
In Response to “שקט מוחלט!”
Dibs article misses the point. Shluchim are running schools, teaching Torah, helping every Jew, raising large families, and paying the bills — that is the Rebbe’s response to tragedy, not long Hebrew essays about ‘silence.'
Everyone feels the pain. The murder of the shluchim in Bondi Beach was horrific. Anyone with a heart should be shaken. That part is real and valid.
Let’s be honest. Aafter that, your argument falls apart.
It is strange that this was written in Hebrew on an American bochurim site. There is a reason this website is in English. Expecting them to respond the way you want just because it is in Hebrew shows a disconnect.
Going on, your claim is simple. Because people are not constantly shouting, posting, or showing outrage, Chabad is “silent” and that is a problem. Problem is that this is not how the Rebbe would want us to respond.
Our Rebbe never measured reaction by noise. He measured it by action, by bitul, by strengthening Torah, Chassidus, and shlichus. As seen from after tragedies, he pushed chassidim to grow, do more mivtzo’im, and strengthen achdus. Not dramatic posts or endless shouting. That is real response.
Let’s get real about what shluchim do every day. Running schools, youth programs, community outreach, farbrengens, counseling, helping every Jew in the region, organizing mivtzo’im and so much nore. On top of that, raising large Chassidisher families, paying the bills, staying mekushar to the Rebbe, and keeping up with personal learning. That is already heroic. That is the response the Rebbe wants after Bondi Beach. Not emotional poststings . . .
Do you see the gap in your article? You talk about tragedy, antisemitism, and “unprecedented response,” but you never say what exactly we are supposed to do. More posts? More speeches? More complaints? You offer no concrete shlichus. All you're doing is venting (k that's what this site is for but still).
Supporting shluchim is the real response. Learn Chassidus. Organize a farbrengen. Help families on the front lines. That brings light. That honors the neshamos. That is what the Rebbe wants. Not blaming people for “silence.”
The point is simple. We are not moving on as if nothing happened. We move forward. We keep the neshamos in mind. We increase Torah, Chassidus, mivtzo’im, and achdus.
Every step of shlichus counts. This is the true response to tragedy. This is real shlichus. This is how Chabad stays strong.
If you really care, do something real. Take action. Support shluchim. Build. Teach. Organize. That is what brings light, not writing long Hebrew essays and criticizing people from afar.
Nowhere in the Rebbe’s teachings do essays count as shlichus. Have your (wrong) opinion, fine, but start with yourself and go learn with a bochur instead of writing/publishing these stuff.
