Paradoxes of the Rebbe
19 articles in Paradoxes of the Rebbe.
- Exalts PNIMIYUS, Utilizes ChitzoniyusRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1184Emphasizes pnimiyus (seriousness, sincerity, and inwardness) while simultaneously encouraging publicity, ads, billboards, etc.
- Fills every second with action, yet never rushedRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1181Fearless yet stands in trepidation before G-d.
- “Hawkish” in Security & “Dovish” in RespectRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1179Teaches that Israel is the safest place, yet obsessed with concern for Israel’s security.
- Contraction and ExpansionRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1176The Rebbe devotes countless hours on addressing the community and the world through his Farbrengens and “General Letters” addressed to the entire Jewish people.
- Genius with simplicityRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1174Recognized integrity of each level of Torah, yet he also saw their interdependence; the connections between each of these levels.
- Ardent Anti-Zionist, Strongly Pro-IsraelRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1170Loved peace and pursued peace yet fought battles to protect Judaism and Jews . There is probabl...
- The Energy of Youth, the EXPERIENCE of the oldRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1168Emphasized nature and yet was a source of so many miracles. The Rebbe recognized that the ulti...
- Community and IndividualRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1165COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL Most community oriented and most individual oriented. While the Reb...
- To see the TREES AND THE FOREST TOORabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1161Lives a most insulated life yet is cosmopolitan and knows everything current The Rebbe hardly l...
- "Prophetic and Pragmatic"Rabbi H. Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1160The Rebbe’s teachings focus on the transcendent aspect of the Divine, of the Jewish soul. The Rebbe sees everything through the prism of Torah.
- Always Happy - Never SatisfiedRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1159Perhaps the most powerful paradox and most relevant to us is the way the Rebbe treasured every small effort. Not one Mitzvah was insignificant.
- Unity or Diversity?Rabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1158Views all humanity as one whole, yet strongly asserted the belief in the Jewish people as the Chosen People .
- Tied to the past, eyes in the futureRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1157In the last issue, we introduced the new series exploring the paradoxes of the Rebbe, and we expla...
- Opposites AttractRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The Rebbe · #1156When examining Yiddishkeit we realize that it is based on a host of paradoxes.
- Dependent & IndependentRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The RebbeMost innovative and “independent” of predecessors, yet visibly attached to them, particularly to the Previous Rebbe, more than any of his predecessors were to the generation before them.
- Structured & SpontaneousRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The RebbeAlways scrupulously organized, but spontaneous and creative. The Rebbe was organized not just i...
- Universal and particularRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The RebbeMost universal and most parochial and particular. Dealt with universal issues, saw the entire Jewi...
- Exalted like a king; yet so close and accessibleRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The RebbeThe Rebbe’s demeanor is regal. People from all walks of life see the Rebbe as a powerful leader.
- Nothing for Himself, Everything for OthersRabbi Greenberg · PARADOXES Of The RebbeThe Rebbe had no “social” life; no friends in the conventional sense, and almost no relatives. Yet most sociable; so close to everyone and treated every child as his own.