(L-R:) Moshe Rubashkin, R. Osdoba, R. Schwei

R. Schwei recently wrote two letters to the community. One letter accuses the Rosh HaKohol Moshe Rubashkin has been running the Vaad HaKohol in an 'unacceptable manner'. The other letter, states that R. Segal was illegitimately appointed. The letters also lays blame on R. Osdoba of being a 'Nogeah Badavar' and stated that R. Osdoba himself, has been called to a Din Torah.

In response, Rubashkin published a 67 page booklet, filled with letters on a number of issues, ranging from Rabonim Elections [which makes up the brunt of it] to the Purim Seudah.

Regarding R. Schwei's statement, Rubashkin remarked, that “anyone would ask himself, wait R. Schwei is accusing R. Osdoba of being a Nogeah Badavar? He himself has his own issues between himself and R. Osdoba! What would that make R. Schwei?”

In the extended article are both the letters and the booklet.

War of Words Erupts With a Barrage of Open-Letters

(L-R:) Moshe Rubashkin, R. Osdoba, R. Schwei

R. Schwei recently wrote two letters to the community. One letter accuses the Rosh HaKohol Moshe Rubashkin has been running the Vaad HaKohol in an ‘unacceptable manner’. The other letter, states that R. Segal was illegitimately appointed. The letters also lays blame on R. Osdoba of being a ‘Nogeah Badavar’ and stated that R. Osdoba himself, has been called to a Din Torah.

In response, Rubashkin published a 67 page booklet, filled with letters on a number of issues, ranging from Rabonim Elections [which makes up the brunt of it] to the Purim Seudah.

Regarding R. Schwei’s statement, Rubashkin remarked, that “anyone would ask himself, wait R. Schwei is accusing R. Osdoba of being a Nogeah Badavar? He himself has his own issues between himself and R. Osdoba! What would that make R. Schwei?”

In the extended article are both the letters and the booklet.


Moshe Rubashkins Booklet, Click Here.

121 Comments

  • Yisroel

    Let’s all get 2 things perfectly clear:

    1. Rabbi Schvei cannot simply appoint additional Rabbis to serve on a beis din. Rabbis Mangel and Bogomilisky are being used. They have no stature.

    2. This is all part of a plan to return Chanina Sperlin to be the Chair of the CHJCC. Or perhaps his mentor Leebush Nash.

  • Reb Dov

    I think a lot of our children will be turned off Yideshkeit from the constant fighting.

  • Chanina S.

    According to the Rov of the Kehilla, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, who was appointed by the Rebbe to the Beis Din, Rabbi Schvei can only serve if Rabbi Segal serves. That was the condition of Rabbi Schvei’s election. Does Rabbi Schvei think he is th Rebbe or what? When the going gets weird, the weird get going.

  • duh

    R.schwei is speaking about L’fnin M’shuraas Ha’Din, above and beyond the letter of the law, so why does he not he himself act in such a matter, and keep himself busy with answering sha’alos, giving aitzes, being mis’asek in sholom bayis, chinuch etc ete, etc.

    and leave all his personal/or klalisdike inyonim aside, since that is a major force for ruining our childrens chinuch, the rebbe’s community and the sholom of our chassidim!!

  • CH JEW

    Funny how Schwei got elected running against himself now he refuses to let elections continue. He knows he has no candadates who will run on his side and most of the Kehilah is TIred of Him coming in and starting fights.

    I wish his Brother Reb Isaac Zal was alive to knock some sence into him

  • BE A FATHER

    To all the Chinuch worriers,
    Chinuch begins at home. Not in school and certainly not in crown heights politics. If you work hard at home with your kids, not much can stand in the way. Be an example for your child…..DON’T GET INVOLVED IN NONSENSE!

  • Concerned idiot

    BS’D
    Why are you publishing these papers of Machlochis? What does the community, your readers, gain from it? When every member of the community would stand up and throw all of these letters, proofs, and garbage away, the message would be clear–WE are not interested in this as a community. Period. How long will this be a stumbling block for us?

  • ch

    are know that people that work in the community council have left their jobs due to (reb moshe)

  • Shlomo

    Let us set the record straight.

    Before Rabbi Shwei became Rabbi, Rabbi Osdoba only answered questions at 10:30 at night. Then only through a filter of an answering machine.

    As a result there was basically no one answering questions. For Taharas hamispacha this was a disaster. The frum people went out of the shechuna. The others paskened for themselves.

    Rabbi Shwei started to answer for many hours during the day. As a result Rabbi Osdoba was forced to add a little time during the day.

    Rabbi Osdoba does not help with sholem bayis. Rabbi Shwei does.

    Rabbi Osdoba rarely helps a poor person. It is almost impossible to get a letter from him (most respectable Rabbis in the world do give) a letter requesting help for a poor person.

    Rabbi Shwei goes out of his way to help people, issuing letters and calling people to help others.

    Everyone knows that Rabbi Shwei is always friendly and available. Can we say that about Rabbi Osdoba?

    Why don’t we look at the facts?

  • Mother in CH

    I’m supposed to look up to these Rabbi’s??

    As a woman living in Crown heights, how am I supposed to respect this?

    It’s outrageous!

  • crown heightser

    i think Rabbi Schwei is a nice guy as well as a talmid chacum, but it is fair to say that he was a "mekach tous" we should have bylaws that sate that if Machlokes erups a reforendum is made and the community will speak as see if this is what they really wanted, and if not, he should get kicked off the bench.

    Enough with the Machlokes. Ad Mosai.

  • Berl

    Simple questions to Rabbi Osdaba:

    Your "Shulcan Aruch" and "Halacha" keep on changing…!

    1) You pasken now that Rabbi Segal and the Vaad Hakoal do not have to appear at a Din Torah – even if it’s with a "Zabla" But why when Rabbi Krinsky and Shemtov were called to a Din Torah to a "Zabla" you "paskened" then that when summened to a "Zabla" one must alway come withot fail…!

    2) You "pasken" now that the plaintiffs in this case are regular laymen with no official capacity – so they have no right to summon anyone – who are you. But when regular laymen with no capacity "summoned" Rabbis Krinsky and Shemtov – you had no problem with that…!

    Are there 2 Torahs….???!!! Hipacrocy??

  • OK

    R’L

    Does R’ Schwei really belive that by taking these actions he’s bettering the schuna? does he think that his actions hasten the geula? R’L!!! Look around you R’ Schwei!
    Look at the matzav of 770!
    Look at the Matzav of our precious schuna !!
    Look at our worn out kinderlach!!!
    R’ moshe Rubashkin tries to acomplish change and B"H has acomplished alot
    therefor your tring to cut him down?
    And how dare anyone speak a single negative word against our esteemed Ma"D
    Harov Osdabo whose temimus and outmost intergrity had prevailed since his intial election where upon he recieved, openly, the Rebbe’s brocho.
    Where as R’ Schwei’s very (one-sided)election was instigated and mared by pure machlokes and sinas chinam r’l!!
    The bachurim who’s actions bring so much contention and strife to 770 and our holy schuna, recieved the ok for much of their conduct from R’ Schwei!!
    R’ Schwei’s personle secretary Shmule krause is himself one of the biggest ba’al machlokes who instigates most of the feuding (along with Y.H etc) Should be fired and make tshuva for all the anguish that his sinas chinam brought about and all the people were misrachek r’l as a direct result
    of his horrible conduct!!!!

    OK

  • Relax it is better for you!!!!

    Wow it blows my mind that this stuff happens. Why can’t people jus get along. Let the arguments begin.

    I predict over 65 comments of people fighting back and forth, and in the end it will not change a thing, except their bloodpressure and frustration level.

  • Dsgusted

    It is very sad to see how R’ Schwei is behaving(but not suprising)

    Rabbi Segal Shlita was appointed before the "election" of Rabbi Schwei to assist in the beis Din. Now when R’ Schwei sees he might be outnumbered his hentch men Herzog, Sandhause, Shagalow, Wilshanksy and Krauss have decided that R’ Scvhwei should call the members and rabbi Osdoba to a din Torah,without any basis.

  • a girl

    why does any of this trash consern any of us? why does this have to be in the media? just to ster up some action?
    as far as im concerned this is all lashon harah and i dont think this is what we should be kochingsich in why dont you all just go back to learning????!!!!!

  • Shmuel Berkowitz

    Lets not put the blame on Rabbi Schwei. I think that if he was included in all the behind the scenes and not kept in the dark with regards to the mikvaos and hechsherim all this would of been avoided.

    Its a shame that Zalman Osdoba has so much time on his hands to continously post negative comments about Rabbi Schwei.

    Crown heights would be much better off were it not for the Brook/Osdoba hate filled postings on this webpage.

    Its beautifull to see how they write that the Rebbe appointed Rabbi Osdoba. The Rebbe told US to elect Rabonim. The Rebbe didn’t appoint any Rov and Rabbi Schwei was appointed the same way with the same system that the Rebbe taught us to use for the election of Rabonim.

    Just for the record: Rabbi Schwei received more votes than Rabbi Osdoba.

  • ummmmmmmm......

    Reb Dov….you are 100% correct! The children, especially the teenagers see the hypocracy and want nothing to do with "these people".

  • ENOUGH

    WE ALL SAW THIS IN SHUL

    ITS NOT NEWS WHY DO WE NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN? DOES THE WHOLE WORLD HAVE TO KNOW ALL THE GRABAGE THATS IN CH??????????

  • Zalman Minkowitz

    Gentlemen,
    With all due respect!
    Whether you Like a particular Rov, or you don’t, you must realise that you can’t say disrespectful things about them!
    You are talking about a Rov!
    Be careful! speech are very powerful!
    you also must realise, what you are saying here is Barabim.
    Think About It.

  • Curious

    Last time they had problems getting candidates for the Beis Din. Which candidates do they have now?

  • To Shlomo

    Finally some one is putting the facts on the table.

    Rabbi Shwei is concerned about the pweople ion the shechuna. He takes very little for himself.

    His children are not on the CHK payroll. He does not get free Aron’s Bestr deliveries to his house.

    He does not get free Ahava deliveires to his house.

    He does not get bakery deliveries to his house.

    He does not get a free paid vacation from the Rubashkin family.

    He is always avaliable to the public with a smile.

    Can Rabbi Osdoba make the same statements?

  • Too much Shtus in CH

    CH should keep their community trash right there…in the trash! This website is great for letting off steam and at the end of the day we are still back where we started…with all the arguments.
    Boy is everyone bored with their lives.
    This brings real goodness and kindness to our community, especially when we need it most…at the threshold of welcoming Moshiach!!!
    And as regards to asking shaalos outside of the community, alot of people DO ask outside Rabonim, so let them all do what they gotta do… we won’t need them soon anyway!

  • RebYid

    Just remember you are dealing with VERY political people.

    evrything should be taken with a POUND of salt…..

    And as usual they all throw around the words of Rebbe Zt"l, using and twisting it to fit each their needs.

  • to berl and jas

    PLEASE STOP CAUSING ANGUISH AMONGST JEWS PLESE DONT POST YOUR HATRED. SHALOM!!!!!

  • REB YID

    how do you talk about talmidei chachomim?? bite yoyr toung. rather, bite ur fingers. shame on you

  • democracy

    Lets see:

    Rabbi Osdoba was ELECTED by the public the Rebbe specificly said NO APPOINTING. The members of the schune decided. But one point to make aware. when Rabbi Osdoba run were 5 candidates on the ballot and people were FORCED to choose a MINIMUM of 3 and each candidate had to receive 50% plus 1 vote FROM THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME TO VOTE.
    By Rabbi Schweis elections (approved by Rabbi Osdoba) was a FREE CHOISE you voted YES or NO. Plus an unpresedent requirment DEMANDED (by Rabbi Osdoba) that Rabbi Schwe will have to get 50% of the people that CAN come and vote not that actually voted. The outcome everybody knows. Now you tell me which election are more democratic?

  • big doubts

    Can anyone explain
    1. why did Rabbi Osdoba appointed 2 Dayonim just before the elections?
    2. why did he appointed 2 Dayonim when the Rebbe was against appointing?
    3. why did he demanded to get majority of the schune and not as in every election mayority of the actual voters

  • nOOCHIE GROSS sHLITA

    cOULD SOMEONE ANSWER ME DOES rABBI sSCHWEI SHLITA HAVE SMICHA AND DAYONIS AND FROM WHO AND WHEN DID HE GET IT?

    ALSO WHEN ID HE GET SHIMUSH? FROM WHO

  • Dovid F.

    Here’s what they want: A Beis Din and Vaad HaKahal run by a bunch of nitwits: Hertzog, Sandhause, Shagalow, Wilshanksy, Nash, Sperling, and Krauss. Can we scrape the barrel any lower?

  • dupartzufee

    Rabbi Osdoba every body knows your intentions for the election of new Rabbonim. But why do we need Rabbonim if you instituded that no one has to show up when called to a Din Tora. When Rubashkin was called to a Din Tora after the 3rd hazmono instead of him answering you lowered yourself and answered for him that he doesnt have to come because 1, he does chesed and good things and 2, bcs hes is vaad hakohol and since when vaad hakohol can be called to a Din Tora? Didnt you seat by the din tora Nuchie Gross called Herzog and chanina? didnt you seat on the din tora that brook called the vaad hakohol? tell me all the dine tora since moshe rabbeinu only peopel that do ONLY evil must go? "baale chesed" are free to do as they wish?
    total anarchy!!!

  • FEH

    Zalmen Minkowitz

    you right about being respectfull to a Rov. But look at the letters from Moshe Rubashkin and the booklet he put out how did he get all the private letters from Rabbi Osdoba to Rabbi Schwei? Why didnt he print the answers to does letters. This is called "transparent". "A fish shtinkt fun dee kop"!

  • spielman

    Some little history
    After elections of Bais Din and Vaad Hakohol as per the Rebbes wishes that authorities should be elected by the people the Vaad Hakohol called D. Fisher to a din toire. he came but refused to show the books. That was the begining of the machloikes in our shcuneh. and now history repeats. Rubashkin makes peace with Fisher the netzigim and vaad members demand to see and inspect the books and Moshe refuses – hatzad hashove shebohem shedarkom l’…….

  • Frustated Baal Tshuva

    I see that Rabbi Osdoba himself was called to a Din tora Zablo and he refused to go. It would really be an act of honesty, dignity and a show of caring for the schuneh if the two Rabbis go to a Din tora and get things resolved isn’t it that the jewish way to do it? are Rabbonim above the law?

  • AVROHOM AHARON

    Moshe one thing I must give you credit. You did it again!

    CHERRY HILL – MONTEX – VAAD – RABBONIM – NETZIGIM (to be continued) ……..

    DESTROY, DESTROY AND KEEP DESTROYING!

    KOL HAKAVOD!

  • Shmuel Berkowitz

    ye,
    Why dont you question Rabbi Osdoba’s Semicha, Dayanus, Shimush.
    I dont question any of the Rabbonim, but if you are questioning one why then not the other?

  • Reb Yossi

    I think your wifes need help for Pesach.
    go off line and clean up the house!
    PS clean your hard drive

  • Politics, again??

    You know what I have noticed? Look at the next article about fires, look at the engagements, how many comments to all these types of articles? maximum 10.
    When it comes to politics however…….. within a few hours of something political being posted, 42 COMMENTS! and look back at the last political article (about Rabbi Krinsky and Rabbi Shemtov), you will find a total of 92 COMMENTS. Is this the world we live in? Politics? Is that what care about? It would be so beautiful to see 42 comments saying Mazel Tov, or Yasher Koach etc.

    MEIN TAYERE BRIDDER,

    ENOUGH POLITICS! And STOP getting involved in other people’s machlokes!

    REMEMBER CHASSIDIM AIN MISHPACHA, RABBI OSDOBA, RABBI SHWEI and EVERY ONE OF YOU…… WE ARE ALL ONE FAMILY! LETS UNITE AND DO WHAT THE REBBE WANTS.

    HAVE AHAVAS YISROEL, NO MORE LASHON HARA! AHAVAS CHINAM WILL BRING MOSHIACH!

    AD MOSAI? OY, REBBE WE NEED TO SEE YOU AGAIN! HAVE MERCY ON YOUR KINDERLACH! THEY CAN NOT SEE THEIR TATTE! MOSHIACH NOW!

  • rav shach

    ch politics is nothing but entertaining
    so continue, people are enjoying it

  • Shimon

    Rabbi Osdoba is the senior Rav (i.e. elected before Rabbi Schwei).

    He is ultimately responsable for any and all changes.

    He should be calling a truce (as the senior member). He should resolve his problem with Rabbi Schwei AND then call new elections!

    New elections will only fan the fire that is already burning out of control……

  • yesh hevdel

    how dare one compare rubashkin to fischer. fischer is an oisvorf. a dirty word in most peoples houses. he stole from half the community. rubashkin is a big baal tzedaka taake a bit off the wall but a ball chesed indeed.

    we want peace!

  • Kak Shach

    Shimon you are right. Why build on something shaky rather than on solid ground. Moshe R. whats the rush. Lets settle the problems before going further.

  • chaim s

    im sure the person who wrote the stupid comment about moshie rubashkin is unemployed so let him get of welfare and get a job

  • AMHORATZUS

    RUBASHKIN CAN YOU PLS EXPLAIN YOUR REMARKS ITS VERY UNCLEAR:

    Regarding R. Schwei’s statement, Rubashkin remarked, that “anyone would ask himself, wait R. Schwei is accusing R. Osdaba of being a Nogeah Badavar? He himself has his own issues between himself and R. Osdaba! What would that make R. Schwei?”

    I GUESS YOU READ THE HEBREW VERSION OR YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT ZABLO IS.

  • ZAYON

    SHLOIME SEGAL – TELECH CHAZARA LAYESHIVA BAKFAR. AL TAASE LANU TZAROT PO BASCHUNA SHEL HAREBBE.

  • CPA

    I looked the booklet rubashkin gave out. the financials are fabricated with out bushe. since when is hats and suits a project of the vaad? since when is seudas purim a project of the vaad? since when is moshiach event a project of the vaad? keren shterna is Shayes keren moishe uses so he can bluff and give shluchim from israel 100.00 each since when is this a project of the vaad when you supposed to help toishve a schune are you allowed to do this? the mikves income is only 12,000! bochrim pay 10.00 per month so do the math how many bochrim are members according to this? 85?!!!!!!!!!! this is called given cheshboines a piece of fabricated paper!!!

  • Enough Machloikes

    Sorry, but this is a load of garbage best given to the Chofetz Chaim Shoulson, the heiliger Baal Ponim Chadashos, to write about. It is also about as interesting as watching a rat run across the Kingston Avenue subway platform.

    All of these politicians should be thrown in a mikve, preferably in Kiryas Joel or Bnei Brak, to fight it out among themselves. Every last one of them has my and most of my friends’ and neighbors’ express permission to gay tiff, tiff in der erd.

  • jas

    It’s nice to see that those who fought with the rebbe are now fighting with themselves.

    If i can recall, a very similar thing happened when Krinsky and shemtov were called to badatz about the rebbe’s tzavah. and then the lubavitch bes din (vad rabbonei chabad) issued a letter that they do not have to appear to the badatz on 2 grounds, 1. becuase this issues is not under their jurdisitcton (the rebbe clearly stated that badatz has nothing to do with lubavitch affairs – as they are only the ch beis din) and 2. this matter was already debated and settled @ VRL.

    but badazt said they must come, and put them in cherem.

    Look now. hahaha

    serves thebadazt welll, next time dont fight with the rebbe.

  • segal

    webby – your introduction to this is distorted pls correct. rabbi schwei did not write letters accusing this is a psak din from a beis din of three to someone that was called to zablo and refuses to come. the accusations are from the plaintiffs.

  • dovid

    yesh hevdel – the jewish tobin hood wait and see fisher will be nothing compare to him

  • clarifcation

    Rubashkin remark – I think he means to say. how did Rabbi Schwei called Rabbi Osdoba to a din tora when he has a issues with him? well he really didn’t understand. Rabbi Schwei called Rabbi Osdoba to come to a din toire/zablo as a baal din not as a Rov/Dayon that issues a summons – the summons was issued by other Rabbonim.

  • Concerned Bochur

    Rabbi Osdoba Sh’ states in his letter that if there is a beis din kovuia, you do not go to a Zabla. That is correct, However who is the beis din koviua? Its Rabbi Osdoba sh’ and Rabbi Segal sh’. How can Rabbi Osdoba judge himself? Thats why Rabbi Schwei sh’ wrote to go to a Zabla. The letter seems very disrespectful, its not for me to mix in but Rabbi Osdoba sh’ does not seem to have respect for Rabbi Schwei sh’. It seems he wants to be in control.

  • WHY?

    You’re all such sick people that’s why I hate living in ch, because of all the garbage that goes on here, and this is why all your kids are frying out because this is what you care about. Go get lives and care about what the Rebbe really wants you to care about!!!

  • No more lies

    Something suspicious…… Rabbi Osdoba gives the hechsher to Rubashkin Products. That means there is a connection in a monetery sense. Shouldnt Rabbi Rubashkin abstain from mixing in? since we all know that Rabbi Osdoba stays at Rubashkin Bungalow for free in the summer……. that shows they are more then just political allies. Wouldnt you back your friends up if there was a kickback? just something to think about

  • Boruch

    How can we as Lubavitchers do mivtzoim and convince others that this is the right way, we cant stop fighting amoungst ourselves, its complete lunacy. STOP IT PEOPLE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

  • ULY

    We, the students of Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch, publicly proclaim our sincere love for the esteemed rov of our community, Hagaon Rabbi Y. Schwei SHLITA.
    May ALL of the machloikesen stop immediately as both Rabbonim are true talmidei chachamim. So, who is doing the arguing? just a bunch of amaratzim form a moishav leitzim sitting on AOL instead of doing something more productive (v’ani bsocham). Stop wasting your precious little time. It won’t help your test grades in Yeshiva. It won’t better yor marriage relationships.

    Do a mitzvah. Do something more productive.
    Maybe, just maybe that will also increase some more Ahavas Yisroel too.

  • to jas & the other names you go by

    PLEASE STOP CAUSING ANGUISH AMONGST JEWS.

    PLESE DONT POST YOUR HATRED. SHALOM!!!!!

  • enough

    enough webby

    take this garbage off and outa CH
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • hi

    listen whats happening it looks like these rabbonim are all into politics and kovod what happened to us !!!!!!!!

  • Noooochie Gross

    rABBI oSDABA HAS smicha and dayonis from Rabbi Piekarski and has shimush since he was a rov in denmark for over 15 years.

    Where DOES SCHWEI HAVE DAYINIS AND WHERE DID HE HAVE SHIMUSH IN DIN TORAH AND BICHLALA SHIMUSH>

    Please answer

  • Chuchom Atik

    laughing stock of the world, keep it up, and keep up the wornderful work. Don’t blame;

    1) kids going off the derech = simply b/c they want to run the heck out of our circus.
    2) turning off doners, and other people interested in learning more about what we have to offer.

    Solution: Have rabbonim who will be sluchim who will be elcted and serve on a rotating basis . Say for 30 days at a time.

    Have new elections fro the VAAD and only anash who are under 40 years old are aloowed to run.

    I think is time to brun everything down and start over again. Out with the old in with the new.

    Lets show the rebbe that the faith he had in the young with now prove as the only solution.

    PS nothing personal againt the the old people, but as the numbers of young people slowly outnumbering the older people its time we get a say in this mess.

  • Camp

    THIS SOUNDS MORE LIKE COLOR WAR,

    THE QUESTION IS JUST WHO ARE THE JUDGES….

  • what goes around

    What goes around comes around

    Rabbis Osdaba & Schwei got themselves involved in the Chicago (and other Shlichus related) situations that were clearly NOT crown heights related …

    and it is coming back at them big time!!!

  • to dovid

    yesh hevdel the jewish robinhood? he did not steal from anybody in the community only from the goverment by ovading taxes. can this be compared to the (dirty word) fischer who riped off tunz of anash?

    i dont think there is any erech!

  • Shifrin

    noochie – shimush u dont get in denmark you get from an experience rov. well ask rabbi eliezer zirkind where adn when Rabbi Osdoba got yodi yodin

  • moshiachnow

    Is this something that the Rebbe wants from chassidim?
    Does this bring Moshiach?
    It is unbelieveable!

  • Shchuna veteran

    how stupid are you all its about money its got nothing to do with rabonim badatz The rebbe igros nothing nil its all about money when you follow the money trail youll get to whos dirty and who is not

  • Takeh

    Ugly speak for yourself you werent elected as spokesman for all Temimim(or wait were there elections we didnt know about?) and learn some pirkei avos what it says how a rav should behave then lay claims to your esteemed love and unying worship of this man Shwei oh ye do a good mitzvah today how original pathetic.

  • Boruch

    when the beis din of CH came out with open warfare against the Rebbe’s institution, Merkos Linyonei Chinuch, i knew that it was just a matter of time before they themselves would self-destruct. Well, here you have it.

  • L-chaim

    There’s one good thing about Schwei, he made me love the original Rabbonim. To get a signature from Osdeba can cost a good few dollars. Schwei however signs anything that’s white. I forgot the shovel my sidewalk last month and there was his signature.
    Osdeba got praises from the Rebbe, (although that doesn’t mean he can’t make bad decisions). Schwei was elected Saddam Hussein style, if nothing less he’s a moron.

  • sholom

    Le’maan hashem,in honor of our community,in honor of chabad,please stop this.

  • jas

    attn l’chaim

    I may not hold with Schwei or Osdabo (i hold with the rebbe), but to call a rov a Moron thats crossing all lines!

    Such opinions u keep to urself, but dont call him derogotory names.

  • jas

    "uzbek"

    Just some facts here;

    if you are gonna ask me (with a straight face) that the rebbe write about them "mi boro eileh" then u can go and join the tzfatim. that famous saying of mi boro eileh is the most taken out of context issue ever!

    when VRL was created by the rebeb after the passing of zalmen shimon, VRl wanted to come out with a certain thing, so when they wrote in to the rebbe abotu it, the rebbe replied that since the beis din is still new people will wonder "mi boroh eilieh" and where did htey come from, therfore they shud instead wait till after some time to come out with the statment.
    even without explainig the above, teh rebbe formed VRL, the rebeb referd to VRL many times, the rebbe insturcted shluchim to go to VRL for the lubavitch Din torahs. and wehn they came out with the tanis shaos teh rebbe had the paper in his siddur and folowed the whole paper. so if u hear a line of mi boro eileh, maybe u shud stop and think that maybe its taken out of context.

  • jas

    another thing

    i only write under one name.

    it seems that some people think that only i have the proper views, and that only i hold with the rebbe. i want to enlighten you with the info that many many people hold with the rebbe and with the rebebs ways. and some of them also post here and they also have names….

    so wake up and smell ur burnt coffee

  • sholom

    anybody who who makes mokery fun or loshon horo on a rov in public is OSSID LITEN ESS HADIN >>NESHICHOSSN NESHICHAS SHU-OL VE’AKITZOSSON AKITZAS AKROV. Please! Please! stop it now.

  • uzbek

    jas – do some homework and stop dreying things take the kuntres mee boro eile and look at the letters. PLEASE!!!

  • Pashkvil

    JAS – when you dont use your own name doesnt matter if you use the same name all the time.

  • naive?

    L-chaim can you explain I don’t get the relation between Sadam YSH elections and the one for Rabbi Schwei

  • dovid

    TO YESH HeVDEL – well it wasn’t taxes so I see you dont know the facts so you can’t give opinions. Doesnt matter what criminal acts he did the fact is that he’s now holding the same position of Fisher and doing the same, not giving cheshboines running a one man operation etc Fisher is a poshuter ganev. Moshe is wild, impulsive un ungetohn in a zaydene zupetze of CHESED – VERY DANGEROUS!!!!

  • YUDL

    JAS – what are you talking? VRL was created after Zalmen Shimon? wasn’t ZS VRL? Get your history fact straight and stop giving false information like all the lefties.

  • mendee

    what is going on in the shcuna of the rebbe. is kefarlach.and this machlokess is causing ,poor young. and old people to get beaten up by shvartzes, for no resone but ,because our leaders and raboninem can not get along hashem yeracaim, jewish blood is being spiled.and thay r fighting about ther own yeshes. may hashem protect us,, now . now moshiach now

  • To Naive

    They both didn’t run against anyone. I think Aryeh Leib Sanderson would beat him if he ran against him.
    L’chaim

  • sholom

    Hashem forgave the yidden on the sin of BITUL TORAH , but did not fogive on the sin of CHILUL HASHEM. any body embarasing a rov in public internet, vill have to give a DIN V’CHESHBON on it. please think before you do is" it worth it? "

  • no one

    jas this the ways of the Rebbe you wrote in your previous comments to write like you about a Moro deasro. please make up your mind (if u have any)

  • Purim ain-t over yet!

    To Naive wrote:
    They both didn’t run against anyone. I think Aryeh Leib Sanderson would beat him if he ran against him.
    L’chaim

    ________________________________________

    Now that brings me to the one way to end all of this garbage. Install Charlie Buttons as head of the Vaad Hakohol AND the netzigim and let him appoint 3 schnorrers of his choice to the Beis Din.

  • Respect

    L-Chaim- You have a severe chutzpah. How dare you call a Rov a moron? You need some attitude adjustments. Pure Chutzpa, even if you dont agree with the situation. It does not give you the right to speak in such a manner in regards to a respectable figure.

  • stop the hate

    In stead of fighting over rabbonin and nonsense, we should focus on stopping people being killed and beat up in CH.
    lets keep the Rebbe out of this because I can assure you the Rebbe would not agree with any of this Machlokus.
    And just because the Rebbe gives somone a Brocha that does not mean anything the person does is with the Rebbes approval, the Rebbe has given Brochos for a marriage and then they get divorced.

  • Toishev Haschunah born & bred in C.H.

    I don’t understand the opposition to Rav Segal, he was not elected and his function is just to sit on the Bais Din for Din Torah’s & answer Shaalos. His role should have been clearly spelled out when he was asked to serve and if not then, certainly when he started taking a more active role sitting answering shaalos, especially after Rav Schwei’s election. (He should not be able to sign any public letter, as he was not elected),
    For Public questions that involves the Kohol, a larger Bais Din should sit, so as not to have factions.
    Why this was never worked out clearly makes no sense.
    No one is responsible? Is the running of the Bais Din and Kashrus Hefker? No organization? No Av Beis Din?.

    Who runs the office of the Bais Din why was this issue
    of Rav Segal not nipped in the bud & worked out to evryones satisfaction & save us from this part of the machlokes that should’nt be in the first place.

    "Talmidei Chachomin Marbin Sholom B’olam"
    Now is a good time to start.

  • the gemara

    the gemarah in masechas megilah daf 32a says "two talmidei chachamim who live in the same town and dont cooperate with one another in matters of halacha the scripture says on them ( yecheskel 20:25 ) so too i gave them decrees which are not good and ordinations with which they will not live"

  • Itzik_s

    According to the CH pashkvil sites…I mean news sites…the shchuna is a mess between the Vaad Hakohol/Rabbonim dispute and the continuing saga of 770. Frankly, I and many people I know do not know what side stands for what as far as the VHK/rabbonim are concerned, and 770 seems to be a wait and see situation regarding the court decision.

    What I do see is:

    1) Rising crime.

    2) Kingston Avenue is a dump and a slum shopping street, and we have not made any real inroads on Albany or Troy in terms of shops that attract human beings.

    3) Prices for kosher food and other products are way too high, especially in the dumps that pass for grocery stores in CH. Plenty of non pas yisroel baked goods are now sneaking into the shchuna thanks to our venal excuses for grocers who with 2 exceptions are basically among those I refer to in 6) below and could care less what we eat so long as they make cash on it.

    4) Kids going off the derech and not enough (ALIYA and YAM are a good start though) done to help them.

    5) An abysymal level of tznius.

    6) An influx of marginals who have come into the area; some are just plain nuts and some are kind of fellow travelers who may enjoy (taking advantage of) the community but whose standards are way below what Lubavitch and especially CH should stand for. They are not interested in being uplifted; they have something to sell to us at worst, and they are just coming along for the ride at best.

    Now, the Vaad Hakohol is not doing enough about any of this; they are busy fighting about who knows what (probably money and power). It seems as if while perhaps the two rabbonim are fine individuals themselves, they are not able to work together for whatever reason and therefore there is no help coming from those quarters.

    My question is – does anyone out there care and can we as grass roots residents of CH do anything about this? Or is it best to just go about our own lives (as I basically do), spend time with friends and business associates on our own levels – and let those who are sinking find a way out of their own mess? I know that the latter is not what the Rebbe wants, but can we fight the tides anymore?

    I for one would like to see the baalei machlokes become completely isolated within the community; they should be pitied, not looked up to or even followed – WHO CARES what these jerks are up to. These politicians do not represent more than their cronies and those who need their crooked favors – they can all jump in the tashlich pond and no one would miss them. But can anyone do anything better or is it just the nature of community politics to attract these kinds of menuvelach?

    Alternately, does it pay to meet with one of the present activists and get him to start representing the silent majority – or the minority who cares if that is what it is? Maybe one is better than the other after all, or maybe giving one of them a real, grass roots power base is the way to go.

  • PLEASE>>>>>>>>>>

    We all saw it coming when he moved into Crown Heights… KRAUSE IS A BAAL MACHLOKES.
    YANKY HERZOG IS A BAAL MACHLOKES!!!

    Please R’ Shvei why are you letting them tear this wonderful community apart!!
    R’ Osdoba is on the REBBE’S Beis Din, he is the MARA D"ASRA>>>>>

  • sensible

    Dear beloved brothers and friends, in Crown Heights and abroad:

    For the sake of your families your children and Lubavitch across the world, PLEASE STOP this undesirale activities.

    Please focus your minds on the positive things, there are alot of important things in the community and abroad that need to be done. whether in education or financially helping the needy etc.

    All of this undesirable activity is nothing but DESTRUCTION as you well know.

    When we can do so many POSITIVE and CONSTRUCTIVE things, why concentrate on things that are nothing but DESTRUCTIVE and benifit NOBODY other than anyone who is thirsty on bringing a CHURBAN upon Lubavitch.

    Dear wise & knowledgable brothers and friends, dont you agree with me that it would be so much more to OUR OWN BENIFIT to concentrate on PRODUCTIVE things?

    A Kosheren Un Freilichen Pesach

  • TRANSPARENCY

    Jas wrote:

    ~~~~~~~~~~~Comment Deleted Due To Impersonation.
    03/29/06 11:12:30

    THIS SHOWS WHO JAS REALLY IS – THANK YOU WEBBY

  • Moshe L.

    What people should realize is that in a case of such machlokis in the beis din, the proper thing for the Rabonim (Rav Osdoba and Rav Schwai) to do is go to a din Torah (or some other form of mediation) to resolve the diferences (the same way a husband and wife are to go to a Rav and restor Shalom Bayis). Rav schwai was allways willing to go befor a beis din together with Rav Osdoba to fix things. But Rav Osdobo Never agread to go. if they would have gone things would be mostly setteld already.

    Today again people (Rubashkin and Segal) are being called to go to a Beis din but they refuse to go (to even a impartiel one "ZABLA").
    There Wil never Be Shalom Until people agree to go to Beis din

  • Moshe L.

    It’s also Ironic that the people being called dont want to go to a Din Torah. What are they scared of if everything they did was right?

  • SEGAL

    TO TOISHEV HASCHUNE

    THE SEGAL CASE IS VERY QUESTIONABLE.
    1. APPOINTED (NOT ELECTED) AS DAYAN
    2. APPOINTED BY ONE ROV ONLY
    3. APPOINTED JUST BEFORE RABBI SCHWEIS ELECTIONS
    4. HIRED BY VAAD HAKOHOL WITH OUT CONSENT OF BOTH RABBONIM
    5. DISRESPECTFULLY DOESNT LISTEN TO THE MORO DEASRO NOT TO COME TO THE OFFICE
    6. MESAREV TO COME TO A DIN TORAH (AP"H NOT THE FIRST TIME)

    WOULD YOU VOTE FOR SUCH CARACHTER TO BE A ROV HERE? A DUGMO CHAYO!!!

  • SHOLOM

    TO :TOISHOV HASCHUNO

    LARGER BAIS DIN WILL MAKE MORE FRACTIONS NOT LESS. WITH RABBI HELLERS CONSENT WE HAVE TO FILL HIS PLACE WITH A THIRD ACTIVE ROV. BUT IT WILL BE VERY HARD TO FIND A ROV TO GO IN WITH OUT POLITICAL INTENTIONS UNDER TODAY CIRCUMSTANCES. SO FIRST WE NEED THIS TWO RABBONIM TO SEAT BY A BAIS DIN WHICH WILL RESOLVE THE DIFERENCES. ONCE THIS IS ESTABLISHED WE CAN ELECT A 3RD ROV FOR FUTURE DECISIONS ETC.

  • FACTUAL

    TO PLEASE:

    RABBI OSDOBA IS THE MORO THE ASRO AND RABBI SCHWEI IS THE MORO DEASRO. BEING THE REBBES SCHUNOS BAIS DIN SO BOTH ARE THE REBBES BAIS DIN. AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT KRAUS AND HERZOG THE PROBLEM IS BROOK, KATZMAN, BOIMLGREEN, SZ OSDOBA, YAAKOV OSDOBA, LEVY OSDOBA (DID I FORGET ANYONE?) AND THE ROSH BNEI YISROEL HARAV HACHOSID HAGOEN HARAV REB MOSHE HALEVY RUBASHKIN MORO DEALMO!!!
    DON’T FORGET ONE FACT THAT THE MACHLOIKES STARTED WHEN THINGS WERE PRIVATIZED AND TAKEN AWAY FROM THE KEHILE BY ABUSE OF POWER (WAY BEFORE RABBI SCHWEI, HERZOG AND KRAUS).

  • The best solution

    Ltovas Hashchuna we urge rabbi Schwei to resign effective immediately. If he really is a baal rachmonos like his people say he is let him do the correct thing leave the beis din and take care of his family and leave us alone.

    RABBI SCHWEI LET US SEE THAT YOU ARE OHAV SHOLOM VRODEF SHOLOM

  • Din Tora

    Its very obvious that when someone that is a chaper and is a muchzek has a lot what to loose. This is the reason why rabbi osdoba an moshe dont want a Din Tora. Zey iz gut azey!!! By a Din Tora veln zay muzn epes nochgebn. Like it is now mee yomar loi ma taase!!!!

  • Reb Dov

    I think instead of writing hate, Loshon Horah and Rechilus.
    We should write something positive about another Jew.

  • Aytso Tova

    IMHO – Both the Rabbonim Shlita should anlayze what their actions are causing and perhaps step aside for a few years until things settle down. During this time they could perhaps give Shiurim here in CH, spend time learning themselves and perhaps travel to other communities to speak and lecture.

    This will increase the respect the community has for them and will allow our beautiful community to grow and flourish. It will also be a great example for our youth who will see that Rabbonim can put aside personal differences for the sake of the greater good.

  • Toishev Haschunah born & bred in C.H.

    Sholom’s initial point is very true: "WITH RABBI HELLERS CONSENT WE HAVE TO FILL HIS PLACE WITH A THIRD ACTIVE ROV."
    No vacuum is good. The lack of a third active Rov (with the best reasons in the world) has created the untenable positions we are in now.
    Sholom’s suggestion to wait for the two active Rabbonim to make peace is a chimera, a mirage. It will not happen. So the solution is to work around this fact and elect rabbonim who will be active and of equal power. In their new positions force a peaceful resolution to this machlokes within the Bais Din behind closed doors without involving the whole community.
    That is why more rabbonim are necessary. And it is up to the community to elect the right Rabbonim for the job

  • intresting

    Statistics based completely on my own opinions and observations
    In my statistics the term Lubavitchers equals all who claim to be chassidim.
    15% of Lubavitchers don’t believe the Rebbe is Moshiach
    85% of Lubavitchers believe the Rebbe is Moshiach.
    60% of Lubavitchers say Yechi (privately or publicly).
    60% of Lubavitchers believe that we should not publicize that the Rebbe is Moshiach.
    20% of Lubavitchers believe the Rebbe is in a Guf and will not go to the Ohel.
    5% of Lubavitchers believe nothing happened on Gimmel Tammuz.

    Who is called anti, who is called mishachist? Aren’t both those terms extreme. Mishachists mistakenly believe that if you dont say yechi than you think the Rebbe is not Moshiach and Antis mistakenly believe that if you say Yechi you believe that nothing happened on Gimmel Tammuz. These beliefs do not necessarily go hand in hand. I think alot of the hate and hurt is by making two sides one against the other.
    What I have observed that there isn’t just two different sides, anit and mishichist but actually there are a variety of different opinions. And there are some people who say Yechi yet don’t agree to screaming it or publicizing it. And there are some people who don’t say Yechi but believe 100% that the Rebbe is Moshiach. So lets stop categorizing people, lets stop arguing and realize we have alot more in common than we think.

    I have been asked, "Are you a mishachist?" Being that I dont say Yechi out loud I reply in the negative. Then when they ask me if I believe the Rebbe is Moshiach they are shocked when I say "Of Course" Alot of people who dont say Yechi believe this way.

    I have also met some people, who say Yechi with their children at night, who sing it at a farbrengen. But until I experienced shabbos with their family I would have never known because they dont publicize it. There are quite a few who believe this way.

    I believe that a majority of Lubavitchers believe in one of the above opinions.
    So we have alot more in common than we think, ehh?
    So stop fighting and see what you have in common with the other person.

    I have also noticed that alot more men than women get involved in politics. I have seen two men who completely don’t agree or get along because of politics and you know something? Their wives are best of friends! I heard that there was once a big arguement during simchas torah at the end of Hakofos, (yellow flags in shul or not). One lady stood up and announced to all the other women, "Everyone, GET YOUR HUSBANDS AND GO HOME!" The women listened:the fight was over and everyone was gone in less than five minutes!

    Learn from the women of the generation, it was bzchus nashim tzidkoniyos that we went out Mitzrayim and the women will bring us out of this Galus too! Just one more act of loving kindness will bring Moshiach. We want Moshiach now!

  • Mikeee

    To:
    "The best solution wrote"

    You sound like your last name is Osdoba. I hope I am wrong but things in this community have fallen so low that the likelyhood of me being wrong is very slim.

    Its sad to see 2 sides fighting against each other. Personaly I would love to see Rabbi Segal become Rov in Crown Heights but not on the Cheshbon of Rabbi Schwei. I think Rabbi Schwei is a real Chosid and great Rov. Rabbi Schwei is always available for shailos etc. Always serving the klal with a smile. I personally think he is a beautifull person and I dont want him geting hurt by Rabbi Segal although I believe Rabbi Segal to be a great candidate for Rov.

    Just my opinion.

  • Sholom

    to toishev haschuno – new rabbonim will increase the size of the 2 sides and will make the machloikes bigger. The solution is to go to a din tora of Zablo and let that BD give a psak on all issues. they will have no choise to accept the psak and eventually they will learn how to live with it. After that we can have elections for another Rov for FUTURE decisions to be made.

  • Segal

    Mikeee – Rabbi Segal is not a good proposition for this schune. he doesnt speak english which is a must in our kehila and he made a big mistake by not listening to Rabbi Schwei and disrespect him. Do you know that 3 tamuz he was ready to accept Moshe Rubashkins and Rabbi Osdoba official announcementent by the 770 fabrengen to appoint him as 3rd Rov?!!! He is desperate to become Rov here. Imagine in 10 yeras from now he would be THE Rov here!

  • BENTZION C

    IT SEEMS THAT EVERY ONE HAS ALOT OF TIME ON THERE HANDS,MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE BUSY WITH THE PRIME DIRECTIVE