Plenty of Rubashkin Supporters Show Up as Trial Begins
SIOUX FALLS, SD — Sholom Rubashkin’s supporters flooded a federal courthouse today to pray for a man they described as generous and warm-hearted.
Scores of Chabad-Lubavitch Jews crowded into the Sioux Falls courthouse with psalm books and whispered prayers for the ousted top executive at Agriprocessors, Inc., in Postville.
“Everyone who knows him, knows him as a great man,” said Eliezer Pinson, 21, who took 24-hour bus ride from Brooklyn to show his support. “People look up to him. He always made time for everyone.”
Today marks the first day of a federal fraud trial expected to last four to six weeks. Rubashkin faces 91 charges – bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud and others – in the first of two trials.
The second trial on 72 immigration-related charges will start one week after the first trial ends. Rubashkin has pleaded not guilty.
Agriprocessors was the site of a May 2008 immigration raid that gutted the workforce and pushed the kosher meat plant into bankruptcy. Prosecutors also alleged that Rubashkin cheated the plant’s lender with false financial papers, so he could obtain advances on a $35 million loan.
More than 40 young men, most in their 20s, huddled around a big-screen television in a spillover room to watch. Some recited psalms in Hebrew. A black fedora, filled with crinkled dollar bills, passed from hand to hand.
Pinson, who studied in Postville for two years, said Rubashkin paid all of his expenses to attend the Yeshiva of Northeast Iowa, a Jewish high school in Postville. Rubashkin’s nephew, Yossi Rubashkin of Brooklyn, sat in quiet prayer for the man “whose door was always open.”
Four young men behind him slept with their heads on a table, exhausted from the overnight journey and the eight-day Simchas Torah holiday of dancing and celebration.
“I’m extremely optimistic about the trial,” Yossi Rubashkin said. “That might not make sense to you. It’s just faith. Faith in God.”
Sholom Rubashkin sat quietly with his lawyers, his wife Leah and 10 children behind him. His oldest daughter, Roza, walked the halls cradling an infant.
Shortly before 11 a.m., Leah Rubashkin wandered into the downstairs room filled with supporters. She smiled, waved, and said, “I wanted to see how everyone was doing.”
Day one began with prosecutors and defense lawyers weeding through a pool of 60 potential jurors. The trial, expected to last four to six weeks, was moved from Cedar Rapids to Sioux Falls because of pre-trial publicity. Opening arguments in the case could begin this afternoon.
Assistant U.S. Attorney C.J. Williams named about 80 witnesses that prosecutors might call for their case.
Included on the list was Elizabeth Billmeyer, who worked as the plant’s human resources director; Toby Bensassion, a former comptroller; and two mid-level managers, Juan Carlos Guerrero Espinoza and Martin De La Rosa. All pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the build-up to the trial.
Defense lawyer Guy Cook said his team might call Joe Sarachek, the plant’s bankruptcy trustee; Ron Wahls, Postville schools guidance counselor; and former Agriprocessors spokesman Chaim Abraham.
Lawyers had whittled the jury pool to about 50 as of noon. Jury selection will continue this afternoon.
hes a good man
may g-d help him
Michush
where are these people staying?
info, please!
What kapital Tehillim is the best to say for Pidyan Shevuim?
Yosef
All those who went to support Sholom Mordechai are absolute Tzadikim. I had hoped to be able to make it (I already drove once to Postville to show support) but the 48 hours of Simchas Torah took my last ounce of strength and they couldn’t wake me in time for the bus. Sholom Mordechai deserves our love and full support.
besoros tovos
ppl are praying for him from all around the globe.. Hashem will help! didan notzach!
:)
thank you to all those who took the time to go!
You are so special and lucky to be there to witness the big miracles that will take place ! iyh very soon
Wikipedia
So all the Chasidim who didnt make it to SIOUX FALLS, SD
can go tomorrow to BROOKLYN SUPREME for the start of the trial of the lubavitcher bochurim and anash .
on the Blood libel that was made by a Reshoim from the gutters of crown heights .
may god help and this reshoim have the end thy deserve .
and DIDAN NOTSACH
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Blood libels are false and sensationalized allegations
………..
Some of the best documented cases of blood libel focus upon accusations against Jews
THE NAME corect me if im wrong
SHALOM MORDECHAI HALEVI BEN RIVKAH
shluchas daughter
what kapital for pidyon savuim?
Eight Days of Simchas Torah
The article speaks of eight days of Simchas Torah. Great chiddush. Wish I had thought of it first.
Hmmmm
Id’e love eight days of simchas torah (cant afford that much mashke though)
der kohein der tatte
…he is a levi, thereby (according to most opinions) exempt from delivering matnos kehuna to kohanim.
tefilah
please list thehebrew names and their mothers so we can say tehillim for the trial tomorrow may they have a complete victory
antimesira
its funny and sad.
one person by the name of Paul Huebner claims to have donated money towards the Rubashkin Trail (Pidyin Shvuyim) etc… [which is hard to believe…]
Yet, this same Paul Huebner is responsible of a viscous mesira and blood liable on 7 residents (Fathers, Husbands, working people etc…) of our very community, here in Crown Heights.
Ladies and gentlemen, sadly you truly don’t need to go all the way to SIOUX FALLS, SD to stick up and show support for another Jew, you have it right here at home. (If you have Koyach to do both, by all means).
Let’s stop the Mesira (by other Jews on Jews), here at home!
Hashem!
may Hashem grant a swift didan notzach and our suffering. maybe we can institute a half or full day fast ?
pidyon shvuyim
May Hashem Grant him a quick pidyon shevuyim!
I wiish I could be there!
Tax Money
Where does the government get all the 100s Millions of Dollars for that Massive air raid and the hundreds of trials and all the lawyers and all the prison time for the 100+ workers and all the federal prosicuters and courts???
Just because someone employed some illigal immigrents!!
shalom mordechai halevi ben rivka
i know he is 49 years old, therefore maybe kapitel nun (50) would be appropiate, together of course with chof
but for sure any ANY prayer helps
but can someone PLEASE PLEASE tell me whats the verdict from this trial?
ANTI HUEBNER
This is not funny at all.
in our shchuna there is an individual name PAUL aka LEVI HUEBNER . that orchastrated a blood libel against JEWS in Crown Heights with help of some deranged individuals who call themself ” shmira=mesira cop “ and yet a bus is going to South Dakota ? where is the bus to Brooklyn Supreme ?
where is the support of our own ?
how is everyone quiet about it ?
Paul Huebner should be Shonde in any Jewish Community.
but as i see it now The entire Crown Heights community
is Shonde by doing nothing about it.
and the new VAAD should be Shonde for supporting an Evil individual as this PAUL ym”s .
Vyaakov Holach LEDARCHO
the way of yaakov will PREVAIL .
verech reshoim toivaid.
DIDAN NOTSACH DIDANT NOTSACH DIDAN NOTSACH
T.T. v Yeshiva
To the guy who suggested a fast day:
You want us to stop eating every time a Rabbi in the community is put on trial for fraud? If we did that in Sydney everyone would starve to death.
Overweight Shvartzeh
Oh, and for the genius who copy-pasted the Wikipedia definition of “blood libel” and included the following:
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Every one of those 347 superfluous words testify to the depths of your retardedness.
Please kick this man off the internet. He might hurt himself.