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221 posts from June 2011

June 18, 2011: Alleged Attempted Murderer Shaul Spitzer Returns To New Square, Yeshiva
Comments: 26 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
The 18-year-old man accused of an arson attack on a man who refused to pray in the grand rebbe's main synagogue has returned to the community and the New Square yeshiva. Suspect in New Square arson returns to community Steve...

June 17, 2011: Girl's Water Balloon Leads To Haredi Mob Violence, Arrests – Haredim Claim Antisemitism
Comments: 79 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
A dispute that started after an 11-year-old girl hit a van with a water balloon escalated into a fracas involving 50 members of Shomrim who confronted the youngster and her family, ending with two of the men being arrested. Haredim...

June 17, 2011: Rubashkin Files Motion For Bail
Comments: 28 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
Sholom Rubashkin's attorneys file a 219 page motion asking the 8th Circuit Appelate Court to grant Sholom Rubashkin bail pending a ruling on his appeal. The entire motion as a PDF file: Download Rubashkin Motion For Bail 6-16-11 • This...

June 17, 2011: Village Clerk Attacked By Hasidic Mob
Comments: 65 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
A Sping Valley woman and her family were allegedly attacked by a mob of hasidim when an errant water baloon struck a hasidic-driven car. [Hat Tip: 613enforcer] Related Post: Girl's Water Ballon Leads To Haredi Mob Violence, Arrests – Haredim...

June 17, 2011: Chabad Controlled Rabbinical Council Says Mesira, Prohibition Of Going To Secular Court, Does Not Apply To Child Sexual Abuse
Comments: 35 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Pedophilia & Related Crimes
“[The RCV] affirms its halakhic position that the prohibitions of mesirah (reporting crimes to secular authorities) and arka’at (adjudication in civil courts) do not apply in cases of abuse.” Originally published Thursday, June 16 at 10:28 pm CDT. Via email:...

June 17, 2011: Montreal Beit Din Issues Community Advisory
Comments: 9 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Pedophilia & Related Crimes
A summer warning for parents to speak to their children about sexual abuse. [Hat Tip: Nuchem's Helper.]

June 16, 2011: PETA Calls For Criminal Charges Against Head Of Rabbinical Court
Comments: 36 | Categories: Haredim , Israel
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called for criminal charges to be filed against Rabbi Avraham Dov Levin after the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem rabbinical court he heads ordered the stoning of a stray dog because it believed the dog is...

June 16, 2011: Video: Fundamentalist Illogic
Comments: 45 | Categories: Ethics , MO & Chardal , Religion, Religion & State
Is a person by definition compassionate if he opposes equal rights for homosexuals on religious grounds rather than out of simple prejudice? If so, would that mean that an evangelical who opposes funding of faith-based organizations that are Catholic, Jewish,...

June 16, 2011: Accused Pedophile Meir Dascalowitz Committed To Mental Institution
Comments: 16 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Pedophilia & Related Crimes
Dascalowitz was judged to be unfit to stand trial and was just committed to a mental institution. Meir Dascalowitz's attorney wanted a month delay before commitment because Dascalowitz's wife had just left him and Dascalowitz's mother has cancer, but the...

June 16, 2011: Anthony Weiner To Resign
Comments: 37 |
Congressman Weiner's Washington, DC office is closed. NBC news confirms Weiner will announce his resignation from Congress today, ending the sexting scandal that rocked Washington. I'll post details as soon as they're available.

June 16, 2011: European Move To Label Ritually Slaughtered Meat Thwarted
Comments: 15 | Categories: Kosher Scandal
The proposed EU law would have required that all meat sold that was slaughtered by the shechita or halal process without prior stunning or sedation of the animal be labeled "meat from slaughter without stunning." Most kosher-slaughtered meat is sold...

June 16, 2011: Judge Holds Town Of Ramapo In Contempt Over Yeshiva Housing
Comments: 35 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
Illegally occupied yeshiva housing was approved by the town of Ramapo against the explicit order of a state judge. Now the judge has found Ramapo's Planning Board in contempt of court. The yeshiva, Mosdos Chofetz Chaim, run by grandchildren of...

June 16, 2011: Rabbis Sentence Dog To Death
Comments: 43 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Israel
A Jerusalem rabbinical court recently sentenced a wandering dog to death by stoning. The cruel sentence stemmed from the suspicion that the spirit of a famous secular lawyer, who insulted the court's judges 20 years ago, had been transferred into...

June 16, 2011: Nathan Lewin: The Orthodox And Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community Would Never Have Supported Rubashkin If He Were A Real Criminal
Comments: 64 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
That's right, folks. Sholom Rubashkin's attorney Nathan Lewin told judges yesterday that the Jewish religiously observant community would never have supported Sholom Rubashkin during his trial and his appeal if Rubashkin was a real criminal. I find the 2 minute...

June 15, 2011: Jorge Puello Sentenced To 3 Years
Comments: 8 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc.
Jorge Orellana Torres Puello, the man who posed as legal adviser to the Idaho-10, the church group which sought to traffic 33 children out of Haiti in February of 2010, will serve time in prison. A federal court issued Torres...

June 15, 2011: Audio: Rubashkin Appeal Oral Arguments
Comments: 35 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
The oral arguments, complete and unedited. Rubashkin Appeal Oral Arguments 6-15-11 [Hat Tips: Burich, Seymour.]

June 15, 2011: The Rubashkin Appeal: A Report From The Courtroom
Comments: 23 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
Nathan Lewin argued that Judge Reade should have recused herself. The chief appeals judge seemed most interested in the length of sentence issue. Rubashkin Appeal Oral Arguments Norman Pressman • Special to FailedMessiah.com The federal courtroom in St. Louis eventually...

June 15, 2011: Rubashkin Oral Arguments Over
Comments: 32 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
Nathan Lewin was superb in his defense of Rubashkin, but so was the prosecution in its rebuttal. Norm Pressman thinks Rubashkin will get some relief. I'll post more details and Norm Pressman's full report as soon as they become available.

June 15, 2011: Prominent Orthodox Real Estate Developer Accused Of Firing Jewish Employee Because Of The Employee's Religious Beliefs
Comments: 37 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Religion, Religion & State , Sefardim
A groundbreaking lawsuit heading to trial in federal court claims that prominent Orthodox developer Joseph Chetrit engaged in discrimination by allegedly firing a Jewish employee for because he is not Orthodox. Chetrit accused of religious discrimination Suit by former employee...

June 15, 2011: Rottenbergs Move Out Of New Square, Skvere Officials Say Good Riddance
Comments: 26 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
Aron Rottenberg is still hospitalized from the arson attack that almost killed him. But his family has moved out of New Square without selling their home and are now living in Monsey due to fear of more attacks that could...

June 15, 2011: Moshe Gerstein One Of 26 Arrested For "Truly Sickening" Child Porn
Comments: 31 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc.
Moshe Gerstein, 35, a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher associate, was among 26 people picked up in Manhattan who traded "truly sickening" images of child sexual assault, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., said during an afternoon press conference. Gibson...

June 15, 2011: Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation "Galvanizes Thousands" For Rubashkin
Comments: 23 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
The Chofetz Chaim in his seforim [books] repeatedly teaches us that shmiras haloshon triggers shmira - Divine protection…How appropriate then that 11,000 high school students from all across the United States and Canada, 11,000 high school members of the Chofetz...

June 15, 2011: Kiryas Joel Leaders Say Lawsuit Has "No Merit"
Comments: 18 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
Village leaders responded to the lawsuit on Tuesday with a statement saying "a small group of discontented persons" was using the case to try to undo the will of voters, since their political candidates have lost in municipal elections. "The...

June 15, 2011: Police Need Your Help
Comments: 19 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Pedophilia & Related Crimes
Australian police are investigating sexual assaults that may have taken place at Chabad's Yeshiva College in Elsternwick between 1989 and 1993.

June 15, 2011: Ultra-Orthodox Women Bring Sexy Back
Comments: 23 | Categories: Haredim , Israel , Women & Judaism
A new trend sees ultra-Orthodox women buying colorful, alluring night clothes including thongs and baby-dolls, instead of modest night gowns. Can a new ban be far away? Haredi women bringing sexy back New trend sees ultra-Orthodox women buy colorful, alluring...

June 15, 2011: Today's Rubashkin Appeal
Comments: 38 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
What to expect from today's oral arguments and what might happen if Sholom Rubashkin loses. The Sholom Rubashkin Appeal What To Expect From Today's Oral Arguments Norman Pressman • Special To FailedMessiah.com I'm attending the appellate hearing today in St....

June 15, 2011: Censorship Or Stupidity?
Comments: 15 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Media & Media Criticism
The Jewish Week blows its coverage of Kiryas Joel and New Square. Is it intentional bias? Or is it incompetent stupidity? Originally published on Tuesday, June 14 at 11:24 pm CDT. How bad is Jewish journalism? Too often, very bad....

June 15, 2011: Video: Lawsuit Filed Against Kiryas Joel
Comments: 5 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
"[He] punched me in my eyes…" Assault, arson and other crimes allegedly carried out by leaders of Kiryas Joel against village dissidents. [Hat Tip: Burich.]

June 14, 2011: Mysterious Group Sends Knesset Staffers Text Messages Telling Them To Put On Tefillin To "Bring The Redemption," Staffers Fight Back, Win
Comments: 27 | Categories: Israel , Outreach , Women & Judaism
“The Light for Tefillin” sent text messages at 7 am each weekday telling Knesset staffers to put on tefillin to "bring the Redemption." The staffers didn't like it. The group wouldn't stop it. The police refused to get involved. And...

June 14, 2011: Diaspora Orthodox Converts Will Now Be Recognized By Israel
Comments: 8 | Categories: Haredim , Israel , Religion, Religion & State
In a letter dated yesterday, the Interior Ministry of the State of Israel notified the Knesset of a change of policy for granting new immigrant status to Orthodox converts from the Diaspora. Instead of turning to the Chief Rabbinate for...

June 14, 2011: Orthodox Cop Punished For Arresting D.A.
Comments: 12 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , MO & Chardal
A cop who refused to cut a troubled Bronx prosecutor a break told NYPD investigators he was unfairly punished after busting her for DWI, police sources said. Officer Elliot Zinstein punished for doing right thing in DWI bust of prosecutor,...

June 14, 2011: Satmar Threats Against Dissidents
Comments: 39 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
"A MESSAGE TO THE *BNEI YOEL* YOR STARTING UP WITH FIRE *KIRYAS YOEL IS NOT SKVER* WATCH OUT DON'T GET BURNT BECAUSE IT WILL HURT MUCH MORE." SatmarMaruchas MEIN NEKUMA Let's all start the marucha MIT a frishkeit agents the...

June 14, 2011: New Square Lawsuit
Comments: 61 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
The verified complaint against the Skvere Rebbe, David Twersky, and his butler, Shaul Spitzer. The verified complaint as a PDF file: Download Rottenberg.Verified Complaint

June 14, 2011: Relations Between Cops And Ultra-Orthodox Jews "Have Never Been Better"
Comments: 14 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
"Relations between law enforcement and the religious Jewish community have never been better and with that spirit of cooperation, police top brass from across the region met with hasidic leaders in the Village of Kiryas Joel on Monday." Law enforcement...

June 14, 2011: Hasidic Newspaper Ad Calls Sholom Rubashkin The Jewish Community's "Sacrificial Lamb"
Comments: 46 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
We ask all Jewish people to pray a lot in these days and give a lot of charity to help bring mercy from God for Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, that God should shine the feeling of mercy in the heart of...

June 14, 2011: Video: Lawsuits Filed Against Kiryas Joel, Skvere Rebbe
Comments: 24 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
A Kiryas Joel dissident talks about the violence committed against him and compares it to New Square and the attempted murders of the Rottenberg family as lawsits are filed in both cases. Here's a 1994 60 Minutes story on Kiryas...

June 14, 2011: Dissidents' Lawsuit Against Kiryas Joel
Comments: 8 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
The entire court document filed by the Kiryas Joel Alliance, et al, against the Village of Kiryas Joel, et al, in federal court yesterday. Here is the entire 59 page document as a PDF file: Download Kja-v-village-of-kiryas-joel fedral lawsuit filed...

June 13, 2011: Lawsuits Filed To Dissolve Kiryas Joel And To Hold The Skvere Rebbe Responsible For The New Square Attempted Murders
Comments: 119 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
Dissident leaders from Kiryas Joel filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the Satmar Hasidic community’s majority faction of abusing its control over municipal affairs and demanding the 34-year-old village be dissolved. At the same time, Aron Rottenberg, the New Square...

June 13, 2011: Justice Through Lies?
Comments: 28 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
Two attorneys – one linked to Sholom Rubashkin's appeal – write an article containing outright lies about Rubashkin's trial judge, and they do so without mentioning that link to his appeal. It's lawyering as usual for Rubashkin supporters. Bennett L....

June 13, 2011: Video: Three Convicted Of Largest Hedge Fund Insider Trading Scheme In History
Comments: 16 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc.
Zvi Goffer was convicted on all counts by a federal jury in Manhattan in the second trial to result from the U.S. government's nationwide crackdown on insider trading. Goffer's brother Emanuel and Michael Kimelman were also found guilty of conspiracy...

June 13, 2011: Kahane Assassin Seeks New Trial
Comments: 8 | Categories: Antisemitism , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Terrorism
The assassin of Jewish Defense League founder Rabbi Meir Kahane, El-Sayyid A. Nosair, seeks a new trial. (Pictured at right, Rabbi Meir Kahane.) Convicted Qaeda Agent Seeks Retrial in ’95 Case By BENJAMIN WEISER • New York Times More than...

June 13, 2011: Three Followers Of Extremist Chabad Rabbi Arrested
Comments: 5 | Categories: Bigotry & Racism , Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Israel , MO & Chardal , Religion, Religion & State
Israel Police arrested three Yitzhar settlers on Monday, charging them with incitement to racism and violating the Shin Bet Security Service laws for a website that calls for "price tag" attacks on Palestinians. The three are students of extremist Chabad...

June 13, 2011: Satmar Internet Ban
Comments: 32 | Categories: Bans & Censorship , Blogs , Haredim , Web/Tech
The Satmar synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey bans anyone who has the Internet but who does not have a rabbinically approved Internet filter from leading prayer services or doing anything religious act as a representative of the Lakewood Satmar community....

June 13, 2011: Rabbi Charged With Raping 12 Year Old Girl
Comments: 47 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Israel , Pedophilia & Related Crimes , Sefardim
A ultra-Orthodox Sefardic rabbi from Netanya was charged on Monday with raping a 12-year-old girl. David Hafuta, 64, who prayed at the same synagogue as the minor, allegedly assaulted her on several occasions between July 2010 and May of this...

June 13, 2011: Sexting Pol Anthony Weiner Follower Of Kabbalah Rabbi
Comments: 20 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Sefardim
The embattled Queens-Brooklyn Democrat is a follower of Rabbi to the Stars Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, a self-proclaimed kabbalah scholar who puts death curses on his critics. Sexting pol Anthony Weiner often seeks counsel with Rabbi to the Stars Yoshiyahu Yosef...

June 13, 2011: Rubashkin Prayer Rally
Comments: 31 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim , Kosher Business? , Kosher Scandal
A prayer rally meant to coincide with Sholom Rubashkin's appeal is announced. Rubashkin was convicted on 86 fraud related counts in federal court and is now serving a 27-year sentence in federal prison. The oral arguments for his appeal will...

June 13, 2011: New Square Attempted Murder Victim To File Lawsuit Today Against Skvere Rebbe
Comments: 27 | Categories: Crime, Litigation, etc. , Haredim
Michael Sussman, the lawyer for Aron Rottenberg, the New Square man seriously burned in an arson attack on his home, said this afternoon that he will file a lawsuit tomorrow contending that New Square's grand rebbe David Twersky is responsible...

June 12, 2011: 19 Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Students Join Israeli Police
Comments: 17 | Categories: Haredim , Israel
After they complete their training, the 21 to 29 year olds, almost all fathers, will answer phones in the Traffic Police appeals center in Jerusalem. The new program they enlisted through is based on a similar army program, and allows...

June 12, 2011: Anti-Conversion Group Tells Non-Jewish IDF Soldiers Not To Convert
Comments: 19 | Categories: Israel , Religion, Religion & State
A group challenging the legitimacy of State-controlled conversions to Judaism circulated thousands of flyers in synagogues across Israel this week, urging non-Jewish soldiers not to convert and to demand that military clergymen be installed according to their various denominations. Anti-conversion...

June 12, 2011: Scam? Stock's Price Dramatically Rises Based On A 23 Year Old Blessing From The Rebbe
Comments: 30 | Categories: Chabad , Crime, Litigation, etc.
An enthusiastic but questionable article on a Chabad website about Givot Olam Oil Exploration LP and the late Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe's 23-year-old blessing to the company's founder sent the partnership's share price up 6.3% by early afternoon today to NIS 0.068,...

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