By COLlive reporter
Photos: JDN
Since being commuted by President Donald Trump last week, former kosher meat executive Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin has been on a marathon of meetings to thank key supporters during his plight.
As reported on COLlive.com, his first stop after being released from the Otisville prison in New York was his home in Monsey, then to his elderly parents in Boro Park, following which he visited 770 in Crown Heights and then davened at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens.
After the widespread celebrations held to celebrate his freedom from his harsh sentence of 27 years, Rubashkin took the time to personally visit Chassidishe Rebbes in the New York area.
His first visit was to the Skverer Rebbe, R’ David Twersky, in New Square, where a large crowd of chassidim waited for him outside. Upon the conclusion of the warm meeting, they danced and handed him a microphone to give short remarks.
On Motzoei Shabbos, the Munkacser Rebbe R’ Moshe Leib Rabinovich hosted members of the Rubashkin family in his shul in Boro Park. Following Havdalah, her personally greeted Rubashkin’s father Avrohom Aaron Rubashkin and grandchildren.
Sholom Mordechai, his father and children then went to Kiryas Joel, New York, where they were received by the Satmar Rebbe R’ Aaron Teitelbaum. During the friendly meeting, the Satmar Rebbe shook the hands of each of the Rubashkin’s sons.
On Tuesday, Rubashkin and his entourage visited the Satmar Rebbe R’ Zalman Teitelbaum in his home in Williamsburg. Joining were Crown Heights askanim R’ Chanina Sperlin, Shlomo Drimmer, Noach Fox and Eli Slavin.
Rubashkin told the Satmar Rebbe in detail about what transpired after he was released and that he did not need a change of clothing, sharing what his wife Leah Rubashkin said in an interview before the commutation.
“In our car we consistently have the clothing of my husband – a hat, white shirt and kapota,” Mrs. Rubashkin told an Israeli publication last month. “I am always ready and prepared to get the call that he is being released this moment. We are on high alert and believe it can happen any moment.
“We were a nice family that was living a nice life. My husband ran a slaughterhouse in Postville in Iowa, everything was going smoothly. Then one dark day, everything ended. My dear husband was convicted and the American authorities decided to sentence him to 27 years in prison,” she said.
She said that while the difficulty and pain was a daily feeling, “we know that we have to believe and live in faith that at any moment, Hashem could change the situation.”
The Satmar Rebbe expressed the zchus that Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin has for bringing out such tremendous achdus and Ahavas Yisroel among Jewish people.
Video: Rubashkin visits Slonimer Rebbe from Bnei Brak
Moshiach MUST be on his way! May we be zoche immediately!
wow wow thank you for sharing
I’ll never forget what present he asked us to do in my high school. It was for his birthday, and he requested that we learn chovos halivovos. He also asked base Chaya of crown heights to learn it!! Shalom mordechai, the achdus, the bitachon you have baut to this world is mind blowing!! Hashem what more has to be done?!
Maybe when things settle down a little bit you could consider speaking in other communities!!
I’m sure many people would like to hear you speak in North Miami Beach.
My family and students know that I have a special outfit hanging in my closet that I will wear when Moshiach arrives. Perhaps I should keep it in my car as Rebbetzin Rubashkin kept her husband’s clothing!
No Jew will be left behind….these chasidishe people, live with torah and mitzvos, this generation is so holy, such love and achdus of all yidden, unbelievable, what is Moshiach waiting for, more ahavas yisroel, and more tznius within our community,
holy nation of Israel, we can learn from these rabonishe communities, a thing or two….
Keep the stories and pics coming it gives me so much inspiration.
This shows also the chassidic Rebbes showed respect to Sholom Mordechai for his great faith and trust in Hashem during those difficult years! What an inspiration!!!
Wonderful to see the video of the slonim chassidim,and the pictures ,such achdus, S.M.R. has made such a great Kiddush Hashem with his constant Emuna and Bitochon in Hashem ,and his incredible Ahavas Yisroel, this is really a great lesson for us!
thanks for posting, enjoyed
SR’S Ahavas yisroel for all Rebbeim & all yidden!! This is Something to learn from!! Hopefully this will bring moshiach today!!
moshiach now!
In that Sicha Kedosha,the Rebbe in a footnote adds in the name of the Ari Zal,that the Neshamos of the Dor -(Generation) of the Geulah are actually Gigulim(Reincarnations)of the Dor HaMidbar.That is why we,just as the Dor HaMidbar then, will also be Zoche to the Geula Shlaimah in the Zchus of” Nashim Tzidkaniyos She’Bosoi HaDor”-“In the Zchus of the Rightheous Woman of that Generation”.May this Maamar Chazal come to fruition speedily in our days and experience it personally!
May it only increase and be the catalyst that brings Moshiach, bim Heayra V’Yameniu, mamesh.
Leah spoke at our Rest and Ruchnius Shabbaton for L.A. Neshei Chabad of few years . I can not say enough about her emunah,positive out look and simcha. She’s a real dugma chaya!
thanks for all the pics. i would like to keep this feeling of moshiach that i have going til he comes so keep these articles and pics coming thank you
Moshiach now!!
In the Zchus of the Nashim Tzidkaniyos of our generation,will we go out of Golus and merit the GEULAH SHLAIMAH, just as it happened in Mitzrayim in the times of Moshe Rabbeinu, that it was in their merit that we left Egypt.And so will it be with us -the DOR HA’GEULA that in the Zchus of the Nashim Tzidkaniyos,we will finally leave Golus and march into Eretz Yisroel with Moshiach Tzidkeinu!!
(The Rebbe in a Sicha Kedosha,quoting a Passage from Kisvei Ho’AriZal).