lulav crisis is not going away

Arutz7

The lulav crisis in Israel is still not going away, despite the entry of 70,000 lulavim from Gaza today. The U.S. has additional lulav problems of its own.

The Israeli market demands some 500,000 kosher lulavim a year for the Sukkot holiday, and the vast majority of this number are imported from Egypt. This year, however, one importer – Avi Balali of Segulah, north of Kiryat Gat – has managed to convince Egypt to drastically reduce the amount of lulavim it exports, and to allow him exclusive rights on that limited amount.

A report in the Hebrew weekly Yated Ne’eman alleges that Balali, a non-observant Jew, bribed Egyptian officials to this end.

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Jews vandalize anti-Israel Orthodox shul

Ynetnews

The London synagogue belongs to Neturei Karta, ultra-Orthodox sect opposed to state of Israel as national homeland for Jews.

An Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Stamford Hill in London has been attacked and vandalized – not by anti-Semitic thugs, but by fellow Jews who regard its leaders’ outspoken condemnation of Israel as a betrayal.

Rising tensions over the forced evictions by Israeli troops last month of Jewish settlers from Gaza and parts of the West Bank as part of the Middle East peace process has sparked a backlash among Stamford Hill’s Orthodox Jewish community.

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Update: Problem resolved.

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Pictures weren’t being displayed, since I use FireFox I didn’t notice this until someone told me. I am working on getting this problem fixed, so please be patient while we correct this problem.

Dollars at 770!

Photo: COL

Yesterday [Sunday] a group of messianic’s wanted to practice their ritual of the staged “Rebbe dollars” in front of the Rebbe’s room, but didn’t succeed. The whole place went violent in seconds, a few older people from 770 tried peacefully to end it before it started, but they were just shoved out of 770 by a group of 30, and they went on to trying to give out the dollars.

But then our hero’s “Shmira” came to the rescue. Shmira is known for their violent and aggressive approach to everything. Came in and tried to “break up” the confrontation, but immediately became the victims of a beating on behalf of this group, when shmira completely lost control they started spraying teargas in a vain attempt to regain control.

Drivers Please Continue To Be Careful

Once again we are having officers posted around Crown Heights that are pulling people over and ticketing them for whatever they can. Currently there are 2 cops are sitting in front of 770 (the same ones that appeared to be ‘selecting’ their ‘scores’).

A crowed gathered outside 770 and is voicing their objection to this ‘profiling’. Still just wear your seat belt and don’t talk on your cell phone when driving, and just avoid all this.

When young Jews major in anti-Semitism

Los Angeles Times

AMERICAN JEWRY is experiencing a cognitive dissonance the likes of which it has never known.

To illustrate, consider my recent lecture in Virginia Beach, Va.: “Anti-Semitism at the Universities: What Can We Do About It?”

It is very significant that a mainstream (i.e., largely secular and liberal) Jewish organization (the Jewish Community Center) would fly a speaker from across the country to speak on anti-Semitism at universities.

To understand how significant, one must appreciate how much Jews revere the university.

Perv. Seems to have left us

After a violent clash with 2 different groups in one night it seems that this weirdo we’ve had around our neighborhood left.

On Thursday night he was spotted attempting to chat up 2 girls on Union St. and Kingston Ave. when someone walked up to him to ask him what he was doing, he got very loud and aggressive and in return he was treated to a beating. As if that wasn’t enough, a half hour later he parked next to 770 on Kingston Ave. and he spotted someone he had a confrontation with in 770 and went over to him and provoked another fist fight, in which his car lost 2 of its windows. He then filed police reports with descriptions of who attacked him on scene by the police officers, which assured him the matter will be perused.

Now it’s been a few days later and he has yet to be seen, B”H. But if you do see him please call Shomrim @ (718) 774-3333.

Jewish awareness fair by Chabad of Washington Square

Maticyahu Rocking the park.

Chabad of Washington Square, Manhattan held a Jewish Awareness Festival in Washington Square Park. Matisyahu sang at the event and attracted a very big crowd along with the local media, it was a true Kiddush Hashem.

There were a lot of other attractions, for kids there was a Moon Walk Ride and a Shofar Factory which attracted a lot of adults as well, and there was a Tefillin booth which was very busy throughout the fair.

The event served as an invitation for all the people attending to come and spend Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur with Chabad of Washington Square.

Florida Shluchim Visit Governor of Florida

COL

Florida Governor Jeb Bush hosted the shliach of Tallahassee, Rabbi Schneur Oirechman and his younger aids, the temimim Mendy Ormeland and Yoni Katzir who had arrived to assist local Chabad activities for the High Holidays. Ever since the arrival of Rabbi Oirechman to his shlichus post five years ago he made a point of visiting the governor before Jewish holidays providing him explanations and involving him in several holiday ceremonies such as public Chanuka candle lighting.