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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In a recent issue of Mishpacha which had articles
dealing with the Satmar Rebbe, the author wrote that the Rebbe insisted
on wearing his khassidishe garb on the street in America, even though the
non-Jews (and probably some Jews) would laugh at him. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I would argue that when the Rebbe was fighting a tooth
and nail battle to establish khasidut in America, different rules
applied.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ben</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=520490014-02092009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>I
assume that what you mean is that while the Ramchal's rule applied, a
perceived higher priority rule (survival of chassidut/yiddishkeit)
took priority. The nafka mina might be - what if the Rebbi "knew"
that yiddishkeit would survive and flourish but chassidut would not?
would that be sufficient to overcome the ramchal's
rule?<BR><BR>KT&ST<BR>Joel
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