I was a bit surprised to read that Central Shul-Chabad will be sharing its new building with the Betar youth group.
I cannot recall other times that Chabad and a Zionist organisation have combined. I realise that Betar is one of the few Zionist groups that is not anti-religion, however to the best of my knowledge Chabad was always officially non-Zionist and even anti-Zionist.
Would the Rebbe have approved? I doubt it, (though I would be relieved to hear that he allowed such partnerships in his lifetime).
Did our Vaad Ruchni give their approval to this? If so, what about inviting Bnei Akiva and even Hashomer Hatzair to open branches in Yeshiva - or at least in the new Chabad Youth building?
I am not sure how much "Chabad' there really is in Central. In fact it is usually missing when the palce is mentioned. (See the AJN article attached to this post.)
ReplyDeleteThe rebbe would have demandined that the word Chabad be removed from such a'partnership.
ReplyDeleteSadly we are allowing our principles/ standards to drop - very low and very fast.
The rebbe would have demandined that the word Chabad be removed from such a'partnership.
ReplyDeleteSadly we are allowing our principles/ standards to drop - very low and very fast.