All Yidden are Shayech to Nesi Doreinu

One of the pet peeves of the non-Lubavitcher community is that Lubavitchers somehow feel that there are 2 groups of Yidden: Lubavitchers, and those who are "not yet Lubavitchers." This sense of entitlement or prestige (maybe there's a better term for it) ticks off most "Fremde" because it tells them that their heritage is looked down upon and that Lubavitchers think they should change it. Obviously that's an exxaggeration, nobody expects all Yidden to begin learning Chassidus, although that may be the ultimate goal. Yet here's something that may get your goat a just a bit. There may be some truth to that notion after all.

A blogger friend of mine showed me that in the Farbrengen of Shavuos 5713 the Rebbe spoke about the idea that the Choson should Chazzer a Maamar Chassidus at his Kabolas Ponim just like the FR did at the Rebbe's wedding, and since we follow in his ways we too should Chazzer a Maamer. He mentioned the fact that the Maamar that the previous Rebbe said at the Rebbe's Chasuna - beginnning with Lecho Dodi - is an appropriate choice since it mentions all the names of the Rabbeyim and it was said as an "invitation" to the Neshomos of the Rabbeyim. (Since Tzaddikim place themselves into their Torah, reciting their Torah works as an invitation to the authors of that Torah.) Although there may be others that fit that criteria what better choice is there than to say the same Maamar that the Frierdige Rebbe said. The Rebbe went on to say that this applies to all weddings, that all weddings "Zol men Chazzeren di Maamer Lecho Dodi" not just to those of Lubavitcher Talmidim, since it's an inyan that concerns all Jews. The Rebbe went on to say that if there are "Oylimishe Yidden" here he hopes that they won't be Makpid on what he's about to say, but even if they will he still needs to say it "like it is."

כל בני ישראל, יהיו מי שיהיו, המשכת חיותם היא ע"י הנשיאים,כמבואר בתניא ש"יניקת וחיות נפש רוח ונשמה של עמי הארץ הוא מנפש רוח ונשמה של הצדיקים והחכמים ראשי בני ישראל שבדורם", כשם ש"יניקת הצפרנים וחיותם נמשכת מהמוח שבראש", ועד שאפילו אלה שמנגדים כו', מקבלים גם הם חיותם ע"י הנשיאים. – האמת היא שגם אלה שמנגדים כו', הנה התנגדותם גופא מוכיחה שבאמת אוחזים הם מהרביים, כי, אילו לא היו אוחזים מהם, לא היו מנגדים אליהם, אלא כיון שגם הם אוחזים מהרביים, וחוששים שמא יתקרבו על ידם לתורה ולחסידות כו' – ודבר זה הוא בניגוד לרצונם – לכן הם מנגדים כו', אבל בפנימיות לבבם אוחזים גם הם מהרביים. ובפרט ע"פ הידוע שאדמו"ר הזקן רצה שתורת החסידות תהי' שייכת לא רק לאיזה מפלגה כו', אלא לכלל ישראל,– פעם הציע לי מישהו להוציא לאור ענין חדש שיהי' מתאים עבור כל בני ישראל. ועניתי לו – בפשיטות – שתורת החסידות היא עבור כל בני ישראל –וכיון שבודאי יתמלא רצונו ("ער וועט דאָך געוויס אויספירן") שסו"ס יהיו כל בני ישראל חסידים, שהרי "רצון יראיו יעשה" – הרי כל האמור לעיל שייך לכל בני ישראל.

Free translation:

All Yidden get their Chayus through the leaders of the generation, just as the fingernails get their Chayus from the Moach. Even those that may oppose him, and they oppose him only because their afraid of being drawn to Toras HaChassidus which they don't want to happen, they too "hold" of the Rabbeyim, and they too get their Chayus from the Nosi HaDor. Therefore, and since the Alter Rebbe wanted Chassidus not for a single "party" but for Klal Yisroel, then the recitation of the Maamer is something that concerns all Jews. This was discussed at a recent wedding where the father was a Lubavitcher Chossid and the Chosson was not (yet.) A Mashpiah at the wedding went on to recite the Maamer, when in attendance were some "Choshuve" Yidden who are not knows for their love to Lubavitch. When he was asked why pointed to this Sichah, saying that the Maamer is Shayech to all Jews.

See the Sichah beginning from Number 218, Courtesy of ChabadLibrary.org