Weekly Living Torah Video: Rebbe’s Approach to Outreach

There is a school of thought that in order to bring close “alienated” Jews we must go to them with an abridged and reformed version of Torah. But others have tried this approach before them.

Although we’ve already seen where the compromises lead – that they not only do not bring close those who are far from their heritage, but they actually drive away those who are close – the evil inclination is again raising a tumult that this is the way to save Jewish youth. So they try new experiments, on living Jewish souls and living Jewish bodies!

The problem stems from the philosophy that the Jewish people are like all other nations – they must emulate gentile values and lifestyles, instead of themselves being a light unto these nations.

12 Tammuz, 5737 – June 28, 1977

One Comment

  • yup.

    All 613! That includes Tznius, no goyish clothes, music and videos. No compromise on Shabbos and Kashrus, No birth control just so you can enjoy luxuries.
    G-d gave us the Torah. Let’s not throw it away.