▁much ▁of ▁the ▁H ared i ▁world , ▁Student ▁never theless ▁oppos es ▁many ▁tr ends ▁within ▁Modern ▁Orth odox y , ▁especially ▁regarding ▁women ' s ▁issues ▁( e . g . ▁women ' s ▁prayer ▁groups ), ▁taking ▁a ▁particularly ▁strong ▁st ance ▁against ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁Ed ah ▁organization ; ▁and ▁other ▁groups . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁personal ▁life , ▁Student ▁remains ▁involved ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁H ared i ▁and ▁Modern ▁Orth odox ▁world s ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁According ▁to ▁Student , ▁" I ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁moder ate ▁H ared i ▁neighborhood , ▁attend ▁H ared i ▁syn agog ues , ▁send ▁my ▁children ▁to ▁moder ate ▁H ared i ▁schools ▁but ▁still ▁maintain ▁professional ▁and ▁friendly ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Modern ▁Orth odox ▁world ." ▁ ▁Crit ique ▁of ▁Lub av itch ▁mess ian ism ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁on ▁Ch abad ▁mess ian ism ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁claim ▁by ▁some ▁Ch abad ▁Has id im ▁that ▁the ▁last ▁Lub av itch er ▁Reb be , ▁Men ach em ▁M end el ▁Schne erson , ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁long - await ed ▁Jewish ▁Mess iah ▁( i . e . ▁the ▁Mos h ia ch ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁both ▁criticism ▁and ▁pra ise ▁for ▁his ▁self - pub lished ▁book ▁Can ▁The ▁Reb be ▁Be ▁Mos h ia ch ? ▁described ▁as ▁" Proof s ▁from ▁Gem ara , ▁Mid r ash , ▁and ▁R amb am ▁that ▁the ▁Lub av itch er