I Don’t Want to be a Rebbe
Parshablog has the latest on the controversy surrounding the “I Want to be a Rebbe” video. Despite my partial hasidic lineage, hence the name of this blog, I can’t say that I am too interested in the comings and goings of rebbes these days. For some historical discussion of criticism of the material wealth of hasidic rebbes see David Assaf’s “‘Money for Household Expenses’: Economic Aspects of the Hasidic Courts.”