To Tremble
American radio host Michael Savage went to a Shabbos dinner and was wowed by a group of 16-17 year old Chabad girls.
Savage’s reaction to these girls is very much the same reaction I have felt when I have been invited into various Chassidic homes. It is a different world, often a strange one to outsiders filled with all manner of little peculiarities for the uninitiated.
You can argue to the end of time about Chabad or the chassidic movement in general, but its very hard to deny after spending any significant time around them that their lives lack meaning or direction. Those in the Chassidic world can suffer from some of the same ills which plagues or often characterizes modern life but there is something else there that is hard to define and must be experienced to be fully understood.
Perhaps, it is the sense of a home or community which acts as a light and a refuge against the increasing malevolent world. I freely admit the life of a Chassid is not for me, I am the original rebellious daughter, but it doesn’t mean I cannot look in from time to time from my exile and not say I miss a little of the light which the observant world has created.
Ushpizin is a movie following the life of a Breslov couple during Sukkot and gives you a tiny peek into the world view of those who tremble with awe before G-d.
h/t Life in Israel
