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Thee 770 Lawsuit Circus Continues With Dueling Letters, Gabboim Forced To Apologize

by CrownHeights.info

The circus that is the ongoing lawsuit between Agudas Chasidei Chabad and The Gabboim of 770 continued over the last days of sukkos with a series of dueling letters and an apology from the Gabboim.

The chain of incidents, which would be comedic if it wasn’t so sad to see, began with a Request For a Warrant of Eviction filed by the lawyers of Agudas Chasidei Chabad following a win in court earlier this year. The paperwork was officially filed by the court clerk on October 25th, the day of Simchas Torah. The Gabboim were less than pleased.

In a letter dated October 31st, the lawyer for the Gabboim wrote to the court lambasting Agudas Chasidei Chabad for filing the warrant, claiming that the previous win in court had been stayed pending yet another appeal. The letter also slams Aguch for filing on Yom Tov, a sacred day they claim made even more special as it marks a year from Hamas’s attack on the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

Read the Letter Below:

The letter was quickly followed by a press release, written on behalf of the Gabboim and published on a Chabad website, calling out Aguch for their actions.

But there was a “small” snag in their claim which came back to egg them in the face. Aguch’s paperwork had actually been submitted by Aguch’s lawyer days before, and was actually dated October 22nd, the day BEFORE Yom Tov and before the stay pending appeal had been filed. The clerk had just taken some days to file Aguch’s letter officially.

The Gabboim were forced to apologize in another letter the same day.

Read the Apology Letter Below:

Following the motto to never let an opportunity go to waste, the lawyer for Aguch penned a response letter, turning the Gabboim’s claim back on them. It was the Gabboim who had actually filed legal paperwork on Yom Tov, and for attempting to tie their personal fights to Simchas Torah and the attack on Israel, the lawyer called the action “shameful”.

According to the lawyer for Aguch, the Gabboim’s “Order to Show Cause” had actually been served to Aguch’s lawyer on October 24th, which was Shmini Atzeres. In fact, according to the letter, the Gabboim’s lawyer was aware of this and had even excused the action by claiming that “[u]nfortunately, it was not processed / signed as quickly as anticipated and (as you can see) we were then required to serve it by yesterday.”

Read Aguch’s Response Letter Below:

The dueling letters change nothing in the ongoing mess that has paralyzed 770. Instead, it has only added an extra layer of disgust surrounding the fight, or perhaps a laugh for those inclined.

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19 Comments

    • Mushkie

      Communist suppress the media for reporting what us happening. In the Land of the Free, we, the people have a right to know and the media has a duty to report. You, on the other hand, belong in North Korea! You will love it. The media doesn’t tell you anything besides the weather and what the Communist want to to think!

  • Levy

    It’s a stupid fight ,that doesn’t help anyone, both sides are messed up and are waisting thoundsands of thousands of dollars for stupidity,how sad! Imagine how much good good could of been done with this money! And all this for a courtcase that never ends and 2 Loubavitch organizations fighting each other! עד מתי

  • Double flag

    Look I wear a flag on my lapel and hat and
    I recently also got a white shirt with a patch
    Of yechi on it. And with that authority
    I condemn that it will be even possible
    For me not to control what happens in 770.

    • Yanky

      If you said Yechi a few more times a day, you would clearly see that you controlled everything around you. Say Yechi at least 40 times each morning and evening for 40 days straight and your life will change. Send this message to 40 friends and contacts and tell them to send it to their 40 friends.

  • Kop DR

    A waste of hagdish$ money
    On both sides
    Shame on both of you all
    Families in crown heights don’t have
    Food on there table
    They don’t have money. For tuition
    Being evicted from there home

    • Kop Doktar (the real)

      An organization has a mandate. Fixing other problems is not within the mandate. For example, a hospital heals people. A food bank or soup kitchen gives out food You are like a person complaining why the Soup Kitchen is giving out food when people need medicine. Instead of spending money to give out a bowl of soup, give out antibiotics! That is silly talk.

  • Chilul Hashem

    What a chilul Hashem and Chilul Lubavitch this whole case. Trying to throw people out of the Rebbes Shul
    This is a waste of Yiddishe Gelt and turning people away from Lubavitch
    Both sides should sit in front of Rabbonim and sort it out
    This money could of been used to make the Shul bigger which is much needed
    Is there not enough Tzoros that we still have to fight. Chilul Hashem

  • Anonymous

    I find it funny that there’s two lawyers that don’t have to worry about their job or getting cases. Just an ongoing stable income. Lol

  • Anonymous for obvious reasons

    Everyone knows the building belongs to Aguch for Pete’s sake, it’s right on the building… Bais agudas…

    Gabboim and their backers should have to pay all legal fees!

    • Aguch

      Aguch = Agudas Chasiday Chabad. = it belongs to every Chabad Chosid not to individuals
      That’s why its painted on 770 to show it does not belong to any private individuals
      It may be managed by individuals but it belongs to all of us

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