A crown that was stolen from a synagogue has finally been returned to its rightful place.
Stolen Crown Returned to Chabad House
A crown that was stolen from a synagogue has finally been returned to its rightful place.
The crown belongs to one of the Torahs at the Chabad By the Ocean in Hollywood.
A Holocaust survivor gave the gold crown to the synagogue, but Rabbi Dovid Kudan realized it had disappeared over a month ago. “We have the place for the two Torahs, and this is the place for the crown,” said Rabbi Kudan, “and the crown was missing.”
Police say the thief who stole the crown sold it to a North Miami gold buyer. When store owner Michael Kaplan returned, he knew something was not right. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that not too many people are running around with Torahs,” he said.
A few days later, authorities said, the suspect tried to sell another crown, but the store recognized him and contacted police.
The suspect was arrested, and the store sprang into action to find the crown’s rightful owner.
It didn’t take long. On Tuesday, Rabbi Kudan was reunited with the missing crown. He said, “I really didn’t think we were going to get it back. I thought someone was going to take it and melt it down for its value.”
According to Rabbi Kudan, he and other members of the synagogue were prepared to go door-to-door to search for the gold crown. However, he is grateful for the kindness of strangers like Kaplan. “It gives you hope,” he said, “and it teaches you to trust in God.”
ahhhhhhhhhh jew...sorry, i sneezed
not many shliach with the strong neshama as r’ dovid kudan has…a great man
ploinee ben ploinee
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Shlome Seldowitz
I was happy to see my old friend and havrusa, Rabbi Dovid Kudan.
yossi
who would think that a regular lubavitcher would do such a thing!!
C Backman
As an occasional visitor to Hallandale, I have had the privilege to daven in R. Kudan’s shul.
He is a wonderful, friendly and very personable guy.
He makes everyone feel comfortable in shul.
Glad you got the missing crown back!
Keep up the great work.
To a great Rabbi!
Rabbi Kudan, I love davening in your shul. It has such a good energy. You always make sure to speak to everyone. Your family is amazing as well.
I look forward to seeing the silver crown back with the Torah scrolls
yitzhak
rabbi kudan is a special Chasid
moishe poupik
r’ dovid bryn is gone; yet we have a great rabbi kudan………both rav so awesome