Pretty much. Him, his lackeys and the Chassidic fucks who prop him up.
Thank you for building this out! I’ve always seen it similar to the chassidic interpretation of the story of Adam and Chava — it’s a “bad” thing that could have been avoided, but it gave us the opportunity to do great spiritual work
The "Chassidic Magic" podcast is up! @kaijupoet & I interview Guy Reisman about Chassidic magic and his grandmother's grandfather Zvi Arie Schneerson. We talk about his wonder working & legal wizardry. And magic earrings. Lots of magic earrings! waywardchildren.buzzsprout.com/2208422/1558...
An amazing special episode, we bring on a descendent of the Rebbe to discuss his storied and near-mythic family history,Story of Rabbi Menachem Tzvi of England (Rabbi with an Earring #2) https://ascen...
“Nigun (Baal Shem - 3 Pictures From Chassidic Life, No 2)” by Ernest Bloch #nowplaying #radio3
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Now Playing Ernest Bloch, Geneva Lewis & Ryan Corbett Nigun (Baal Shem - 3 Pictures From Chassidic Life, No 2)
It’s not just about introducing English influences- it’s that the Yiddish I’m learning is coming from Yivo, from Chassidic, from East European and Modern American dialects. It’s not one stream of Yiddish…
Really hits home the idea that all Chassidic Rebbeim were neurodivergent. “I’m not procrastinating on [important task], I’m organizing my books!”
… it’s hard for us now to realize just how unlikely it seemed in the 1950s and 1960s that the Israeli (and American) haredi & chassidic communities would survive, let alone thrive and grow, in the next half-century. It’s one of the most incredible stories in my and my parents’ lifetimes.