Thursday, May 1, 2014

א סיגעטער בראסלאווער חסיד


Funny how Mr. Wiesel is so taken by Reb Nachman. Not funny, just interesting. What is funny is how we were so horrified by EW's connection to Rabbonim and Rebbes, and how the zealous ideology had already so taken over by the time I was of age to take note of it in the 80's. As if he was to be excommunicated for speaking of the pain and suffering he endured both during and after the War.

11 comments:

Yanover said...

He is from Sighet but he is a Viznitzer chossid from the home.

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

yes

JS said...

AS a side note, he was first cousins with the אונגארישער רב you profiled here http://theantitzemach.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post_10.html

Not a Harry said...

Breslev is almost like chabad, you can be a member without being shomer shabbos. R"L

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

just like you can be Jewish, you mean?

Not a Harry said...

Many similarities. Many differences.

Ahavas Shulem said...

Not a Harry
Is reb Lezer Vizel, not a shomer shabos?
He is a viznitzer chosid, er brent mit shabos

Ahavas Shulem said...

Not a Harry
"Breslev is almost like chabad, you can be a member without being shomer shabbos. R"L"
FYI,in every hungarian orthodox kehila, you were a member even as a Mechalel Shabos.

ObZerver said...

This shabbos someone said tO me , what's the difference between breslov and chabad?... Breslov aee deep cOnfused people trying to be simple while chabad are simPle PeoPle trying to be deep...

eli said...

ObZerver,
Love the vort!
Very true.
The rest of us need to sort out the mess these two groups make

Der spiegel said...

eli
"he rest of us need to sort out the mess these two groups make"
happy to hear that the 2 groups are that effective, as the Yidel that read every morning the Shturmer to feel good about the Jewish power