Lecture about the "Messianic Site of Chabad"

B"H

Jerusalem's Hebrew University is offering a lecture on Chabad's Messianic ideas. The lecture will be given according to a sociological and psychological point of view by Professor Yoram Bilu.

Location:
The Givat Ram Campus in Jerusalem.
1st floor / Room 130 in the Feldman Building (Institute of Advanced Studies).

Time:
16.30 / 4.30pm today (Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008)

Usually I am anything but accepting an academic approach to religious subjects. Sometimes I do so but only from people who really have a certain kind of knowledge like Yitzchak Alfassi, Rachel Elior, Gedaliah Nigal, David Assaf etc.

Many times it is just horrible what university professors or students write about chassidic groups or haredi society in a whole. I have an university degree myself but writing about haredi society without having ever being part of it is just impossible. Such academics think they know something but have never really experienced this kind of society. For them, everything is theory but doesn't have much to do with reality and the daily haredi life.

However, I am curious and going to participate in the lecture. Hopefully something interesting is coming out and not only stereotype opinions. And I wish that some Chabadnikim would be there as well !!!