Tomorrow Morning: Rare Opportunity for Pidyon Shevuyim

Dear Anash,

The Rubashkin family is well-known in our community for their Ahavas Yisroel and Tzedakah. Lamentably, charges against them have been complicated by the slander of a few former associates looking for revenge.

Tomorrow morning—Monday, November 3—a Pennsylvania judge will sentence R’ Moshe Rubashkin and his son.

It is not for us to act as judge and jury of our fellow Jews. What we can and must do is stand together in support of truth. In particular, it is our responsibility to show a secular judge, a skeptical legal system and a “gotcha” media that our community does not abandon its own.

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Kosher Refreshment for the Marathon

The New York Times

Rabbi Zev Wineberg will be offering kosher sports drinks to runners during Sunday’s marathon.

NEW YORK, NY — When watching the New York City Marathon this Sunday, consider the plight of the kosher marathoner, who because of Jewish dietary laws may not replenish himself with sports drinks that lack kosher certification.

Fire Displaces Family of Eight and Others

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A fire tore through a number of apartments on Shabbos afternoon. The incident took place inside of 617 Crown Street, which is between Troy and Albany, an apartment building with 46 residential units occupied by both Jewish and non-Jewish residents.