By COLlive reporter in Crown Heights
Two rabbis from Australia and Israel have been approved Monday night as candidates for the elections for the position of the third member in the Crown Heights Bais Din (Badatz).
Rabbi Yossi Braun, spiritual leader of the Tzemach Tzedek Community in Sydney, was presented as the candidate favored by current Badatz member Rabbi Yaakov Schwei.
The other current Bais Din member, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba has already endorsed Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, a senior local rov, as his candidate.
Rabbi Emanuel Chaviv, French-born Rosh Kollel in the city of Beitar who was initially disqualified, has been permitted to run as an independent.
The decisions were made at a special Zabla Bais Din, headed by Monsey Rabbi Avrohom Rosenberg, who was working to restore order to the Chassidic neighborhood’s communal institutions.
More information to follow.
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The matter of electing Rabbonim was very near and dear to the Rebbe. In fact, the Rebbe actually initiated the first elections in the times of Rabbi Marlow, z”l.After researching the matter thoroughly, I discovered some good information about Rabbi Braun of Sidney, Australia. He has proven himself to be a talmid chacham and yiras shamayim, a man of principles and peace, who greatly values the chinuch of our children. As a resident of Crown Heights who cares for the Rebbe’s schuna, I believe in this new young face. May we experience true achdus in our community and a good… Read more »
I was involved with the community for years and have dealt with all the parties. I was at that first Minyan in the council. All I’ve seen from then is Rabbi Feldman going from strength to strength and Tzemach Tzedek decreasing in many ways. For Rabbi Feldman it was certainly a yerida tzoirech Aliya and Kol Hakovoid for those who stayed loyal at that time to the Rebbe’s Shliach. Let the truth be known that Tzemach Tzedek (The Community???) is now struggling financially and besides hardly getting a Minyan when needed, can’t even pay the rent and certainly are having… Read more »
RABBIS DONT CHANGE ANYTHING ANYWAY…
SO WHO CARES WHAT COLOR HIS BEARD IS…
JUST VOTE SOMEBODY!!!
how come someone from Australia or Israel can mix in CH affairs if they dont live here?
I have just finished reading up to post 201. The reality is this lie about the misnagdishe rabbonim is just that a lie. If you dont know all the truth dont state half the story. What you dont know is how many people in Crown Heights call Rabbi Bogomilsky 24 hrs a day with their problems. Mind you he isnt the official rob but sure is used like he is. He never turned someone down on their shailos wether they were a meshichist or not. If you dont believe me go to his shul. There are all types there. Rabbi… Read more »
Rabbi Braun is a chassidishe rov who is one of the pillars of the sydney community. He is one of a kind. If he leaves it will dramatically effect the sydney community. Rabbi Lesches left some years ago and now if Rabbi Braun leaves what will be left. We need him. There is no one like him to replace him.
As a chossid and Talmid of כ”ק Rabbi Braun for over a decade I know from personal experience that he is a Talmid Chochom, he has yiras shamayim, understands Chabad Chassidus and has a firm grip in maintaining good relationships and counselling,
Vote Chabad.
Vote Chassidishkeit.
Vote Braun
rabbi braun is a very holy man and all his kids take after his footsteps
and when not if he is elected the whole sydney will miss you (including rabbi feldman)especialy his son zalman who is my chavrusa
from yossi chriqui
Rav Cohen of Beitar Illit is a respected by all in Beirat Illit where he is the rov of the large Chabad shul & he is also one of the poskin on the badatz in Beitar even the snags respect him..
What more could one ask for?
wasnt it stated in the very begining of Rabbi Braun’s nomination that he did so with approval of both Rabbi Shwei and Rabbi Osdoba? guess he’s already accomplished some achdus
As another student of Rabbi Braun, who has gained so so much from his knowledge, chassidishkeit and advice over many years I completely agree with what 193 said – and am utterly disgusted by the slander posted by some of the other comments.
any chance of getting rabbi heller back?????
A Rov, yiras shomayim, talmid chochom! I believe that Rabbi Ozdoba and Rabbi Schwei will both be voting for him!!!!
What I’ve seen so far on the blog both angers and upsets me about what has been said about such an amazing person. I have personally known Rabbi Braun for years, as a friend and more personally my Rov and Mashpiya as well as filling numerous other roles in the community; he has surpassed all expectations with his delicate handling of both people and situations. He is a family man of Boruch Hashem 11 kids and still manages the time to spend personally with people of the community, helping them with counselling and sound advice which I personally have benefited… Read more »
It’s all good brothers
you wrong. r’ chanzin was offically the rov of chabad community in petah tiqwa, member of the RABBANUT there, and AB”D in beis din raboney chabad and if i remember weel, he was also in ‘hanolas hareshet’. is it enough to be called ’employed”?
Woah – so much negativity being spewed. Why?
I hope you change your socks more then three times in your life!
Where was Rabbi Braun born?
shows how much you know yet you still want to argue. who are you anyway??? that isnt rabbi braun.
if Braun is so successful in Sydney, why would his Shul allow him to leave.
Answers
The young people have already broken away from him, they now daven in private home on Shabbo/Yom Tov
The Shul is loosing other members.
It would be unwise to take over the same problems by hoisting him onto the CH community.
We need a mature English speaking Rov who is not tainted by machlokos
the New Crown Heights Campaign led by Yossi Katsman say’s that we must elect young and dynamic leadership that is uninvolved in any previous CH politics, that would definitely mean that we should vote for RYYB and not for RMB.
The men are doing such a lousy job. I think the woman should take over.
I dont get it isn’t 1998 after 3 Tamuz?
Rabbi braun is truly intelloegent no doubt about it! and we sure would love to see him reach his aspirations in climbing up the levels… he is only leaving sydney to fullfill his potential, he can do so much more for you CH’ERS we are happ yfor him and hope he wins!
to all those people saying that we are only hearing one side of the story why dont you fill us in on the other side?
it seems thyat everyone agrees hes in some sort of nasty fight. just some people like him some people dont
well then he IS involved in machlokes after all
I can’t personally vote in this election, but I do call Rabbi Bogomilsky with several important and sensitive questions and I’ve found him to be very helpful, understanding – and with good common sense and wise solutions. I do not know the other Rabbis running, but I know that Crown Heights really needs a sensible Rov who understands people’s situations and knows what the real world looks like, yet serious about Halacha – of course. yes, I am not from CH, but Iived there for a number of years and was disappointed (aside for Rabbi Marlow of blessed memory, and… Read more »
we need term limits for Rabbonim like other politicians
We need a young rov!!!
Is an American boy, speaks fluently English, Yidish and Hebrew.
This is very important for the common language of CH is English and he must be able to communicate with the ENTIRE community.
Anyone who makes no waves or essentially is a “do nothing” will never have any dirt on himself, will never have any enemies and will never have any complaints against him. The more someone does, the more friends and the more enemies he will have. Some will love him and some will hate him. But the inactive “do nothing” person will have very few people raving about him and very few criticizing him. If you want someone who has no dirt on him, you can choose from thousands of brand new “Rabbonim” , who got Smicha in 770 Yesterday literally,… Read more »
If im not mistaken, we are in the time of Elul. who needs this sinas chinam? A rov is a rov. deal with it.
A rabbi’s job will never be easy as because jews can never get along… never. and this is so typicall.
if he was put there as a candidate he is worthy.
typicall jews, fight over everything…. i thought maybe in chodesh elul peaople would have some sense… this is outright loshon horoh!
but then again.. do what you want!
people should notice that the majority of people speaking about r braun being a bal machloikes are from out of sydney and have heard parts of the story that happens in sydney.
while people from sydney speak very highley of him
If I’m called before a Din Torah of the 3 elected Rabbanim & I can’t stand one of them (prior experience &/or reputation), what do I do then? Do i have to deal with the issue while believing that this Rav is corrupt, & unjust & biased?
If I demand a Zablah & say i don’t want HIM, surely this puts me in a bad light for the other Rabbanim. Then I’ve lost before I open my mouth.
Achdus…where are you hiding?
almost %100 of what is said about rabbi braun is abosolute rubish he is a real chasidishe rav a talmid chocom and good peoples person
vote braun and CH eill be saved
when the story came about the people in melbourne not fasting on asarah bteives rabbi braun spoke against it very strongly saying that it is totally against the rebbe and yidishkeit in general.
if he spoke so strongly against the melbourne case he would not have not fasted on 9 av.
Rabbi Braun leaving Sydney would be devastating to a large number of Anash. What it would do to that demoralized community is immeasurable. Will one more child become a mechalel Shabbos because of disillusionment? Who knows. I DO know that there are a few families hanging in the sway. Rabbi Braun leave? Chass Vesholom. This would be devastating to many families. How often did the Rebbe give a horaa pratis to leave a community (even when the contribution was not even tangible)? We cannot guess what the Rebbe would say (even though there are many who profess to “know”) ,… Read more »
Rabbi Chaviv and an extremely knowledgeable, experience, and caring Rav and I personally go to him with my sheilos. I spent time his kollel in Beitar after making aliyah from Crown Heights, and think he is exactly what the Rebbe’s community needs. But see for yourself, he told me he is soon flying to the states to meet the community face to face and explain his candidacy and vision for overcoming machlokes and returning kavod to CH. As for his English, he has basic conversational skills, which he learned from his wife who is a native English speaker. Besides, how… Read more »
I am a member of the Tzemach Tzedek community and I can personally vouch for Rabbi Braun, he is an enormous Talmud Chochum, a dedicated Rov and most of all a Mentsch.
Those that say that he is a Bal Machlokes are probably Bal Machlokes themselves, because they obviously don’t know the facts of the Matzov in Sydney and if they do know something about it , they only know the one side of it. If he is elected it will be a HUGE loss for our community! I wish Rabbi Braun hatzlocha
To set the record straight:
The REBBE’s mosad Merkos was taken to court in 1998 and the rabonim mentioned gave a heter to do so. In effect, the Rebbe was being taken to court. Rabbi Bogomilsky tried to prevent this disrespectful act against the Rebbe.
I will be voting for Rabbi Bogomilsky!
Has anybody been able to dig up dirt on Chaviv? Maybe he is the right one if he hasnt been involved in machlokes or politics? No negative comments on him, hmmm
I am in Sydney as well, i have to agree,
Rabbi Braun davens often in Yeshiva, his children are in the Cheder and he is a nice man.
Why oh why does he have to leave?
I need a Rov who will get me a Get!
They do not sell together Rabbi Schwei has is own goy which actually works in Hadar Hatora therefore its done there.
Rabbi Bogomilsky and Rabbi Shimon Hecht use the same goy.
What do all of you know about the dynamics of the politics in Sydney? You are just jumping in to bash Rabbi Braun, do you know ANYTHING about this issue first hand? I belive not.
Rabbi Braun is a great candidate.
Fellow brothers and sisters! Lets lift ourselves above the past and era of machlokes. Let us focus on the dire needs of the community. We must halt the rising percentage of kids we are losing, the amount of baalei tshuva we are disillusioning yearly! We need Rabbanim whose sole occupation and goal is to worry about the chinuch of our kids, our sholom bais, our dealing with each other fairly. We need rabbonim who we can trust with our money, our kashrus, our children, our futures. We need Rabbanim who have time for us and share our troubles and joy.… Read more »
he been selling chametz with Rabbi PEISACH Bogomilsky, not with moshe who is running against him.
So what? They share the same sheigetz to sell chometz. big deal… they must be the best of friends… Rabbi Shea Hecht does the same. maybe this qualify Hecht to run as rov as well… (may be a good idea)
Some people cannot stand honesty. Some people cannot co-exist with integrity. Hence, all the lying fraud and motzie shem ra against Rabbi Braun among these commentaries!
I seriously have no clue why everyone is getting so worked up and writing PATHETIC AND BLATANT LIES!!!!
I live in Sydney. Rabbi Braun is a real chasidishe rov, talmid chochom and posek. He is brilliant.
His children ALL go to Feldmans school.
They are a really chassidshe family.. one of the only ones in syd..
GIVE THE GUY A BREAK!!!!!
I think it would be such a shame to let such a decent family leave, but he would do a great job in CH.
I trying to learn from the comments and to be objective. I see that one side is just desperatly thrawing shmutz with out backing it. Even using the Rebbes name to make up things with out any proof. I really feel bad for those.
We all know tha the Crown Heighs community leans more to the right then the rest of Chabad.
If Rabbi Bogomilsky gets elected there is a chance (a small one, but still a chance), that Crown Heights and the mainstream Chabad community’s around the world will be united. And perhaps that will bring Moshiach.
If Rabbi Braun gets elected then all i see is the divide within Crown Heights and the divide between Crown Heights and mainstream Chabad only getting wider. And then only Moshiach will be able to save us!
go and actually count you wrong!!
there was aninvitation hanging on the wall of 770 this past week inviting ppl to a wedding of miss chabib and someone from chicago. Any relation there?
if crown heights wants him by all means have him!!!!
shwei has been selling chametz with bogo the past few years. everyone forgot?
What are we going to do without you, here in Sydney… We need you and your family here, to be our role models… Real chassidishe, ehrliche yidden with their priorities set dead on straight!!
I’m very exited at the Idea that we are acualy promoting new, young blood for Rabbonus, Older Rabbonim are great! but we also need young ones who can relate to our issues (after all, the are going through the same thing – not 30 years ago..)
Rabbi Braun is a well known and beloved Lubavitcher Chossid, Choizer of the Rebbe, close talmid of Rabbi Marlow, and hails from a line of prominent poskim.
As Rov in the Tzemach Tzedek community in Sydney he directs a Machon Smicha, is a governmental representative in the Lubavitcher educational system. Rabbi Braun is on Shlichus in Sydney for the past 15 years, and has made great inroads for the promotion of achdus in NSW, due to his great ahavas Yisroel. All the above will surely make him a great asset to the Rebbe’s shchuna, Kan Tziva Havaye es Habrocho.
I don’t think that any of these candidates can bring honor to the Bais Din.
The fighting may subside a bit, but the Bais Din will not regain much of the respect it lost from past years of Machloikes.
What positive quality’s does Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky bring to the table? What is his history (he’s not very young) that shows that he is qualified for this task? (paskening day-to day shaylos? yes we know that he claims to be a good “toien” and for the right price can help you win a din to torah for money matters, but does he have ANY experience in day to day shaailos – the vast majority of what a rov is involved in???) What are his credentials that “uniquely qualify him” to bridge the gap between the 2 warring Rabbonim is there… Read more »
Using COL as a test market to establish his potential of being elected – the percentage results against Rabbi Braun overwhemingly show that he has no hope and should be withdrawn. Find another candidate as you are wasting evryone’s time with him
We need here a young Rov, English speaking is a priority.
We are very exited and the prospect of a dynamic young rov, whe was never involved with machlokes aganist ANY of the Rabbonim in our Bais Din. and thankfully we dont need to subsitute his youth for (experience and knowledge, as Rabbi Braun seems to have both.
Hatzlocho Rabo
If he’s your Rav, that makes you biased!
What type of Achdus and Shalom did Rabbi Bogomilsy bring to Crown Hights???? Many (or is it all the same person?) on this forum are attacking Rabbi Braun for fictional machlokes in Sydney, what did Rabbi Bogomilsky do HERE IN CROWN HEIGHTS? here is the beginning of the list: 1 – he foght a reletless war against the duly elected Rabbonim of the Crown HIghts Bais Din (Rabbi Marlow A”H and yblch”t Rabbi Osdobo) who were publicly endorsed MANY times by the Rebbe. he went so far as to solisit mistandishe ra-bbonim to put a siruv on them (I belive… Read more »
the very fact that we see these strange fabrications developing here and elsewhere (about fasting etc.) clearly demonstrates that some are very scared of the fact that a young and dynamic candidate like Rabbi Braun – and will do anything, absolutely everything! to attempt to besmirch his well and hard earned name.
Did he ever harm you? did he ever steal your money? whats bothering you so much, to the point where you have to created fictitious myths about this man. either vote for him or don’t, please don’t share with us your fantasies…
In a recent meeting of Anash in Sydney it was resolved that the community will pay all of Brauns moving expenses and his salary for the first five years – on the condition that he leaves within a week!
It seems to me – based on the comments above – that to many here, the criteria of being a ‘viable’ rov is to be a great politician, know how to put (no, get MISNAGDIM! to put) Rabbonim elected by an entire community, endorsed by the the Rebbe – into cherem. Be a successful mercenary (politically and as a ‘toein’.) If a person is a great young Talmid Chochom, a “moreh horooh b’poel”, very likable and approachable, smart, a genuine chassidishe yid, well you know, he is just a ‘puppet’ for some greater ‘political agenda’. hence, according to this logic,… Read more »
Rabbi Chanzin got a “Horah Protis”, witch does not apply to everyone.
Rabbi Mangel said a few times that the story you wrote isn’t true.
so now he has to ask a Mashpia/Rov and figure out whats best for him and for the community at large.
p.s. looks like you already had you mind made up.
if you were really looking forward to an answer, you would have kept the “insensitive” remark to yourself
Please Crown Heights take Braun!!! The community in CH can’t get much worse, but if braun leaves Sydney there might be a chance for a real future here without machloikes…
I actually live in Sydney and know Rabbi Braun far better than you do as he’s my Rav. I say he’s anything but dangerous. May I ask why you think putting him into a position of power is dangerous?
Yes, If you know him so well you would at least have some proof!
THATS AN OUTRIGHT LIE!!
I need an explanation, on how is it that a Shliach, that has committed his life to shlichus, and as I read here has been so successful and is so talented, can on the flip of a coin just pick himself up and leave his flock. Is this what the Rebbe MH”M wanted from him when he was sent to Australia? Does (Did) the Rebbe MH”M permit him to leave his success? Can anyone give an example of another case where the Rebbe MH”M O.K.ed such a move? I remember Rabbi Chanzin O.B.M. wanted to run in NY and the… Read more »
who wrote #111 and how does he know what went on?! and if it is true im sure niether r shwei or bogo wanted it to be on collive
He is the best….. Feldmans would be more tha happy for him to go… Braun had the power to stand up for what was just right and propper. He is a talmid chacham gives an amazing shiur and knows how to pasken. It would be a major loss for sydney because bli guzma I dont think that there is another rov in Sydney who would come close. The BD is ‘al hapanim’ and the rabonim do not even grow beards!!
Emes leamito
To #106 and #108 who decry the ‘vicious slander’ against Braun:
I grew up in Sydney, my extended family still live there, I know Braun better than you ever will, and while the comments here are vicious they are very far from slander. In fact they don’t even begin to adequately warn the CH population of the dangers of putting Braun into power.
I will be voting for Bogomilsky. I think Bogomilsky is the only viable candidate. My reasons for voting for Bogomilsky: I am against the Badatz of C.H. altogether! After all they had put others in Cherem and so what goes around come around and Rabbi Bogomilsky gets the credit for giving Rabbi Marlow and Rabbi Osdoba “A Taste of their own medicine” by making a Cherem against the Badatz RA-BONIM. It has always been our shita that the only true Beis Din is that of Vaad Rabboney Lubavitch and therefore the Badataz who feels they have jurisdiction over everything, must… Read more »
#70 – What garbage are you talking about? I actually asked Rabbi Braun a question on fasting this past Tisha Be’av and he didn’t tell me not to fast.
P.S. I unlike you have been living in Sydney the past 10 years so i experience first hand what’s going on.
Don’t pretend you’re from Sydney. If you were you would at least spell Sydney correctly. It’s Sydney not Sidney!
It’s a joke saying that Rabbi Schewi endorses Rabbi Bogomilsky when they defer in the most critical issues here in the schune and Lubavitch. People think we are stupid!!!? The truth is that Rabbi Bogomilsky doesn’t match any of the Rabbonim he has is own agenda which is not even the lefties agenda he has is personal agenda. He thinks only about himself and what is good for him. This is the way he does his work as a toen. You pay I represent you, doesnt matter if you right or you are wrong and doesn’t matter if you win… Read more »
If Rabbi Osdoba chose someone who put Rabbi Marlow in to Cherem, it reflects on who Rabbi Osdoba really is. The reason he chose him, is self evident. He made a secret deal with Bogo, that “One Hand Will Wash the Other. Rabbo Osdoba will do a “favor” for Bogomilsky and Bogomilsky will in turn return the favor to Rabbi Osdoba. As the saying goes: “You scorch my back and I’l scratch your back”. Here is the deal: Rabbo Osdoba needs someone to gang up, together with him to help him continue the Machlokes to help to effective destroy Rabbi… Read more »
Rabbi shwei NEVER endorsed Rabbi Bogomilsky, in fact he put up a candidate to DEFEATED him! the story to wrote is you imagination working over time yes they both worked in ULY for many years, but that is a far cry to endorsing him! the fact that you wrote that is a clear indication that simply put YOU ARE A LAIR! you want to trick the community in to voting for someone thinking it will be the best move for peace, when in fact it was all fiction! here is some fact to think about: Rabbi Bogomilsky fought Rabbi marlow… Read more »
If young is so good he was younger then. and it would have saved a lot of admas nefesh in Sydeny
Bogomilsky is a Rav Mitaam.
Mitaam the Left and Mitaam Krinsky and Shemtov and all their cohorts, who are all devout Anti-Meshichists,
i.e. “Al Hashem Veal Meshicho”.
Bogomilsky has absolutely no credibility at all, whatsoever.
Bogomilsky’s “Posek Achron” is only about Money Power and Politics and he bases all his Psikey Dinim only on that.
Bogomilsky together with Yoel Kahan and few more like that were actively running around to every Ruv in the entire NY Metro Area, selling them a bag of lies to try and convince them all to put Rabbi Marlow and Rabbi Osdoba in Cherem and indeed Bogomilsky and Yoel Kahan and the other cohorts succeeded in extracting this fraudulent Cherem against Rabbi Marlow and and Osdoba.
Someone made an assertion that Braun once didnt fat on tisha b’av. If that is is true, then it means that his judgment in halacha is way off. This is not an idea that is affected by doing tshuvah. If he was nichshal, mtzad a tavva in a terrible avairah, you can do tshuvah. If he twisted halacha to come up with a conclusion that you can eat on tisha b’av, then he is way off in his judgment ability and should be disqualified.
It should be investigated whether Rabbi Braun did actually ddint fast on Tisha B’av, and if it is true he should not only not be the Rav in Crown Heights, he should not onlt be thrown out of Sydney or out of Lubavitch for that matter, he should be brought in front of a Bais Din and thrown out of Orthodoxy all together, Hashem Yishomr.
Braun is not 40!! isn’t that a requirement!
Why won’t Mendy Hendel put his own name on the ballot instead of putting someone else’s name who will do his dirty work?
It’s almost like in Israel, if the Arabs can’t win with terror, they attempt to flood the Knesset, supreme court etc. with their own and take it over from the ‘inside’…
For those of us who remember, we always reveled on the fact that our original CH Beis Din was an accurate reflection of our community: 1 brisker, 1 BT and a Yekeh mekurov.
We should elect both Braun and Chaviv to replace the Brisker and the BT, and at last bring back the balanced representation our kehilah needs.
And what about Shwei (and bogomilsky)? Well, we never had a geja rabbi before anyways, so why would we want that now?
don’t vote for someone who is fighting the rebbe’s shluchim
in sydney
funny seeing all these comments about how rabbi braun has an aidele face, is so chassidish and knows his stuff
may i remind you of a person which similar credentials? they said the same thing about rabbi schwei and look what he has done for us…
braun is a younger schwei.
vote for machloikes!
Rabbi Bogomilsky is endorsed by both Rabbi Osdoba and Rabbi Schwei Shlita. Rabbi Bogomilsky was man enough to call Rabbi Schwei before he agreed to be a candidate. He asked Rabbi Schwei what he thinks of him (Bogomilsky) as a candidate? Rabbi Schwei answered that he doesn’t think that ‘his people’ will be happy about it. To which Rabbi Bogomilsky responded; I don’t want to run if I will start a new Machlokes with you by declaring myself as a candidate, so to me its important what you say, not what your people say. Rabbi Schwei immediately responded; I think… Read more »
Rabbi Feldman will wright a Hamlotzhah for him
DOnt vote for a young guy you dont know….
in my experience Rabbi Bogomilsky looks down in contempt at anyone who he disagrees with. and especially a younger person.
Without endorsing Rabbi Braun as the best choice of Rov for Crown Heights, I do wish to decry the outright vicious slander brought to bear on this forum against Rabbi Braun. As a personal friend of many years, one who was on Shlichus in Sydney many years ago, I find the comments that aim to besmirch his character absolutely repulsive. He’s a man of sterling midos and a brilliant Talmid Chochom. His messianic views are beside the point (not to the elections, but to the character assassination on the forum).
Whatever it was with Rabbi Braun is now in the past. There is no point in judging him. If his critics are correct, how do they know if he has done Teshuva?
The important thing is who is is now!
IF HE HAS THE CREDENTIALS – All he needs to do is to come with the Blessing of the Head Shliach in Sydney.
It’s interesting how much hatred can be concocted about someone you never met, never had interactions with and know almost nothing about???
Some of you guys are spewing vitriol at a very smart, charismatic friendly and EXPERIANCED ‘moreh horoh bepoel’.
By the elections for the Vaad your motto was YOUNG, NEW, FRESH START. Yet here you argue the EXACT OPPOSITE!!!!
All of the Shmutz you are throwing at Rabbi Braun is ABSOLUTLY FALSE!!!
I would venture to speculate that Rabbi’s Osdobo, Shwey and Heller will personally vote for Rabbi Braun.
Just my opinion.
do we need a bunch of ‘old yogis’, who are old enough to be our grandfathers, grew up much differently to be our Rabbonim, or is it about time to elect, Fresh, Young, New blood – obviously highly competent and learned – to teach and direct our youth.
the choice is clear. WE NEED YOUNG BLOOD!
Rabbi Bogomilsky likes sholom with R.Fsiher as he went against BaDaTz before.
I’m a bit perplexed that some of the ‘comments’ here are resorting to fabrications and outright lies. If you wish to see to it that Rabbi Bogomilsky shlit”o wins -PROMOTE him, don’t FABRICATE things about a desent, chassidishe yid.
finally a candidate with young blood – and no need to comprise on experience, he has quite a few years of it.
i’m for Rabbi Braun all the way! Hatzlocho Rabo!
“RABBI BOGOMILSSKY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS GOOD WITH BOTH”
??? is that why for MANY MONTHS Rabbi Bogomilsky went around soliciting MISNAGDISHE Rabonim to put a Charem against Rabbi’s Marlow and Osdobo (Yblch”t)?
It’s interesting to me that Rabbi Osdobo endorsed the candidacy of Rabbi Bogomilsky (2 enemies making peace to fight a 3rd…). I believe, that the only reason he endorsed him was out of fear that Rabbi Mangel would get elected. I believe that Rabbi Osdobo would much rather work with Rabbi Braun then with Rabbi Bogomilsky. just my thought….
Interesting that todays hayom yom relates to this issue I am afraid Bogo and Braun are known for machlokes, Bogo has no backbone, will turn to his liking WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CHAVIV? “From my father’s guiding instructions: Keep away – to the ultimate degree – from a campaign of attack. Not because we lack the means of prevailing or because of timorousness, but because we must consecrate all our strength exclusively to strengthening our own structure, the edifice of Torah and mitzvot performed in holiness and purity. To this we must devote ourselves utterly, with actual mesirat nefesh,1… Read more »
a rov who has to get along with the people cannot be a dayan. all politics that we have in CH originates from someone having an issue with how the rov handled himself in a din torah. why can’t we have rabbonim and a seperate beis din who oversee din torah’s? in addition, this braun is a guy that walks around like a shloch with his shirt untucked. he does not look put together and will no doubt be vulnerable to all the nonsense that has happened until now. we don’t even know how well he knows halacha and choshen… Read more »
For those who think his quality as a genius makes him the one for Crown Heights maybe we should have Shmuli Botach as Rav. Remember Yossele Braun went against the Rebbes Shliuch.
Any potential candidate who is “the dream” of this shchuna would immediately be maligned by BOTH sides. No side wants a person above the fray, because he will be unpredictable. So Osdoba and Schwei will agree on this issue – don’t approve him. Rabbi Rosenberg gave a very cold reception to someone (so above the fray that most don’t even realize he would “roll up hi sleeves” and “get into it” – but in his words: “Un far der kiyum fun chassiduss tor men nisht hobben mesiras nefesh?” So where does such a candidate turn? The six member committee are… Read more »
I wonder if these Rabbis wrote in the Igros to consult something so crucial as to leave their place and come to CH
I would like to see the answers that they got.
LOL
Ever been involved in market research or politics?
It’s a no-brainer
Judging from all the comments on COL, for and against (It’s overwhelmingly against!) – Even it it was 50/50, anybody would be crazy to put Rabbi Braun up as a candidate
He doesn’t stand a chance!!!!!!!!!
for chaviv in israel
and braun in sydeny
evryone should deal with his mess
israel deal with you chaviv terorist
hey guys chaviv is such a big terrorist that hendel his scared of him
and for bran we have enough machlokeis on our own we dont need yours
Rabbi Braun is definitely the most chasidishe Rov of all 3.
(Not to mention bogomilsky’s wars against this very beis din…)
I don’t know Rabbi Braun but your comment made it clear to me that he would be the right choice….
“I remember that R’ Braun was one of the first not to fast on Tisha B’Av because “Moshiach is already here’, he made a whole shturem about it 10 years ago in Sydney.”
Is this true???????
To # 18:
How can they BOTH be his father? Isn’t that biologically impossibly?
there is a known vort from the rebeim that age cant be measured by passport. I have no doubt that rabbi bogomilsky would relate & work with young people in our neighborhood much more than rabbi braun
It seems that everyone is promoting or putting down based on party politics. I’d like to know more about this R’ Chaviv. Can’t there be some way for people to be exposed to these people before they vote? For all we know he could be the best! It is possible that he is a: ohev sholom, a talmid chochum, a good communicator, has good people’s skills, is wise, etc. But we don’t know! I’m sure everyone would be happy with such a person, but we need to know more about these people. Perhaps they should have a video of each… Read more »
Best candidate would be
Rabbi Avromi Feigelstock from Canada
As a shliach seeing and hearing the Din Torahs Rabbi Bogomilsky was involved in I will tell you the man has no integrity. Someone mentioned a story in California. Anyone in Florida long enough will tell you what a turn coat he is.
Unfortunately for the fact that perhaps there aren’t any candidates for Crown Heights but from a perspective of orei hasodeh this Rov may have some knowledge it surely has not penetrated his midois.
And now that he is losing his Kehilla (who are slowly but surely returning to the Rebbe’s Shliach, Rabbi Feldman), he wants to enter the CH Machlokis – a perfect fit.
Sydney have finally woken up to him – don’t make the same mistake in CH
Only the few die-hard rebels in Sydney will stand up for him
vote for a young Rabbi
#6 – I could not have put it better – It is totally beyond belief that they would even consider Rabbi Braun unless he is endorsed by Rabbi Feldman
#12 – Typical dictatorial remark. What makes you think you represent the majority?
What type of election is this? We get to choose from a Crown Heightser a lot of people have issues with, a French candidate nobody has ever heard of, and a reknowned ba’al machlokes from Australia. Oy vey!
They should suspend the elections until they have more viable candidates. I know one of these Rabbis personally. No one in CH knows him and wont be able to do their due diligence.
I think candidates have to be local so everyone knows what they stand for.
Great! Thankfully we have a candidate who is young and can relate you the vast majority of households in this growing community.
I’m defiantly voting for Rabbi Braun
i am wondering if these guys are from Sydney, and that’s why they want him to stay with them, or are they from Crown Heights, and that is why they want him in Sydney.
Mendy hendel is for rabbi Braun. Enough said.
The rebbe did not approve of rabbonim leaving current rabbinical posts to move to ch to become rov,
I am not sure if most people on this site are old enough to remmber the original elections for bada
Maybe we should have all 3, start with a new slate, Harav Osdoba, and Harav Schway could replace Segal and the rest of the paid help. and as far as the three Rabbanim, well Rabbi Bogo, rabbi Braown and the Israeli dude would be fine for me (and the rest of yous)
Rabbi Braun, who is no doubt a big talmid chochom, was also a big baal machlokes in Sydney.
Now I have seen everything!!!!
Where are we heading?????
Rabbi Braun was brought to Sydney as a Bochur by Rabbi Feldman. After being given a responsible influential position, he became a rebellious person who went against Rabbi Feldman, the Rebbe’s Shaliach in Sydney, to form a break-away Shul.
I am shocked that he would even be considered!
The only way would be if he has done Teshuva, and comes to 770 with Rabbi Feldmans blessing.
Check this before endorsing or voting for him
We need a Rov that won’t be manipulated by special interest groups.
We need a Rov that won’t be manipulated by money.
Rabbi Bogomilsky is not such a Rov. Ask those people that know him from his work in Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
We need Rabbonim, who have Yirah Shamayim, charisma, that can motivate, educate and inspire.
We need a Rov who won’t be manipulated by money, Yichus or other special interest groups.
Rabbi Braun can do it!
I remember that R’ Braun was one of the first not to fast on Tisha B’Av because “Moshiach is already here’, he made a whole shturem about it 10 years ago in Sydney.
It could be that he has calmed down from those days, I left Syndeny years ago, but I also hear he was very instrumental in the recent politics in Sydney, I would be very worried if he got elected, a leopard never changes its spots.
Rav Braun will bring peace to our Crown Heights
Yasher Koach
Therefore, VOTE ONLY FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW, do not trust anyone, if you don’t know the person do NOT vote for him.
We all want brown to win the election, he has made so much machlokes in Sidney we want him to leave already. This is our best and maybe only chance to get rid of him.
Good riddance!
nononononono Braun will be Mechazek Machloikes as he has proven in sydny
Brown is a huge Baal machlokes we have enough machlokes in crown heights we are not looking to import more.
Rabbi pinny Feldman besought him down to work in the chabad house in Sidney and then he broke off and started a bees moshiach. Is this what we want in crown heights? Mendy Hendel and his crew are so desperate they are trying to hold on with all they can. It won’t work, crown heightens are not stupid and will see through it.
we don`t need another Baal Machlokis here. He can and should stay in Sydney.
I believe that had rabbi braun been in town, and people would have the change to observe him, talk with him, listen to a shiur – he would get at least 80% of the vote.
I implore and beg you: do NOT choose Rabbi Braun for Rov. I spent two years in Sydney and can tell you that he is the essence of Machlokes. When the mosdos were in trouble he instigated a COMPLETE divide and split in the Sydney community. The Rebbe’s shliach brought him there to run the mesivta nad he ended up creating a new so called kehilla. I have heard that most of the people there have returned to Chabad of Sydney. This man lives machlokes and i wonder why if he is so liked and successful in Sydnay- then why… Read more »
Wow! Fresh, young, experienced, very leaned, friendly…. never involved with the current fighting parties in our community.
seems like a real fresh start! and defiantly a big plus for the young crowd. someone who can relate to them and their issues (is not 30 years older..)
I think he has secured my vote.
not sure which one yet. how ever it will be one of the young candidates
Thank you Sydney for sending us your problems…. Keep Rabbi Braun, we should be able to find a rav from within our own community…
I’m (positively) amazed at the fact that our “leadership” finally had the ‘Seichel’ look out of the box of the “old timers” who wer around forever and involved in almost every political and divisive issue in our community (and is about double the age of the average youngerman).
They went and recruited a YOUNG dynamic candidate – a fresh, clean slate – with enormous potential.
After all Rabbi Braun is a practicing rov “moreh horooh bepoel” for a number of years, he’s very knowledgeable in Halacha, a practical, down-to-earth person and a truly chassidishe youngerman.
a breath of fresh air….
He would be the worst choice EVER. If anyone will create more problems than ever it would be this fellow. (that’s my honest experience with this candidate)
and to COL. If you want any credibility you must put on any and all respectful opinion of the candidates. If you filter these comments out you will acquire the same reputation as the whole lot of rotten people we are trying to eliminate. Please allow all opinions to be printed.
if rabbi feldman is happy what dose that show you when it comes to Machlokos. he made it in cydney. now come to crown heights and get on the lipsker side with HENDEL MENDEL. crown heights open your eyes.
Why does the first quality of the Rav have to be if he is Rabbi Schwei’s person, or Rabbi Osdoba’s person? Why can’t he be impartial. I think that’s what we are looking for! You always have to post the news one sided or another. Some people can be allowed to think for themselves. This way, it is once more a vote between Rabbi Osdoba and Rabbi Schwei. Who needs this? We need a Rabbi to get along with both of them, not to make this a one sided operation! If you want to be a news site – post… Read more »
braun is not 40 so is chaviv. they may be nice pepole. however thay aint know what hit them. he is lipsker son in law. to much to 1 side however bogomilsky is a real all around guy. and rabbi schway likes him they have a long way back working toghter. so its bogo who can end the fighting
IS A VOTE FOR MENDY HENDEL STAY AWAY !!!!!
we in c’h also want rabbi brion to stay in sydney. he dont know hand and feet whats going on hear. hendel WONT BE ABLE TO PLAY RABBI BOGOMILSKY MIND. RABBI BOGOMILSSKY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS GOOD WITH BOTH. BROION IS A NEW FIGHT IN C’H
if everything was going good for Bruan in Sydney he would not be to excited to come to Crown Heights.
Question is, why would he leave Sydney to come to CH?
if its the salary, then hes in trouble
1. Salary not guaranteed.
2. if its true that there is a person out there guaranteeing his salary then thats also trouble – for obvious reasons.
Rabbi Bogomilsky is Crown Heights and does not need anybody’s money.
A crown heightser
I believe rabbi Braun is the grandson of the Rabbi Braun who wrote the kitzur shulchan aruch with the extensive explanations called shearim mtzuyanim bhalacha which the Rebbe endorsed.
and this Rabbi Braun if elected will lift up the respect given to Rabbonim like its never been before. He must be elected. He is a great talmid chochom and a wonderful person.
braun is a meshichist who will be led ‘by his nose’ by schwei’s people.
i vote rabbi braun he is the one who we were all waiting for. a man that not just knows halacha but lives halacha.
Rabbi Brown is an exceptionally smart, learned, talanted and well spoken man. A real young Chassidishe Rov, with common sense.
He would make a fabulous 3rd Rov in the Beis Din.
I’m happy to see that we have some great candidates.
how does that help me if the same old dead system of politics remains
im not voting for some rabbis crony im voting that the youth and generations of crown heights can have some historical leadership
if chabad doesnt find leadership soon we will go under
y does rabbi BRAUN stay in Sydney they can use him
is an amazing person. Will be dedicated to each and every member of the community. The right choice by far.
of anything or anyone connected to rabbi schwei & his cohorts
how will there be elections if there is only 1 person to vote for? And if there is no one capable of such a posittion in CH, then we need to get from elsewhere. If others are allowed from elsewhere, then you can’t exclude Rabbi Chaviv.
look at brauns eidele ponim
wants Rabbi Braun to leave Sydney. He’ll help pay moving expenses, which is a savings to CHT’s.
Bogomilsky is quite old
chaviv is virtually unheard of
but…
braun is a rav who is proven to be a true torah genies
is a true chasidishe yid and
is still quite young
I think braun would be the best choice
rabbi bron is in a fight with rabbi feldman the head shliach of sydney i don’t thing he is such a ohev sholom
And we’d love to see you go there as well.
Its up to the young guys,if they come out and vote will leave this guy in Sydney.
A story is told of someone who was always filled Sinas Chinum against another person. A Rich man came along to try to make peace and offered the Machlokes-Macher that he will give him any precious gift, he may choose, but with one condition. The condition was that whatever gift he gets, his favorite enemy would get twice as much (in so doing he was hoping to me “mechanech” him to stop his Sinas Chinum. However the Machlokes Macher was so filled with Sinas Chinum, that his only choice request for his “gift” was: “Please knock out one of my… Read more »
How could a Rav who has been part of so much divisveness and Machlokes – and who lead a break away Minyan from the Rebbe’s head Shliach – come and restore peace and order in our community? Just a thought…
These candidates are a problem, like everything else in CH. Only one, Rabbi Bogomilsky, is local and like everyone round here, he has his supporters and his detractors. Both sides seem to have valid points. The other two Rabbonim are effectively strangers. I assume Rabbi Braun speaks English, but does Rabbi Chaviv? Electing a Rav in this community who is not FLUENT in English is also an issue to be considered. Why is everything so complicated here? Why were candidates announced & they changed their minds, or never considered running & their names were put forward, or allowed to run,… Read more »
Rashi explains that Balak and Bilam were no friends and were actually arch enemies but when it came time for the pursuit of Sinas Chinum against Yidden the enemies joined forces.
Bogomilsky was very active in his relentless pursuit to solicit Rabbonim from all over NY to make a real CHEREM against Rabbi Marlow and against Rabbi Osdoba! ! ! ! !
How can anyone even think of electing someone who’s entire life, until now, was always consistently devoted to totally undermine the Badatz?
Bogomilsky should not be viewed as a friend of the Badataz. quite the contrary.
Why anyone chose Bogomilsky, has many raised eyebrows.
It’s a deal. Your loss, our gain.
-#4
הָלוֹךְ הָלְכוּ הָעֵצִים, לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ
i’m waiting for Katzman to say that we should vote in the young people! LOL!
Rabbi Braun resembles Benji Stock, somewhat.
please go
So the three candidates are:
Rabbi Bogomilsky
Rabbi Braun
Rabbi Emanuel Chaviv
Hmmm….
One of the most cleverest knowledgeable Rabbis in the world. A walking Encyclopeadia.
THIS GUY SEEMS DANGEROUS!
he is young, already made Shalom in a similar case, he is the man.
and rabbi broyn to crowen highets
How does a young man think he can end a fight between two Rabonim who can both be his father?
Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Broin
he would make a perfect rov for a lot of reasons one of which is that he is not tainted by CH politics.
rabbi broin is a chasidishe Rov and real peoples person.
rabbi bogomilsky although a big talmid chacham, i cant forgive him for the naparstak – cunin debacle, when first he paskend in favor of naparstak, but after a vivsit by the cunin boys suddenly flips his psak without telling the other members of the B”D
i cant forget the fact that he fought rabbi morlow o.b.m. for many years
Why would rabbi braun want to leave sydney did somthing go wrong? We want someone from OUR community!
well if you do not like rabbi braun… move out of CH when he comes!!!!! or get a life!!!!!!
Rabbi Braun is amazing! anyone who knows him will testify to that. He is brilliant and is very much a peoples person – one who can really be trusted as Rav.
I am so excited to see that Rabbi Braun is running. Finaly, a solution to Crown Heights! Yasher Koach!
Not a good idea…
#4 you want him to stay in syd. for what? for the 20- 200 people in his kehilla ch needs him. whats syd offering him money? no chinuch? no kashrus ? no kovod ? not what he deserves sydn was lucky till now now let him go where is best fro him and his family. dont make him suffer anymore. rabbi braun ch needs you
he’s a little fanatical i think….People of CH do your research…
How can someone who openly went against the Rebbe’s shluchim in Sydney, be nominated for rov in the Rebbe’s Shchuna? And to think that a senior rov would endorse him!
We also want Rabbi Braun to stay in Sydney!!!!
A Crown Heightser
We want Rabbi Braun to stay in Sydney!!!!
i cant tell you from 1st hand experience that braun is the man. a real chasidishe rov, talmid chochom and posek. sharp mind, photgraphic memory, ibergegeben blev ubenefesh tzum rebbe and chasidus. he walks the walk not just talks the talk. check him out
yeshaya
is changing his mind more then I change my socks….. 1) first with Shea Hecht….. 2) then with the dead line date….. 3) now with Chabib……it means his word is not really a word, he is just as good as anyone else.