible for the parade asked the Rebbe whether to continue holding the parade to Williamsburg on the seventh day of Pesach as every year or not, and in response the Rebbe instructed to ask the rabbonim. The rabbonim, led by Rav Zalman Shimon Dvorkin ruled, in accordance with the police and in light of information received about Satmar thugs planning to repeat their actions with additions, that one should not go because of pikuach nefesh, and since then the practice of having a parade to Williamsburg on the seventh day of Pesach was stopped. | ||