tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post2516178279150853495..comments2020-03-28T22:17:29.466+11:00Comments on The Aspirational Chossid: Beyond the CallDavid Werdigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04079239228838079776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post-84501644817829471842014-01-24T02:43:02.882+11:002014-01-24T02:43:02.882+11:00Shkoiach for the great article David. Very balanc...Shkoiach for the great article David. Very balanced and honest as always.<br /><br />Kudos to those including yourself who are honest and grounded enough to share healthy balanced viewpoints that are enlightening and Torah and Chassidus oriented, and to those who are actually being proactive about the situation, including Rabbi Jacobson, who started <a href="http://www.meaningfullife.com/mylifelive/" rel="nofollow">this initiative</a> to elucidate the practical guidance of The Rebbe and Chassidus that make for a wholesome life that is happier and healthier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post-68319300017962487062014-01-24T02:08:57.463+11:002014-01-24T02:08:57.463+11:00I agree that the whole COTS thing has opened up an...I agree that the whole COTS thing has opened up an area that needs addressing. But to infer that somehow that lesson should eliminate the pressing issue of this group's infiltration of CH and beyond is wrong. As this story continues to unfold, people will see just how insidiously destructive to Yiddishkeit the techniques used and the philosophy of the founder of COTS and his messianic mission. To not confront that and simply say lets look at the problem he/they exploited is like saying the runaway train exposed a construction problem with the building it destroyed but lets not focus on what was behind the runaway train.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post-16409339157167248792014-01-23T15:45:10.001+11:002014-01-23T15:45:10.001+11:00Time to write a book.Time to write a book.Shimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638215663915710277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post-89242379142583545312014-01-23T14:40:00.614+11:002014-01-23T14:40:00.614+11:00Shima - thank you!. While COTS is a "self-dev...Shima - thank you!. While COTS is a "self-development" program that targets a broad range of people, I get the impression our mashpi'im were referring students there to help deal with particular issues they were having.<br /><br />I agree that we are not getting the messages across properly, and connecting Chabad theology to practice that can make us better people and improve our relationships on a very practical level.David Werdigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079239228838079776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post-32856959599543405352014-01-23T14:32:37.981+11:002014-01-23T14:32:37.981+11:00I liked your article...
but do you think call of ...I liked your article...<br /><br />but do you think call of the Shofar is all about treating Mental health issues? surely it's approach and what is lacking in Chabad is emotional health (not having attended, I have no idea)... where there is more of a case of "everything's in Chabad" whereby there's very little taught emotionally beyond Ahava and Yiras Hashem... <br />Sholom lebriyos, absolute caring for every person and their desires/standards... <br />Halacha not being used as a battering ram or stick in our internal communities.<br /><br />The story of the woman who moves from Bal Harbour to Monsey with her family, and is shocked that the Chabad community there are just a bunch of Frum people, not really showing the love or interest in strangers that she was used to in The Shul...<br /><br />It's the more grandiose concepts, I feel, that appear to be on the decline... like basic human need to give/feel love. Ahavas Chinam which if Mashpiyim/Rebbeim can communicate in a real fashion, will definitely normalise society again.Shimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638215663915710277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199592844066860610.post-91690009693640020132014-01-23T10:17:24.121+11:002014-01-23T10:17:24.121+11:00Great Article - In the shlichus community we are r...Great Article - In the shlichus community we are regularly encouraged to refer people to Mental Health professionals or addiction programs as Rabbi's usually aren't equipped to deal with these things (interesting reading - the introduction to the book rabbinic counseling - they have a copy in "chabad of caulfield library)Kushi Schustermanhttp://www.harfordchabad.orgnoreply@blogger.com