Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, Director of Chabad Lubavitch of Lithuania, has been banned from the Vilnius Choral Synagogue, JTA reports.
Shmuel Levin, chairman of the Vilnius Jewish Religious Community, wrote to Rabbi Krinsky that he is not allowed to walk into the city’s synagogue unless he adheres to their “rules and order.”
The move follows a brief period of reconciliation following reports in November that guards hired by the community prevented Krinsky from entering the same synagogue, JTA wrote.
Rabbi Krinsky, , was informed in an email Monday from the that he could not set foot inside the Vilnius Choral Synagogue until he commits in writing to follow the synagogue’s “.”
“You’re being banned from entering the synagogue for breaking its rules, namely showing disrespect to the rabbi of the synagogue,” Levin wrote to Rabbi Krinsky who has lived in Vilnius for 22 years.
The email did not specify how Krinsky is accused of breaking the establishment’s rules, JTA said.
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Do you have basis to write and spread loshon harah ‘that Rabbi Krinsky” screams at a shul rabbi?Perhaps after getting thrown out of shul for NO good reason (see article,they wouldn’t specify what happened) he has a right as a JEW to daven in a shul.Forget that he is a shliach of our Rebbe with mesiras nefesh and countless baalei teshuva…who are u???
Lets say – there is other side of the story. Can you imagine a shul where someone (Krinsky in this case) publicly speaks and screams without permission of synagogue Rabbi?! I want to see a shul where such a “guest” will not be thrown away
I remember learning about the Friedeker Rebbe’s imprisonment and how my neshama was hurt, I couldn’t stand hearing it. Same here, such a sad sad situation. Amen to number 7 bracha.
please translate or at least summarize the conversation
The city is a very old Jewish hitorical place. Let us all help Rabbi Krynsky to have his own synagogue. There is need for Chabad every where in Eastern Europe to show the Jews there the real world of religious values.
What i dont understand, why doesnt merkos get involved? Why can’t they speak to the Andrew Baker of the American Jewish Commitee or to others, to see that this fight comes to an end. I don’t know the details, but it does seem like Rabbi Krinsky is being unfairly treated due to him being a lubavitscher. In my opinion rabbi kotlarsky, or others should get involved to try to solve this conflict.
Why are we still in Vilna? The time to leave Europe is now. I wish my grandparents and family members would have left Poland in 1938. We cannot stay where we are so hated!
Sounds like an excuse to me
this article paints krinsky in a bad light , surely there is another side to the story. what’s the point of this article?
No One knows how much they are doing and the way they doing is really amazing
We proud of all the family !!!
It’s so heartbreaking to see Jew against Jew! Aren’t our Goyishe enemies enough?!
Dear Krinsky Family,
PLEASE Shtark Zich! The Misnagdim of Vilna have always wanted our kishkes, thats just the way our history unfolds, but see what happened, they harassed and a Lubavitcher Chassidus emerged in spite of them. Now 200 years later, they will harass, they are the Satan’s emissaries, but you are the Rebbe’s shluchim,, Shtark Zich, Lubavitch Needs YOU!
makes me shudder….makes me realize it isn’t only anti semitism we face,but Jew vs Jew and in Vilna,the once bastion of Hisnagdus,this sina’ah is still going on through blatant lies and terrorist tactics.
it will only work meet gutence —–
show them some love ….
been there with u —— and u know it too !!!
do whats right.
The Krinsky’s do amazing work, I have been to Vilna and have witnessed it first hand.
What they do is not publicized, they do not ask for recognition.
They work day and night, and have made the city (and surrounding cities) the way they are today.
In the middle, the Litvak’s came, and want the recognition, and credit.
Crazy!
It’s the month of Adar; the Aibeshter should send a V’Nahafoch Hu and bentch the Krinsky’s with everything they need B’Gashmius U’VeRuchnius!
Assumption, much? I’ve been to Vilna and Rabbi Krinsky is a Tzaddik. These last few Litvaks left in the city have been harrassing him relentlessly for years- they want blood!
the synagogue rule(r)s in this case are neged torah umitzvos
there is clearly some missing information in this article, there must be another side of the story!
Would’ve lasted there for 22 years. The place is crazy. Don’t know how the Krinsky’s managed to live under unreal circumstances there all these years!! Real amazing shluchim!!!
“The email did not specify how Krinsky is accused of breaking the establishment’s rules.”
So to be expected to “adhere to and respect the synagogue rules” while not being told in what way one is alleged to not have done so – is Orwellian, plain and simple.
Why is it so hard to adhere to and respect the synagogue rules?