Thursday, April 24, 2008

Chabad strikes back

B"H

No one could have invented such a story unless someone really saw it with his own eyes.

Before I start telling the event taking place in Jerusalem's shopping mall Ben Yehudah last night, I have to make it clear that not every Chabadnik is a Meshichist (one who believes that the last Lubavitsher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson) is the Meshiach. The Meshichistim do NOT represent the Chassidut Chabad as a whole !!!


Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson who passed away in June 1994.




The location of the incident was in Ben Yehudah Street No. 5, right in front of the Chabad House.



For a few weeks already, an American singer has been singing almost every night at this exact location. I have to admit that she is very good but on the other hand, an ordinary street singer doesn't bring his bodyguards. It is rather strange that she always has at least two people in order to protect her.

Last night, the Ben Yehudah was packed due to the holiday and the great weather of 37 degrees Celsius. However, no one was too much interested in the singer. I listened to her and maybe some other ten people. Everyone else was busy eating an ice cream.

Suddenly four Chabadnikkim came downstairs and started singing and dancing with two yellow Meshiach flags. The singer was upset and turned her loudspeaker on full volume. That was it. The Chabadnikkim were finished although they got lots of attention. At least a hundred people had gathered by now to watch the show. However, Chabad gave up and rolled the Meshiach flags together.

About half an hour later, I saw a cable being thrown downstairs from the Chabad House balcony. This was it, I thought. The big show could begin.
The Chabadnikkim came back and this time with two huge loudspeakers. After a short soundcheck, the Ben Yehudah was shaking. This time, the singer didn't have the slightest chance and she gave up. If she had a machine gun, she would have killed the Chassidim. Instead she tried to be nice and sang to their songs. She even danced with them in order to upset the Chassidim.

The singer's fans got wild and one started attacking a Chabadnik. Two policemen showed up and singer and fans complained about Chabad. Nothing helped and the Meshiach songs continued. In the meantime, some bystanders had joined the Chabad dance and some children were waving the flags.
The singer, on the other hand, ran around like a mad woman and tried to save her Hollywood career.

Eventually Chabad made an agreement with the police to stop the show after 40 minutes or so. And Chabad kept its word. Right after they packed, the singer started singing again but the approx. 200 bystanders left. The great show was over.
Unfortunately. Let's wait until tonight. Is Chabad striking back again ? Is the Meshiach coming to dance as well ?

Many people filmed the scenes and as soon as something appears on the Internet, I am going to publish it in this blog !!!!

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