The upcoming Sukkos edition of the Mishpacha Magazine will be featuring what it calls an “an unprecedented interview” with Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky.
Mishpacha Interview with Rabbi Krinsky
The upcoming Sukkos edition of the Mishpacha Magazine will be featuring what it calls an “an unprecedented interview” with Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky.
Excerpts and teasers from the upcoming article:
On The Rebbe’s family:
“The Rebbe had no children, he had no brothers and sisters, he had no family. The Rebbe was alone. He could have said, ‘Kinderlach, I no longer have strength; fend for yourselves. Go, you can do it by yourselves. I no longer have time.’ But the Rebbe didn’t do that.”
On Moshiach and Mishechisim:
”The proclaiming of the Rebbe as Mashiach is contrary to the Rebbe’s will without question. They’re a very small group, but they can be loud. Like the clatter created by a few coins in an empty can that make a lot of noise. The Rebbe’s words are being distorted.“
On Working with the Rebbe:
”In all my years I served the Rebbe, I never took anything for granted and I never did anything by rote. Every single day, every time you knocked on the Rebbe’s door, was a new adventure, and when you turned the doorknob to go in after he buzzed you in, there was an excitement every single time.“
On the Mazkirus:
”Sensing that perhaps the task may seem daunting to a young, new mazkir, the Rebbe softly said, ‘Type the letter, start from the beginning, follow word by word, line by line, and you will see that at the end it will all will work out.’ I realized that the Rebbe had just offered me not merely technical advice, but fatherly counsel and a lesson for life.“
On The Rebbe’s View:
”I wouldn’t dare try to analyze the Rebbe’s mind and heart — they’re too vast. But I would venture to say that in the Rebbe’s humanity every single individual, young and old, was a complete world.“
On Mumbai:
”We received the news that all was over on Friday late morning. With the world watching, with our shluchim around the world devastated, I knew we needed to make a statement. The press had by that time converged on our offices … I sat down and tried to put together the few words that you ultimately heard.”
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A true chasid
Finally rabbi krinsky is getting the recognition he well deserves. Shame on lubavicher publications that it is not being done through them!
yitzi
every single copy should be bought out by a lubavitcher to keep the respect of our bretheren Meshichistim (as refered to) who will evidently be decried and have been judgemental against and misrepresented in this article. I would just like to add “The achdus of chasidim will bring Moshiach” -Rebbe Maharash. Ad Mosai! Moshiach now!
Yocheved
I bought the magazine and read the story.
It is unbeleivable that a misnagdish publication published such a powerful article about the Rebbe, calling the Rebbe the manhig yisroel etc.
Kol hakavod to Rabbi Krinsky for continuing to represent the Rebbe to the world in such a malchusdikeh way.
ella
kudos to you yocheved. you said it for us all-the quiet majority-who usually don’t say anything because we expect that yoisher will prevail. unfortunately as we see in our community it does not always happen that way! thank you rabbi krinsky for the huge kiddush lubavitch.
Mattisyahu
i read the aricle and it is not only a kiddush lubavitch, but also a big kiddush Hashem.
Kudos Rabbi Krinsky and Mishpacha!!!
grateful mom
what are you waiting for? get out there today and buy the magazine-this is a must read. make sure that your kids read the article too. finally something concrete for them to take pride in rather then just ‘we’re so great because we are great’. thank you rabbi krinsky
teresa
i agree with grateful mom. it is a must read. it shows that the human side of the rebbe was indded sipiritual.
dov dov
i always will remember mishpacha for being the friend of all sectors of klal yisrael.