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A Reminder to Our Bochurim

Op-Ed: Chassidim are accustomed to hearing the invitational "zog l'chaim," but there is no Mitzvah to get sick on Purim. We have heard too many sad stories concerning this matter. Full Story

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To #24
March 16, 2011 6:12 pm

the rebbe actually said that through the drinking they reached a higher level (in torah) that they couldnt reach without the drinking so theres absoblutelly nothing wrong with saying lchaim and going out of urself abit and there were years that the rebbe said that u can drink more than 4

Every year there is a story
March 16, 2011 5:14 pm

about a bochur who drank so much he died… or almost did. DO you really want that to be you?? (This is for numbers 9 and 20 who are way too excited about drink till you drop.)

Watch our for your reputation!
March 16, 2011 12:12 pm

There’s another really good reason for not drinking until the point that you don’t know what you’re doing anymore. You’ll ruin your reputation! Drinking loosens inhibitions and brings to the front emotions, behaviours and the ‘demons’ which normally lay dormant, or at least are controlled. Over the years, I have seen some very undignified and disrespectful actions and heard some hurtful and mean talk from people whom I had previously held in high regard, but no longer do because of the inappropriateness of what they did or said. My disappointment is not that they harboured such thoughts or words, but… Read more »

Rabbi Yeheskel Lebovic
March 16, 2011 12:01 pm

TO 21
You don’t need the sicha to establish that our amoraim were not low lifes! That itself is the reason why the Maharsha does not accept this story at face value!

lol
March 15, 2011 10:43 pm

i liked nr 18

True chassidim?
March 15, 2011 10:35 pm

I don’t understand—don’t you all know that the rebbe forbade more than 4 lchaims?!?! Do we know more than the Rebbe?

I just read a bochur describing how last year he nearly DIED from over-drinking. it was a total MIRACLE that he’s alive today!

How can you know more than the REbbe?!

to everyone
March 15, 2011 9:05 pm

i think everyone should be quiet untill they learn sicha in c. 31 the second purim sicha where the rebbe explains the story of the gemara that raba didnt almost ”kill” r. zeira the amoraim arent a bunch of low lifes that decide to kill each other etc.

I agree with number 9!
March 15, 2011 9:04 pm

Drink till you drop! And all you aa missionaries take a hike. And number 12, i would rather spend purim with bilaams donkey and marker all over my face then spend it with someone like you!

???
March 15, 2011 8:07 pm

l’achaim to everyone. there will be those that drink too much and those that don’t drink enough. i doubt these comment dialogs will change anyone. Each person knows whats good for him, to some it means drinking until… to others it means drinking very little and to some, nothing at all.

q and a
March 15, 2011 8:04 pm

Q; why does chabad get drunk on simchas torah and not on purim?
A; You cant take pictures on simchas torah!!!!

adey lo yodo
March 15, 2011 7:40 pm

the mitzvah is to increase SIMCHA.
If someone drinks so much that they are acting like an idiot or inflicting harm or even shame to love ones or vomitting and poisoning the,selves (lets not even talk about driving issues!!!) – there is NO ONE that would call that simcha.
drink more than your norm, but only enough to increase SIMCHA.

Moshiach Now

great article
March 15, 2011 5:17 pm

great article – now can we stop the drinking that goes on during the entire shabbos

Number 9 are you serious??
March 15, 2011 5:11 pm

So basically what you are saying is that drinking=fun and anyone who doesnt drink, or as you say till they drop, is left out of the fun of Purim?? And if you dont drink Purim will be RUINED for you??

You sound like an addict and the fact that if you dont drink your Purim will be ruined is completely misconstrued and messed up.
I actually feel bad for you.

Thank you!
March 15, 2011 4:55 pm

Thank you N’shei U’bnos Chabad for all your intelligent and helpful comments!

to #9
March 15, 2011 4:52 pm

how old are you? drinking until you drop,besides being disgusting ,can lead to alchohol poisonnig amongst other issues and is a terrible example for those who are even younger then you. a few years ago in LA,on simchas torah there were almost 20 teens brought to the emergency room i for alchohol toxicity. BH the shuls all met together to make sure this does not happen again.

to #9
March 15, 2011 4:06 pm

You will also be making a chillul Hashem not to mention making yourself look like Bilams donkey.

L’Shem Shamayim right?

We should being drawing on the faces of those passed out like the goyim do right?

till you drop!

to #8
March 15, 2011 4:05 pm

and you were? That would make you at least 60 to remember anything. If you are a 60 year old Chasid and are commenting on COL, well. Does anything need to be said?

Was the Rebbe falling to the floor? throwing up? blacking out? Causing harm to himself and others?

Get serious holy brother. Dont drag our ADMOR into your mud of a justification.

Moshiach NOW!

to 8
March 15, 2011 3:20 pm

just because it happened in 5718, doesnt mean the rebbe held by getting drunk to a dangerous extent every yr. after all, it was the rebbe who instituted the 4 lchaim limit.

Lord in heaven!
March 15, 2011 2:30 pm

Here goes another sage concerned that since he doesnt drink hel be left out of the fun. While we appreciate your dvar torah we dont appreciate you trying to ruin purim for us. We will be drinking untill we drop – “ad deloi yoda” baby!

To 7
March 15, 2011 1:30 pm

you are obviously unfamiliar with the Rebbe’s Purim Farbrengen 5718!

No. 5 and everyone else
March 15, 2011 1:28 pm

Please leave your chiddushes for the bais medrash holy chasid.

You wear the same hat as the rebbe, same coat, try to imitate him in every way thinking it will make you holy. Well then why would you drink more than the Rebbe?

Shame on you .

Careful
March 15, 2011 1:17 pm

#1 you didn’t get what the Gemorah is saying…If your not careful it may be C”VS your last day!

go #1
March 15, 2011 1:15 pm

and its not only bochurim!!!

playing with fire
March 15, 2011 1:01 pm

Drinking ad dlo yaada is a very slippery slope. Often it is the start of an addiction that has awful ramifications and very difficult to get out of its grip. Don’t put yourselves in a place of skona.

a freilichen alcohol free purim.

To number !
March 15, 2011 12:53 pm

At this rate you’ll be too drunk to be ‘mekayem the mitzva’ . . . thats not how it should be, the guy is totally right , everything within reason
Thanks for posting

Thanks for that!
March 15, 2011 12:40 pm

Sh’koyach for reminding people whats important– i never understood cheishek to become completely inebriated…

Live and let Live
March 15, 2011 10:54 am

Please, one or two days a year, stop being mayor Bloomberg and telling us what to do, let us drink and be mkiem the mitzvah!!

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