Congressman Lee Zeldin Visits the Ohel in Honor of Rosh Hashanah

Congressman Lee Zeldin visited the Ohel on Sunday, September 18th in honor of the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

He was joined by Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, and Crown Heights Community Members Max Coen and Yitzchok Rimler, and joined by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

After meeting in a private room, Zeldin put on teffilin and went to pray at the gravesite of the Rebbe. In addition, Zeldin stopped at the grave of Reb Schabse Gordon OBM, a crown heights community activist and philanthropist who’s yartzeit fell out on that day.

Following this a letter was presented written by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, addressed to Zeldins great-grandfather RabbI Efraim Moshe Zeldin, with the previous Rebbe thanking him for his support of the yeshiva system, something that Lee Zeldin said is applicable now more than ever. In fact Zeldin pointed out, he shares the same name with his great grandfather and therefore the letter is something of a stroke of fate.

Max Coen, who co chairs the Crown Heights Republican Committee commented: “It is appropriate now more than ever, that we see how Congressman Zeldin has our back, and we need to show him we have his. Right now our communities are being attacked, and the only person who truly stands with us in New York State is Lee Zeldin. It is the responsibility of the community to go and vote for him.”