Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev, called the statements of his assistant Alexei Pavlov about Hasides (direction of Judaism) and apologized for them, Russian media write.
“In the articles of the Arguments and Facts published in the weekly, the article of the assistant secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation A.A. Pavlov contained erroneous lines about the Lubavich Hasids. I apologize to the readers of the publication and would like to note that this interpretation reflects the personal point of view a . A. Pavlov and in no case is the official position of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, ”Patrushev wrote, assuring that the author of the article“ Conducted the Corresponding Work ”.
In the material, Pavlov said that “the main life principle of the Lubavich Hasids is the superiority of supporters of the sect over all nations and peoples.” After the publication of the article, the leaders of the Jewish community of Russia expressed disagreement with these theses, noting that they perceive them with extreme bewilderment. The main rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar indicated that the Lubavich Hasids are a legitimate school of Judaism and 90% of the rabbis working in the Jewish communities of Russia belong to the Khabada.