Despite All Odds: The Story of Lubavitch

by Edward Hoffman

Book Overview

Despite All Odds: The Story Of Lubavitch, by Hoffman, Edward This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671677039
• ISBN13: 9780671677039
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

great read

This book is a fascinating account of the Lubavitchers, an intriguing and successful group of Orthodox Jew whose worldwide influence continues to expand. This book is also a moving portrait of the present Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as he enters his ninetieth year, after more than forty years of leadership. (This book was written in 1991). Dr. Hoffman brings us to "an encounter with the Rebbe," where the reader has the opportunity to witness the Rebbe as he provides inspiration to those who meet him and hear his words at his weekly public meetings.

An overview of Chabad

Chabad is a mystical movement started in Belarus, or white russia about 250 years ago or so. It started when Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi wrot the Tanya and copyrighted it and attracted his followers compsosed mostly of the peasant class in the area. Today, Chabad and Satmar are the 2 largest chasidic organizations. My rift with Chabad happened because the gavirs of the community confided in me that the world doesn't work the way it is detailed in their mystical books. And that's a direct quote from Shea Hecht when I butted heads with him some 27 years ago over my beliefs in Jesus Christ. Other people in the movement also confided in me that "it's just a good lie". I believe that the world needs to be based on truth and not on lies. Chabad's leaders know they are pulling the wool over the heads of the flock. It's like my father always used to say, "the flock gets fleeced". After the Rebbe passed on I called a hotline that Chabad set up to help nurse people wounds and move on. The person noticed that I knew alot about the movement. He told me the new "messianic contender" was Rabbi Pam. I have extensive contacts that told me that the late Rabbi Pam was scared stiff after what happened in Chabad. By the way the quote I referred to in my review of "Confessions of a Jewish Cultbuster" was from 1 Corinthians 15:12. About Jesus resurrection from the dead. Let's just say that I believe he didn't die on the cross and let it be at that.