Reply To: Question of the day: higher gan Eden for reshaim

2 points: point 1- it’s logically silly to pass judgment and decide what’s within mesora etc. when you’re nowhere near the subjects level in yiras shomayim/ Torah knowledge. If you would’ve said that my comparable community Torah leader said that this passed of Bosi LGani is off limits to us litvishers that’s different.

2. I understand that if you believe your whole purpose in this world is to collect schar in gan Eden, then I understand how this discussion is disturbing and incompatible.

I agree that this is a huge chiddush (and am also happy to hear if there is an alternative way to understand the ois by those more knowledgeable than me), but for a Lubavitcher, our Yiddishkeit is based on different foundations (fulfilling Hashems Will and Desire, and striving to become closer to Him, with rewards and punishment as a back burner fact.) so this isn’t threatening but rather comforting as it may be that for any Aveira/ enjoyment of Olam hazeh for its own sake, we will need to go under painful purification (Tanya perek ches), so I was thrilled to discover that I could feel Hashem there too.

Just to end off: When The Rebbe was five years old, an adult once told him to remove his yarmulka. The Rebbe replied, M’tur nit- we’re not allowed! The man answered, “I’ll take the aveira.” The Rebbe responded, “Who cares whose aveira it is?!”

That’s the difference. Is it about what your score is, or about what Hashem wants?