Dear Rabbi Jacobson,
I love learning Chabad Chassidus and consider myself Lubavitch. However, I trim my beard and don’t look like others on the street in Crown Heights. I’ve been told I am “Chabad-lite”. What does that mean? Is that a legitimate label?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied – Episode 24 will address questions around the so-called label “Chabad-lite.” Is this a legitimate classification? Did anyone even give us the right to classify anyone? How should we look at those who don’t fit the mold?
Other topics are: What role does a healthy diet play in the life of a Chassid? Why is it acceptable to serve junk food at social functions and farbrengens when we know a healthy lifestyle is vital to our avodas Hashem? Should we supplement our child’s learning with limudei chol? Is there a “right way” to pursue a secular education?
Tune in this Sunday night for the next episode of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, which will address these sensitive and controversial issues. This hour-long dose of insight is meant to inform, inspire and empower us by applying the teachings of Chassidus to help us face practical and emotional challenges and difficulties in our personal lives and relationships.
The topics in this Sunday’s hour-long broadcast will include:
· Is “Chabad-lite” legitimate?
· Your diet: Role of health in the life of a Chassid
· Can we supplement Yeshiva education with secular studies?
· What is the right way to pursue a professional career?
· Feedback on Rebbe edition
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The Alter Rebbe WROTE the words about “emes” since chabad mont emes -even if it entails giving up potentially thousands of chassidim!
Thank you so much for addressing these vital issues, and bring clarity to us.
The Alter Rebbe wrote Emes LAmito. He he wouldn’t have, he would have gained 50,000 more chasidim, “ober Chabad mont Emes.” Please correct this.
He did answer the question, that there is no such thing as Chabad Lite, we like to use label’s but ultimatley everyone has thier own challenges and levels of observence, but like citizenship cannot be “lite” so too chabad cannot be “lite” and no one has a right to make classifications or labels for different lubavitcher chassidim and thier level of observance or personal challenges.
there is chabad and that means ONE thing. If you deviate then you are not doing whats right you are not called chabad lite.
Did not seem to answer the question.