Reiterating his promise to keep in better touch with the community, Yossi Hackner wrote a ‘tell-all’ style letter which he titled ‘a cry for help,’ in which he laments the lack of any real change, Rabonim still fighting, and being promised funds and assistance which never came. He concludes with an appeal for the desperately needed money to pay the Rabonim.
One out of every ten Americans is addicted to something, and chances are that every person reading this article knows someone first hand who is struggling with some form of addiction: substance, alcohol, internet, or otherwise.
Merchant and Moisad got together once again in order to help Crown Heights teachers and their families by providing produce, meat and wine at little to no cost ahead of Pesach. A total of 114 teachers from the local Moisdos were able to place orders, saving their families hundred of dollars in expenses.
New court papers filed in the name of the Vaad Hakohol last week indicate that all the work done until now may be at risk of being undone. According to the filers, the papers are simply trying to enter the Psak Din of the Zablo Beis Din within the courts, but others claim that what they really do is reach far beyond the boundaries of the Psak.
CrownHeights.info caught up with Eli Federman to get his comments on the criticism he was receiving that he should not have made the ‘exclusion of women from voting’ issue public. We raised a number of issues to Mr. Federman, all of which were asked by you – the readers – in the comments section of the original article.
In the Hasidic enclave of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, there are many things that women can’t or just don’t do: Be counted as one of the 10 people needed to make up a minyan, or prayer quorum. Walk around in pants. But vote?
In connection with the fire that broke out today in the Oholei Torah Kindergarten East Flatbush division we are presenting you with a selection of Pictures taken of the Shul and its members from sometime in the 1970’s.
A clarification was just issued on the clarification from Motzai Shabbos, highlighting a divide within the Zablo. The recent departure of Rabbi Avrohom Rosenberg left the Zablo pitted against themselves, as is being announced with a new letter from Rabbi Boaz Jurkowitz, and cosigned by Rabbi Yosef Hecht.
Three members of the Zablo Beis Din have ruled that new arguments not previously addressed in the existing Psak may be brought before a new Beis Din.
In yet another twist, a third Beis Din just weighed in on the Rabbanite dispute in Crown Heights at the request of the Vaad Hakohol chairman Zaki Tamir, and his ruling states that a second Beis Din has no right to mix in. This ruling would seemingly clear the way for Rabbi Yosef Braun to take up his position on the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Last night all the members of the Vaad Hakohol received a clarification to the Ikkul issued by the Krauss Beis Din, along with a second Hazmono [summons] to a din torah for Rabbi Yosef Braun. The Ikkul was reinforced and reiterated saying that it applies to the entire community, Rabbi Braun, as well as the entire Vaad and it will remain in effect until a Din Torah will be held.
BREAKING NEWS: In an email sent by Rabbi Avrohom Rosenberg just a short while ago to all the involved parties of the Zablo Din Torah he announced his decision to no longer handle the Crown Heights case.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — After we exclusively broke the bizarre news of a staunch supporter of Braun destroying key evidence, Rabbi Avrohom Roseberg clarified his opinion regarding the status of Rabbi Yosef Braun, while taking a jab at Zaki Tamir for his flagrant disregard of the Ikul.
Zaki Tamir, chairman of the Vaad Hakohol, posted a lengthy post on his personal blog clarifying his personal stance on the matter of the Ikkul issued by the Krauss Beis Din, and declared his confidence in Rabbi Yosef Braun.
In a meeting billed as a welcome ceremony for Rabbi Yosef Braun late Thursday night in the offices of the Vaad Hakohol, a dramatic scene unfolded when R. Braun pulled out his Semicha and one of his close supporters – Menachem Shagalow – took it from his hands and tore it to pieces.
A group of volunteers from a Florida church made their way to New York where they joined up with a local Crown Heights church, and together they are doing outreach work in the neighborhood. Throughout the afternoon Friday the group did arts and crafts with children and played sports with them.
In a new development, Yossi Hackner, one of the members of the Vaad Hakohol, was appointed to a position within the Vaad Hakashrus.
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