Early rumblings

Domenico FETI, Moses before the Burning Bush, 1613-14, Oil on canvas, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Chabakuk Elisha commenting to the Satmarer challenge:

For a while now, I have noticed that there are a variety of personalities that we come in contact with here, since I began perusing this blog:

There are some Lubavitch haters � of the �Hungarian-leaning chassidishe� variety � lurking around the web (like vultures in the air, or sharks in the sea, hunting for blood) just waiting for an opportunity to pounce, and attack anything & everything about Lubavitch. These individuals, aside from having no life & surely violating their communities standards vis-�-vis the internet, claim some sort of higher ground as they speak ill of Jewish leaders and Jews for no productive purpose � Therefore engaging in pure Loshon Hara at best and Rechilus at worst. One of these frauds in particular amuses me, as he personally cut off the beard, and personally beat up, a Lubavitcher Chossid who is exactly the type of yid who represents old-fashioned Chabad chassidus (and is not of the type that they criticize as lacking in Torah, etc.).

There are also many frustrated Lubavitchers, or yidden who care about Lubavitch, that have not buried their heads in the sand. They have a forum to converse about their frustrations and perhaps even come up with a solution or two. This is very inspiring; as these are the early rumblings of real change for the better that will surely, Bezras Hashem, take place.

In addition, there are also �holy rolling true believers� that come in and take a swipe, like a tiger in a cage who thinks he may be able to reach you through the glass or bars. They are just individuals who have not yet reached the point of the previous group I mentioned � sort of like the age old adage �a liberal is just someone who hasn�t been mugged yet.� I hope that they too will become frustrated and thus hurry the changes & improvements so desperately needed. When they join the ranks of the frustrated, change will be a reality. Unfortunately they tend to display an ego and self-righteousness that is hard to break down, but I hope that one day a perek Tanya from Chitas will sink in and that may change.

And then there are those of us who harbor a love-hate relationship with the Chassidus, the movement and the Rebbe� I won�t venture into that group at this time�

-Chabakuk Elisha