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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
What became of the Lubavitchers after Menachem Schneerson's passing? Wasn't he supposed to be some sort of messenger of God who'd bring the Messiah, or at least had the Messiah's digits in his Palm Pilot? So I guess the Lubavitchers are kind of the like the Deadheads after Jerry died, i.e., they've probably rationalized some sort of explanation for the Big Man's passing and now follow some half-assed version of the their former creed.
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Well, they would never know for sure until after he died. (Rabbi Schneerson, that is.) I can't say I'm up on the latest talk in Lubavitch circles, but there was talk amongst the "Modern Orthodox" back in the day that the Lubavitch would form a new "sect" of Judaism, sort of like the early Christians who believed Jesus was the Messiah -- but replace Jesus with the Rebbe to complete the analogy. So far, hasn't really happened. I don't know what the party line is though, to answer your question.
