Background and commentary to this story can be found on the Life of Rubin blog. The short version is that Mishpacha Magazine ran an interview with Rabbi Belsky (and Rav Miller, Rav Heinemann) where Rabbi Belsky made some very disparaging remarks about Chabad using broad generalizations and sterotypes. (The remarks, in full appear at the bottom of the post as they were published on Shmais)The following letter was received by Shamis News Service Bs"d SHMAIS.COM EXCLUSIVE: 11 questions for Rabbi Yisroel BelskyTuesday, May 06, 2008FROM THE SHMAIS.COM EMAIL INBOX B”H Not a week had passed since Pesach, and already Rav Belsky, Rosh Yeshivah in Torah VoDaas and official Posek for the OU causes us to ask so many new questions.1) Why, so soon after celebrating the birth of Am Yisroel, are we try
It's that time of year again where the Chabad-Lubavich Rabbinical students travel around the world to visit small Jewish Communities such as ours here in TCI. Last year Rabbis Mendy Lasker and Yossi Zaklos spent 10 days here and enabled us to receive a land grant from the Premier to build a Jewish Community Center. They are coming from the Bahamas, and here is the story, Jewish students visiting local Jewish community in the Freeport News. We look forward to welcoming Rabbis Mendel Kalmenson and Chaim Zaklos tomorrow! Related links--JCTC LandTags: Jews, chabad, lubavich, bahamas, reiki, pilates, lynda lippin, caribbean, turks, caicos, turks and caicos, providenciales, energy, healing, fitness, exercise
Or perhaps 'lies' would be a better way of saying it?It took them over a week (I guess I'm only a very small blog in a very big world) but they found me! And changed the facts!In a blog last Monday I quoted from HaAretz newspaper (not necessarily always reliable) about the Lubavitch Rebbe. One of the things they quote there is the story of the preceding Rebbe's shtreimel and why the latest Rebbe didn't wear it.This is what The Editor had to say about it:Nice try but its a nice mix of fact and fantasy.While its true that Lubavitchers wearing fedoras can be linked to the Rebbe's choice of hesdgear, in fact Lubavitchers already in Russia did not wear shtreimels rather they wore simple caps called "kaskets".You will notice that his website is 770 Eastern Parkway, so he must be fairly well in with Chabad. He is presumably called 'the Editor' because it is his job to search the web and 'fix' everything that doesn't match the history that they want to create.I don't personally kno
Today, someone got to my site by seaching “how does Chabad get money” and I thought I should explain this because many people ask me that question.
Each Chabad center, whether on a college campus or in a community is run independently by the Rabbi and Rebetzin there. There are some...
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A little bit on the lighter side of things as the news could be a little grim. A bunch of Chabad bochurim in South Africa sing Hupp Kossak and dance with the gas station attendees. Looks like a good time. via crownheights.info
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35rfji6YtHI
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Good for Chabad of Venezuela. Chavez is a nut-case, and has found a friend in Ahmadinejad. He openly opposes Israel and America as evil nations. Chavez denied visit to Caracas synagogue
A recent request by socialist Venezuelean President Hugo Chávez to pay an official visit to a Chabad synagogue in...
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The whole video is great, but the response of Rabbi Cunin at the end is priceless. (via crownheights.info)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdEyIcDYMPw
A big Yasher Koach to all the Rebbe’s Shluchim who have dedicated their lives to the Rebbe’s cause and the spiritual wellbeing of Jews...
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The Moshav band will be performing at the UCLA Purim Party on March 3rd, from 9pm till 1am. I just started listening to the Moshav Band, and I think they’re awesome. The party should be awesome with the Moshav Band rocking the house and a massive college crowd that’s all dressed up in...
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These are great videos created by Bochurim who are on Merkos Shlichus, making the Rebbe proud and bringing Jews closer to the Abishter. Don’t be fooled by part 1. That’s just comedy. These guys do some serious good in parts 2 and 3. By the way, good work Yossi and Pinchas.
It is very...
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[This is the first in a series of posts on this issue. Stay tuned for the rest of the series.]
Why are there constant attacks on Chabad Lubavitch, the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson), and the Mishichists? Criticism is acceptable when it’s Lshmah and it’s done...
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Dennis Prager spoke not too long ago about Islam at Chabad of Yorba Linda. Here’s the video of the speech. It’s about 45 minutes long. This was the speech that CAIR was all up in arms about.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5086395766834468199
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