To philosopher
There’s a point that must be explained. The Gemara in Cheilek says that 1/300,000 Jews will be redeemed by Moshiach, obviously, a very small percentage. The Rebbe rejected that Gemara and said that Moshiach, meaning himself, will save every Jew. Now the only way that this can happen is if we no longer hold any Jew responsible for anything he does, an idea which undermines the basic foundation of our religion. I asked a Lubavitcher to explain the Rebbe’s source and he showed me a Sichah in which the Rebbe advanced this “scholarly” proof, “In the Haggadah we tell the wicked son that had you been there you wouldn’t have been redeemed, but we make a Diyuk, i.e. in the future Redemption even the total Rasha will be redeemed.” This is total garbage, which no rational Jew would even consider but according to Chabad it’s Emes Amiti. Several months ago, I heard YY Jacobson spouting this nonsense. He spoke with such gravity as if he was relating the Ten Commandments. In any event, the reason Chabad feels obliged to be Mikarev all Yidden and/or non-Yidden is because they have to bring the Rebbe’s fantasy to fruition. The only hope for Chabad is if they admit that he was Ababutal, that’s the Yiddish word my uncle would use for insane. You can correct me if I’m wrong. Don’t worry about “always.” He’s like a broken clock, every so often he makes a cogent remark, but it’s nullified by the dozens of others that are ridiculous.