tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post2381341235536918253..comments2023-08-21T05:06:01.458-04:00Comments on LIVE FROM THE HILLTOP: Dear Basya: G-d is OneMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106085670679459091noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-974867922583538242007-04-06T15:11:00.000-04:002007-04-06T15:11:00.000-04:00About why we need chassidus now and why it wasn't ...About why we need chassidus now and why it wasn't revealed in other generations learn the sicha acharon shel pesach nof shin lamed (I think it's at the end of the chassidic heritage series 'on the essence of chasidus' too). Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-45935198648848912152007-03-28T18:25:00.000-04:002007-03-28T18:25:00.000-04:00I guess that also a lot of the chassidic ideas are...I guess that also a lot of the chassidic ideas are based on kaballah...and many non-chassidim were also inspired by that same source. Like Ramban, for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-13865408085060304212007-03-28T11:53:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:53:00.000-04:00To Basya's last comment ("what is your comment to ...To Basya's last comment ("what is your comment to what Jackie had to say about the same concepts existing in none chassidish thought?"),<BR/><BR/>There's was some gadol - I think it was the Beis HaLevi - who, when asked about the similarity of one of his divrei Torah to something someone else had said, replied (paraphrasing):<BR/><BR/>"When you walk on a straight road, you meet other people goingAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985084374926938762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-63208365928757446052007-03-28T03:52:00.000-04:002007-03-28T03:52:00.000-04:00First off- I am not the Chanie you saw previously....First off- I am not the Chanie you saw previously.<BR/><BR/>Second- Mimi- great post. About the echad/yachid, the idea of the maamar was that it shouldn't say echad, it should say yachid, because echad implies that there could ch"v be more than one. Maybe that's what you meant and I just missed it. At any rate, I think this is the best post yet. Keep it up!chaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023083898665410736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-33365044761341623392007-03-28T00:49:00.000-04:002007-03-28T00:49:00.000-04:00Oh, wasn't it (drumroll...) Tylenol?Oh, wasn't it (drumroll...) Tylenol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-47968712694213824832007-03-28T00:48:00.000-04:002007-03-28T00:48:00.000-04:00Miriam with the red-nails... so glad to hear your ...Miriam with the red-nails... so glad to hear your true voice.<BR/><BR/>Now I can rest more easily.<BR/><BR/>This is by far my favorite of your posts, its so genuine and well concieved.<BR/><BR/>Love and more love always...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-55708302610476401622007-03-27T22:25:00.000-04:002007-03-27T22:25:00.000-04:00Mimi, all the questions that Basya is asking are a...Mimi, all the questions that Basya is asking are addressed and answered by the Rebbe in widely-known sichos (yud tes kislev ones come to mind) letters of this theme that have been collected, and in the kuntres "inyono shel toras hachasidus (printed in english too)." Perhaps, if its possible, you two should set up some chavrusa time to learn together from the Rebbe's own words.<BR/><BR/>As Israel Krasnianskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986459790101503071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-19466554624461660662007-03-27T21:04:00.000-04:002007-03-27T21:04:00.000-04:00Well Mimi, I appreciate you taking my request alon...Well Mimi, I appreciate you taking my request along with the others to write out your response to Basya. You really hit it on the nail with your explanation. There are tons of angles to look at anything anyone writes (for example, you see tons of ppl who analyze english, british etc. literature, poetry, and articles) and that's what ppl have been doing on your current post. It's good to think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-65945056554041928552007-03-27T17:56:00.000-04:002007-03-27T17:56:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I should, shouldn't I? It has much to d...Anonymous, I should, shouldn't I? It has much to do with uncovering whats real, seriously evaluating myself, where I'm holding, and what not. Oh, and wearing red nail polish. Expect a new post about that :)Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106085670679459091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-42535229107914774812007-03-27T17:52:00.001-04:002007-03-27T17:52:00.001-04:00Mimi,Are you going to share with us about your pos...Mimi,<BR/><BR/>Are you going to share with us about your post-Purim introspection that you mention in the sidebar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-64061679697363456412007-03-27T17:52:00.000-04:002007-03-27T17:52:00.000-04:00Mimi,Are you going to share with us about your pos...Mimi,<BR/><BR/>Are you going to share with us about your post-Purim introspection that you mention in the sidebar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-40053263419724703792007-03-27T15:58:00.001-04:002007-03-27T15:58:00.001-04:00Way to go Mimi!!!! Thats a beatiful article, it ma...Way to go Mimi!!!! <BR/>Thats a beatiful article, it makes up for the long wait! Looking forward to seeing more of ur awesome writings!Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207760844033959849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-63611545601258698142007-03-27T15:58:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:58:00.000-04:00Way to go Mimi!!!! Thats a beatiful article, it ma...Way to go Mimi!!!! <BR/>Thats a beatiful article, it makes up for the long wait! Looking forward to seeing more of ur awesome writings!Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207760844033959849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-71710262086851934942007-03-27T15:54:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:54:00.000-04:00Mimi- what is your comment to what Jackie had to s...Mimi- what is your comment to what Jackie had to say about the same concepts existing in none chassidish thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-25452061879399931122007-03-27T10:27:00.000-04:002007-03-27T10:27:00.000-04:00Mim, it was worth the wait for this post.I relate ...Mim, it was worth the wait for this post.<BR/><BR/>I relate very strongly to what you find in chassidus and I think your articulation of it is really beautiful. I think it's a concept I've found before in non-chassidish Jewish thought, but that doesn't matter. Whatever the case, it was a leasure to read your essay and I think it speaks a lot of truth about the chassidus tries to find.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-40965475537501550132007-03-27T09:35:00.000-04:002007-03-27T09:35:00.000-04:00Mim, your explanation of that halacha seems far ...Mim, your explanation of that halacha seems far fetched. you seem to be interpreting in a dishonest way in order to fit into a preconceived idea. the mishnah is very straightforward. there are no rishonim who don't view it as such. of course, though, nature should bring us to recognize God's wisdom and the wonders of the universe- we have brachas that reflect that idea, etc. but the torah is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-32088184911224137162007-03-27T02:54:00.000-04:002007-03-27T02:54:00.000-04:00G-d directs the footsteps of man.it was HP that yo...G-d directs the footsteps of man.<BR/>it was HP that you were in class, and at that exact moment understood the Rabbi's words as a contradiction to chassidus. <BR/>all the above commentators are correct. <BR/>but leaving technicality aside, (or nit-picking which seemed to become a catch phrase, lol) G-d provided you with a drive to stop, drop, and study chassidus.<BR/>He chose this Rabbi's words litzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044856576674589209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-42188004023621656522007-03-26T19:44:00.000-04:002007-03-26T19:44:00.000-04:00I too have been in a Chabad classroom where the te...I too have been in a Chabad classroom where the teacher was frustrated when we couldn't keep from staring out the window (or singing to the music from the music store downstairs). And I agree that noticing things outside the window is most certainly an interruption to class. Of course! But, as I pointed out, this teacher felt more strong about Torah being offended. He was trying to protect Torah.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106085670679459091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-75069377527620486752007-03-26T17:55:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:55:00.000-04:00Thanks batya, I'll iy"H check it out!Thanks batya, I'll iy"H check it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-44203814044193073072007-03-26T17:38:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:38:00.000-04:00BS"Dfrom now basya to anotheri dont know if you ar...BS"D<BR/><BR/>from now basya to another<BR/>i dont know if you are familiar with necoma gresman<BR/>she is mamasha amazing....something she wrote<BR/>you can find here::<BR/>http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/through-the-eyes-of-a-woman/40.htm<BR/><BR/>batya shalhevetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-1689722951671684002007-03-26T17:29:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:29:00.000-04:00BS"Dsky has been on my mind latelylooking at the p...BS"D<BR/><BR/>sky has been on my mind lately<BR/>looking at the pic and aborsbing some drops<BR/>made me think about something chassidus<BR/>taught me. teaches me.teaches us<BR/>kli yakar aks why does the Abishter in Bereishit<BR/>call sky-rekia--instead of shamayim(heaven)<BR/>shemayim is made from 2 words-eish/fire and<BR/>mayim/water--to impress upon us perhaps<BR/>that when we look at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-47474728013013051782007-03-26T17:27:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:27:00.000-04:00mimacita...i loved this post, def my favorite one ...mimacita...<BR/>i loved this post, def my favorite one yet. <BR/>want to discuss this with u and i am soo excited that you are home so that we can have a quality talk in ur living room.<BR/>:)<BR/>i'll c utemmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161753957210351142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-16051509193160383962007-03-26T17:11:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:11:00.000-04:00Dear Mimi!I was so honored to finally see this pos...Dear Mimi!<BR/><BR/>I was so honored to finally see this post!<BR/><BR/>So far what you are saying, I agree with. This understanding of the world is part and parcel of Judiasm, how can we seperate them?!...<BR/><BR/>I guess what always bothered me is what seems to be a paradox: Chabad doesn't claim to have said anything new, just a deeper understanding of what already is. Yet at the same time we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-37140926869632916022007-03-26T15:11:00.000-04:002007-03-26T15:11:00.000-04:00hi mimi.. yet another nitpicker :) I really liked ...hi mimi.. yet another nitpicker :) <BR/><BR/>I really liked that article, thank you! <BR/><BR/>I know this is not the point of your article, but it seems as if everyone is harping on this issue so…here is my 2 cents: <BR/><BR/>I think the underlying issue between interrupting Torah study to view a sunset is as follows: <BR/>Obviously on an essential level both the sunset and the maamar are all anChaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650097931966402204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788163.post-16235493699055329462007-03-26T14:41:00.000-04:002007-03-26T14:41:00.000-04:00Mimi, the post is really great. You explain Chassi...Mimi, the post is really great. You explain Chassidus so so beautifully. And I know everyone is picking on this one detail, but here's my take on it:<BR/><BR/>Although this rabbi, and his beliefs may very well be very very different from what Chassidus teaches about the world, I don't feel that these ideologies were expressed in the teacher's comment. The fact is, it seems that class was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com