By COLlive reporter in Crown Heights
Democratic Primaries are being held today, Tuesday, September 15, for numerous New York State and local public service positions.
A notice by the “Political Action Committee of Crown Heights” has sent out a notice to Chassidic residents of Brooklyn to vote for “two close friends in the races for State Committee – Female.”
The two are Shirley Paterson of the 43rd Assembly District (Nostrand to Schenectady) and Darlene Mealy of the 55th Assembly District (Schenectady to Rochester).
“The strength of our vote means assistance for families and jobs for the community,” the letter by members of the PAC stress. Voting is done in the regular polling places until 9 PM.
It was signed by (in order of appearance): Chanina Sperlin, Rabbi Shea Hecht, Moshe Malamud, Shmuel Marmulszteyn, Binyomin Rosenberger and Zaki Tamir.
The list of signatures just might be the more newsworthy part of this story.
The PAC is officially an independent body but acts at the blessings of the democratically elected Vaad Hakohol of Crown Heights (which is forbidden to partake in political endorsements due to its non-for-profit status).
Hecht and Sperlin have each run the PAC at different times – depending on the affiliation of the Vaad – and at times have endorsed competing politicians.
In the July 2010 elections for Vaad Hakohol, the two ran against each other on the promise of using their good connections in City Hall and Albany for the benefit of Crown Heights. They both lost as results of the election showed that locals were looking for less partisan representation.
Yet, the new Vaad members recommended that the setting of the PAC should be bi-partisan and both Hecht and Sperlin have agreed to work together.
“This is a wonderful show of unity,” one of the activists who was involved in mediating between the two, told COLlive.com.
I Rabbi Hecht …I was חושד בכשרים
Many and I included, thought of you, as being of the school, “my way or no way”, we were wrong.
You gained my respect (not that you needed it).
Chanina and you can bring together the majority of Anash, therefore making this Vaad relevant and successful.
The forces of evil (may Hashem help us) are working overtime. But we were thought “a little light” and you know the end of the story.
Ksiva Vacasima Tova.
What a נחת to see two individuals, Rabbis Sperlin and Hecht, who weren’t seeing eye to eye, come together and work together……
And what עגמת נפש to see individuals having nervous breakdowns and unable to swallow this….
Acdus will reign in Crown Heights, in spit of the רודפי שלום
Those that are chasing away שלום
love the shades
we should not be endorsing Democrats who are just yes men to Obama and his politics. i know she is good for Israel but overall the less Democrats there are in Congress the better off this country and our ECONOMY wil be! we need Senators that have ideas that will create jobs not the opposite!
Wow u seem one sided, both hecht and sperlin lost the election we all agree, but the current vaad members who won, dont have much political connection, so as a favor hecht and sperlin united, are working with them to help the vaad and the crown heights coummunity
Why are you asking why Shea Hecht is there? Why are you not asking about Chanina Sperlin too, he was also not voted in!!!!
By the way to just give you this information in case you forgot but Rabbi Shea did get more votes than Chanina Sperlin!! You should do your research first.
i didnt vote yesterday cuz i didnt see any pac notice, tell us who to vote for a few days before. this way we have a chance to see it
We don’t have enough votes in any district to field a candidate from Anash. Remember how many of us go on shlichus, thereby keeping CH relatively small, and where we are located – we are not in the same districts as Boro Park, Flatbush or Williamsburgh so we are on our own politically.
43’rd is now to Utica in most places. They should get this straight!
What did we get from all the politicians that were endorsed by our community, I’m not saying that we didn’t get anything, I’m just asking.
You are going in the right diraction. Please do not be distracted by the NAY SAYERS.
Both, Rabbis Sperlin and Hecht have a lot to add to the mix.
Nothing is sacred to you…..
Vov Tisrei?
Erev Yom Hakodesh?
Credit goes to the close friends of the Vaad and close friends of Rabbi Hecht and Rabbi Sperlin.
They all have confidants and friends……They are getting good sound advice….Keep it up.
Seeing both Reb Chanina and Reb Shea in their true unbiased colors I regret not voting for either.
THERE IS ALWAYS A NEXT TIME.
Shea and Channina!??
Better suited to a comedy act
Your site fills the vacume, for positive and gratifying news. Leave the dirt to others (from both sides…)
why is shea hecht in there?! we didnt vote for him!
It seems that you do not get the hint…..
Reb Chanina is a great asset to our Shchuna, the Vaad sees this and many many see this. it is to his credit that he is willing to answer to the call of our Vaad.
It is also to the credit of Reb Shea Hecht, putting differences aside for the betterment of all.
He should run by the city council next time around and let our people be directly in government.
nice 2 see u uncle jake
I want to vote, just don’t know where to go.
we dont elect chanina and now we get him with all the politicians
why did we have elections
he didint get the hint
Why must we always vote for a African American Democrat? Why can’t a Chabadnik run?
I just hope that Zaki is always in the center of the picture and not Sperling and Hecht. We must always make sure we know who WE elected get the main say, and the main Kavode.
AND is this more of the sleepy entitlement syndrome that is bankrupting our communities
I would like to know the stance of the endorsed candidates regarding the inmoral laws that are currently being proposed and are considered a to’eva by the Torah.
No matter how much money the may funnel to the community, supporting a candidate who will vote for a rule that runs contratry to Hashem’s will is in itself inmoral.
we need more achdus….