In support of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, group of Shluchim started a campaign to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin by Thursday evening. As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has been successful in getting 2,256 pledges from many Jews.
The campaign's goal is to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin, before Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin sentencing. Arguments are scheduled to begin today.
Don Tefillin for Sholom Mordechai
In support of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, group of Shluchim started a campaign to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin by Thursday evening. As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has been successful in getting 2,256 pledges from many Jews.
The campaign’s goal is to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin, before Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin sentencing. Arguments are scheduled to begin today.
Evening of Entertainment for CH Residents
A group of Crown Heights residents gathered last night for a special evening of entertainment in a local home.
The Merkos Shlichus office has announced that registration for Merkos Shlichus for Summer 5770 has recently opened. Each summer and holiday season, Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, dispatches hundreds of rabbinical students to small Jewish communities around the globe.
Summer Merkos Shlichus 5770 Registration NOW OPEN!
The Merkos Shlichus office has announced that registration for Merkos Shlichus for Summer 5770 has recently opened. Each summer and holiday season, Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, dispatches hundreds of rabbinical students to small Jewish communities around the globe.
Artist drawing of Sholom Rubashkin taking the witness stand during his financial-fraud trial in federal court in Sioux Falls, S.D. November 5, 2009. By Mark Marturello for the Des Moines Register.
A fierce debate over Sholom Rubashkin's prison sentence begins in federal court today with arguments over the former slaughterhouse manager's role in a bank fraud scandal, his past, and a chorus of supporters who say the possible life sentence would be too harsh.
Stage Set for Arguments over Rubashkin Sentence
A fierce debate over Sholom Rubashkin’s prison sentence begins in federal court today with arguments over the former slaughterhouse manager’s role in a bank fraud scandal, his past, and a chorus of supporters who say the possible life sentence would be too harsh.
Florida Anash Siyum HaRambam
Yeshiva Gedolah Lubavitch of Miami hosted a Siyum HaRambam dinner and Farbrengen this past Sunday. Many local residents and nearby Shluchim attended, as well as Bochurim from the Coral Springs Mesivta.
The conflicting accusations are buried in sentencing memos filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers in Rubashkin's financial fraud case.
Former Postville Mayor Tried to Extort Money From Rubashkin
A former Postville mayor may have accepted cash payments from former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin while in office, or tried to extort money from the one-time eastern Iowa slaughterhouse chief, according to documents filed in federal court.
The conflicting accusations are buried in sentencing memos filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers in Rubashkin’s financial fraud case.
Rabbi Mendel Kastel, Jewish House founder Roger Clifford, Premier Kristina Keneally pic: Henry Benjamin
Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally presented Rabbi Mendel Kastel from the Jewish House with a check for $53,000 at the care organization’s inaugural business luncheon.
$53,000 from New South Wales for the Jewish House
Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally presented Rabbi Mendel Kastel from the Jewish House with a check for $53,000 at the care organization’s inaugural business luncheon.
Several former U.S. attorneys general, a former deputy attorney general, more than half-a-dozen former U.S. attorneys and a former federal judge have authored and signed letters to the judge in the Sholom Rubashkin case, criticizing the prosecutors’ recommendation that Rubashkin receive life in prison for his bank fraud conviction under Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The authors of the letters include former U.S. attorneys general Janet Reno, Dick Thornburgh, Nicholas Katzenbach, and Edwin Meese III, as well as former deputy attorney general Larry D. Thompson, and former federal Judge Paul G. Cassell. The jurists represent the gamut of sentencing philosophies and includ officials nominated by both Democratic and Republican administrations. Law professor Alan Dershowitz also sent a letter asserting the same conclusion. At press time, more distinguished former U.S. attorneys are adding their names to the widening list of distiguished legal experts challenging the proposed life sentence.
Legal Experts Question Justice of Rubashkin Sentencing Guidelines
Several former U.S. attorneys general, a former deputy attorney general, more than half-a-dozen former U.S. attorneys and a former federal judge have authored and signed letters to the judge in the Sholom Rubashkin case, criticizing the prosecutors’ recommendation that Rubashkin receive life in prison for his bank fraud conviction under Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The authors of the letters include former U.S. attorneys general Janet Reno, Dick Thornburgh, Nicholas Katzenbach, and Edwin Meese III, as well as former deputy attorney general Larry D. Thompson, and former federal Judge Paul G. Cassell. The jurists represent the gamut of sentencing philosophies and includ officials nominated by both Democratic and Republican administrations. Law professor Alan Dershowitz also sent a letter asserting the same conclusion. At press time, more distinguished former U.S. attorneys are adding their names to the widening list of distiguished legal experts challenging the proposed life sentence.
Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin's wife Mrs Leah Rubashkin speaks out
Video – Mrs Leah Rubashkin Speaks Out
Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin’s wife Mrs Leah Rubashkin speaks out
Photos: 5770 LubaSfard Soccer Championships
This past Sunday in a Flatbush arena, considered by most the two best soccer teams in Brooklyn, met to decide a winner. Team Rostov with captain Oze Hasis opened up with Yehuda Lipkind scoring the first goal. Rostov, determined to hold on to their lead was up set when Yaccov Adi from the team of Yerushalayim, came right back with a goal of his own tying the game.
Photos: Siyum Harambam in Montreal
Many Montreal residents attended a Siyum Harambam this past Sunday in Montreal. Rabbi Zev Katz of Crown Heights was the guest speaker, who spoke about the importance of daily study of Rambam. Many other Rabbis spoke and attended this event.
This Sunday Avraham Fried will perform at a concert and fair in honor of Lag BaOmer, a day of Jewish unity and pride. The event is scheduled to begin with the fair at 2:30pm and program at 4:00pm at the Yeshivat Rambam. Free admission.
Sunday, Baltimore: Spectacular Lag BaOmer Concert and Fair
This Sunday Avraham Fried will perform at a concert and fair in honor of Lag BaOmer, a day of Jewish unity and pride. The event is scheduled to begin with the fair at 2:30pm and program at 4:00pm at the Yeshivat Rambam. Free admission.
Chava Shusterman, who passed away April 18, was photographed with her granddaughters at a recent International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries.
Chava “Evelyn” Shusterman, a respected leader of the Chicago Jewish community who founded the city’s chapter of the Lubavitch Women’s Organization, passed away April 18 at the age of 89. For decades, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary seamlessly combined her communal activities with her responsibilities raising a family, earning a reputation for showering her motherly love and wisdom on the countless individuals she encountered.
Founder of Chicago Women’s Organization Passes Away
Chava “Evelyn” Shusterman, a respected leader of the Chicago Jewish community who founded the city’s chapter of the Lubavitch Women’s Organization, passed away April 18 at the age of 89. For decades, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary seamlessly combined her communal activities with her responsibilities raising a family, earning a reputation for showering her motherly love and wisdom on the countless individuals she encountered.
As a federal judge in Iowa prepares to sentence the orthodox Jewish owner of what once was the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant, ABC News has learned the details of a quiet campaign to paint his fraud prosecution as “mean-spirited” and the recommended life sentence as “vindictive and excessive.”
Five former U.S. Attorneys General have written letters to the judge in defense of the plant owner, Sholom Rubashkin. Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr has penned an op-ed in the Des Moines Register deriding the proposed life sentence for a fraud that paled in scope to Bernie Madoff's $65 billion, decades-long Ponzi scheme. And the Anti-Defamation League, among others, wrote to the Justice Department with alarm about “troubling” signs that prosecutors deemed Rubashkin a flight risk merely by virtue of the fact that he is Jewish, and thus could escape to Israel.
US Attorneys Concered over Rubashkin’s Letter Campaign
As a federal judge in Iowa prepares to sentence the orthodox Jewish owner of what once was the nation’s largest kosher meatpacking plant, ABC News has learned the details of a quiet campaign to paint his fraud prosecution as “mean-spirited” and the recommended life sentence as “vindictive and excessive.”
Five former U.S. Attorneys General have written letters to the judge in defense of the plant owner, Sholom Rubashkin. Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr has penned an op-ed in the Des Moines Register deriding the proposed life sentence for a fraud that paled in scope to Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion, decades-long Ponzi scheme. And the Anti-Defamation League, among others, wrote to the Justice Department with alarm about “troubling” signs that prosecutors deemed Rubashkin a flight risk merely by virtue of the fact that he is Jewish, and thus could escape to Israel.
Things to do Sefira time - Make a Sefira niggun/music video with your clone.
Video: Sefira Fun with Moshe and Moshe – Uch-Capella
Things to do Sefira time – Make a Sefira niggun/music video with your clone.
There will be a Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive today, Tuesday, April 27 at 3pm until 9pm. Refreshments will be served. ID is required to make the donation. The center is located at 271 Kingston Ave, between Lincoln Place and St Johns Place.
Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive
There will be a Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive today, Tuesday, April 27 at 3pm until 9pm. Refreshments will be served. ID is required to make the donation. The center is located at 271 Kingston Ave, between Lincoln Place and St Johns Place.
