“My job is not to distance anyone, but to draw them closer. If a person needs to be rebuked, let someone else take care of that.”
from a letter of the Rebbe
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. To order Rabbi Freeman’s latest book, Wisdom to Heal the Earth, click here.
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john smith
fprt lauderdale, fl
June 23, 2011
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i would love to know what was written or said that brought him to the point of his comment!
AND you for posting!
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Carmen
June 23, 2011
So that means that... someone´s else job is to be the rebuker.... Reply
Miss Judith L Witten
Brockton, Ma/USA
June 23, 2011
The Ones Rebuked In other words The Rebbe is not that that into the negativity of rebuking...the ostrasizing techniue...the isolation...I have a question that made me stop and think a bit..Isn't it true that if you see someone being rebuked and you decide to turn your back on this person then giving and bringing closer becomes becomes almost sporty in balance? Becuse where is the balance if you are leaving out the ones rebuked? Reply
Stella H Howell
Wokingham, United Kingdom
June 23, 2011
Bringing Closer Great! However, it should be the passion of everyone to draw them closer to spirituality. Reply
turning your back After witnessing a person being rebuked, I don't feel it right to just turn your back on them afterward he/she was rebuked. We are a teachable people, not a destructive people.