For many years, the leading Rabbis have made several statements against the Chabad organization referring to it, among other things, as a "criminal organization" and a "religious cult". Chabad is known to be a "mafia" a "gang" and a "group of very bad people".
The above statements are not political in nature. There are basic problems with the Chabad organization that derive from the day this group was founded about 200 years ago. Chabad Rabbis are not considered real Rabbis by any Orthodox Rabbis anywhere in the world. Chabad Rabbis cannot perform conversions, supervise Kosher food production, arrange a GET ceremony, or do shechita of Kosher animals.
From the point of view of Jewish Orthodoxy, Chabad is compared to the Reform and the Conservative movements. The difference is that Chabad claims to be part of Orthodox Judaism, when it's really not.
Additionally, Chabad Rabbis believe that the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who died in 1994, is the Moshiach. Some in Chabad believe that the Lubavitche Rebbe never died and is just hidding somewhere. His New York tomb only has his birthdate, but does not show the date of his death. Those who believe this are obviously very disturbed individuals.
Others believe that the Rebbe died temporarily and that he will resurrect from the dead to become the King Moshiach. If this sounds too much like another religion, don't worry, IT IS! Even the religious cult "Jews for Jesus" has declared that Chabad has the right idea, but the wrong Moshiach! Chabad ideology is obviously not a Jewish ideology!
Some simply believe that the dead Lubavitcher Rebbe is now some sort of god and they actually pray to him! They tell their children to keep this ideologies secret and not to tell other people about it, because other people are not smart enough to understand this ideas. We believe in freedom of ideas, JUST DON'T CALL THIS JEWISH IDEAS!
And if that would not be enough, Chabad has decided that they want to convert all Jews to Chabad Jews! And in order to do that they have enganged in several illegal and illicit activities in order to raise cash, such as money laundering and financial fraud.
It must be said that one can never generalize and say that all Chabad Rabbis are bad people. But generally speaking, all Chabad Rabbis are very problematic. First they behave very nicely but then they stab you in the back. They are scam artists!
What to do about it? First, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO A CHABAD SCHOOL. NEVER! If your children are now attending a Chabad-Lubavitch school, remove them IMMEDIATELY and send them to a regular Jewish school, a non-Chabad school. Also, NEVER GIVE ANY MONEY TO CHABAD. If you want to give charity, give to a Jewish organization, not to Chabad.
CHABAD-LUBAVITCH IS NOT A JEWISH ORGANIZATION, KEEP YOURSELF, YOUR CHILDREN, AND YOUR MONEY, AWAY FROM IT!
While most American Jews consider Chabad to be just another form of Orthodox Judaism,
every Rabbi in Israel, where religion is taken much more seriously,
considers Chabad to be a completely different religion!
Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach
Rabbi Shach, who was considered for many years the leader of Orthodox Judaism,
advocated a complete boycott of Chabad, its institutions and projects.
When asked which religion was theologically closest to Judaism,
Rabbi Shach responded "Chabad".
Rabbi Shach described Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson as
"the madman who sits in New York and
drives the whole world crazy."
Statement Regarding Chabad Messianism by the Rabbinical Council of America: On June 1, 1996, the largest Orthodox group in the United States, the Rabbinical Council of America, approved a resolution that read: "In the light of disturbing developments which have recently arisen in the Jewish Community, the Rabbinical Council of America in convention assembled declares that there is not and has never been a place in Judaism for the belief that Moshiach Ben David (the Messiah) will begin his Messianic Mission only to experience death, burial and resurrection before completing it."
On January 17, 2000, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel released the following announcement: "Individuals who are undesirable in the eyes of Rabbinic Scholars are exploiting the signatures of Rabbis and turning the simple faith in the coming of the Messiah into propaganda whose end cannot be foreseen. One must be careful and warn people that one must believe in the straightforward faith that the Messiah will come as our Rabbis have taught us, and anyone who adds diminishes."
"Chabad-Lubavitch is NOT part of Chassidic Judaism. Chassidic Jews need to have a Rebbe, a leader who guides them and tells them what to do. In the case of Chabad, their Rebbe died in 1994, so Chabad no longer has a Rebbe. An even bigger problem with Chabad, is that they say that their dead Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who died in 1994, is the Moshiach! They believe that their dead Rebbe will come back from the dead to be King of the Jews! This is obviously NOT part of traditional Jewish ideology and religion! Therefore, not only is Chabad-Lubavitch NOT part of Chassidic Judaism, but also, Chabad-Lubavitch is NOT part of Orthodox Judaism !!!"
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach Belzer Rebbe |
Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter Gerrer Rebbe |
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum Satmar Rebbe |
Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum Satmar Rebbe |
Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager Vishnitzer Rebbe |
!!! DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO A CHABAD SCHOOL. NEVER !!!
If your children are now attending a Chabad-Lubavitch school,
remove them IMMEDIATELY and send them to
a regular Jewish school, a non-Chabad school.
Advice from the Rabbis for those living outside of Israel, "A Jewish child should always be sent to a private Jewish school. A family living in a place where there are no Jewish schools, should move to a Jewish community with good Jewish schools. A family that has no money to send their children to a private Jewish school should move to Israel, where all schools are free, and send their children to a religious school there. A Jewish child should NEVER be sent to a Chabad school because a Chabad school is NOT Jewish. In the USA it's better to send a child to a public school rather than a Chabad school."
Rabbi Aaron Leib Shteinman |
Advice to Jewish parents: "A Jewish child should NEVER be sent to a Chabad school because a Chabad school is NOT Jewish" |
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv |
Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach |
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky |
Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg |
Rabbi Nissim Karelitz |
Rabbi Michael Yehuda Lefkowitz |
Also, NEVER GIVE ANY MONEY TO CHABAD. If you want to give charity,
give to a Jewish organization, not to Chabad.
CHABAD-LUBAVITCH IS NOT A JEWISH ORGANIZATION, KEEP YOURSELF, YOUR CHILDREN, AND YOUR MONEY, AWAY FROM IT!
We call on all Jewish people who may be somehow involved with Chabad, to check the facts, to discover what really is Chabad, to see the true face of Chabad, to leave Chabad, and to come back to true Judaism.
In reality, all Rabbis know what is Chabad, and if a Rabbi appears to support Chabad it's because Chabad is paying him money to do so.
The above information is NOT lashon hara or rechilut. All Rabbis agree that not only is it permissible to write these facts about Chabad, but it is also a Mitzvah! A Torah obligation!!! The objective is to prevent any additional Jews and Jewish children from being harmed by Chabad.
All Rabbis agree that the prohibition of "Mesirah" (informing on Jews for violating civil law) does NOT apply to criminal activities. Chabad is involved in serious crimes including Crimes Against Children, and Jewish Law clearly states that it is mandatory to report to the authorities anybody who is involved and is responsible, in any way, for these types of crimes (Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 388:7,9,12,45,59. See RaN on Sanhedrin 46a).
