Lubavitch is in pain.
I cannot see the images nor watch the videos; Frankly, whoever sent them around has some answering to do…
But though I didn’t watch videos, I did see my friend’s messages. I had to see my friend’s messages. Because it is oddly comforting to know that we are not alone in our pain…
That is why I was looking at ‘statuses.
I could follow as my friends expressed their horror and worked through their emotions publicly.
As I sat numb, looking through those posts, I noticed something interesting. Even inspiring, (to me at least.)
My friends who are שלוחים in ערי השדה, didn’t have the luxury of public expressions of pain, their statuses were full of postings about upcoming Shiurim and events.
Their public life continues as normal, elevating and illuminating their corner of the world.
The contrast couldn’t have been starker, and the message I took from it couldn’t have been clearer.
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In this situation, some are in a position to ‘do’. Those upon whom the Rebbe placed the awesome responsibility of caring for this holiest of places, and those who carry the awesome responsibility of this holiest of Yeshivos, are doing their utmost to root out these lingering problems.
But most of us are not in that position. There wasn’t much we could do last night except stand by in horror.
Yet, it is important to remember that though we have a different role to those in leadership, we all carry responsibility for the ultimate goal.
You are in pain? That’s healthy.
I can’t imagine a Lubavitcher Chossid who is not in pain this morning.
But pain isn’t enough.
Pain on its own is meaningless.
The pain must bring with it a message of action.
Perhaps not physical action. That is not within our abilities in this situation. Rather;
Our pain in this חילול הקודש must be channeled into overpowering חילול ה by even greater קידוש ה.
Our pain at this brazen lack of basic משמעת must be channeled into an ever-greater משמעת and קבלת עול.
Our pain over this statement by youth that אין בעל הבית לבירה זו must be met with an ever-greater dedication to follow the סדר the Rebbe set up for this post-Gimmel Tamuz era.
And while we see this חילול הקודש and self-absorbed chaos, it is important to remember שלא עזב אותנו לאנחות.
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At the time of the חורבן Rebbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was in יבנה rebuilding Yiddishkeit by bringing Elokus into our minds ביחוד נפלא שאין יחוד כמוהו.
He(!) couldn’t stop the חורבן, but he could ensure that דירה בתחתונים persists.
Boruch Hashem, today, there are people who can stop this חורבן. And they are certainly doing all they can.
But if you, like most, are not in that position of leadership, the practical response on our end is to strengthen the walls of our own small 770, the Rebbe’s Shul in our hearts and minds.
When word reached Rashbatz that a picture of the Alter Rebbe had surfaced, He replied: “Azoi?
“I have had a picture of Him for many years already. Wait here, I’ll bring it to you”.
The astounded Chassidim sat waiting as Rashbatz went into a back room and came out holding…
A Tanya.
“Here, this is the holy image of the Alter Rebbe”.
When we sit with a ליקוטי שיחות and ספר המאמרים in our corner of the world, when we Daven as we should, when we have self-control for even a moment, and when we go on Mivtzoim, that physical space where the Rebbe Davened and learned, where the Rebbe revealed אלקות and discussed אלוקה in this world, is strong and firm within us.
Friends, let us do our part by strengthening our עבודת ה, learning Chassidus and following the Rebbe’s instructions. And let our spiritual Avoda serve as a כלי for the success of those charged with the physical עבודה.
And of course, saying Tehillim will certainly help שיתמו חטאים, וששוכן עד ישכון תמיד בבית הזה – בית רבינו שבבל .
May this time of pain be changed speedily to a time of rejoicing when 770 along with all other Shuls will travel to ארצינו הקדושה and attach themselves to the Beis Hamikdosh בב”א.
הכו”ח בדמע, אבל בידיעה מוחלטה שפעלי דיממא אנן!
Thank you for sharing
why did they do that?
There is no yiras shamayim being taught !!!! Chassidus does not replace Halacha and the way to act
Maybe they were saying lots of chasidus but they weren’t learning it. That takes effort
The same way as Chazal tell us המאור שבה מחזירו למוטב and yet there are exceptions where we don’t see that, just so is it with Chassidus. So just as the exceptions among those who learn only Nigleh don’t (ch”v) invalidate what Chazal said, so it is with those who learn Nistar too.
Action speaks louder than words what happened in 770 was barbaric and caused the closer of 770 the place where we learn the sichot and mamorim pain to ppl who go there to daven in the Dales amos of the rebbe aveilim who now have to scramble to find a minyan to say kadish pain isn’t the right word anger that the gaboim and so called leaders of 770 could allow these barbarians to remain in 770 all these years
including allowing meshichstim banners and slogans in 770…. many Lubavitchers (who are not mishichist, would prefer it to be less so)
The beast that has been allowed to grow for far too long has come back to bite.
Why are these same bochurim who’ve vandalized in the past and think they are in charge allowed to stay on a visa at all, year after year?
Where’s hanholo? No secretary alone should have the power to issue or deny visas at will with no accountability or oversight.
Sorry this is a really old problem where the innocent were harassed and the guilty enabled to run free.
Leadership grow a spine and do your job!
Thank you
A very positive message for sure. Thanks Rabbi. Now lets hope that those who can act will act. The leadership has failed for too long…
stop the drama stop the op eds without these boys we would just have another dead chassidus. they represent the passion and the hearts of so many frustrated across the world who are not satisfied with the status quo with the image of “Habad” being such wonderful people lehavdil like salvation army. 30 years later and the rebbbes wishes of a beautiful base and moshiach are not materialized. whilst the spread of it to the world is indeed humiliating like any other news piece tomorrow it will be history. If every Chabad family pledged 1,800 to a new board, a… Read more »
we all gave $770 around 32 years ago, and all we got for it was bathrooms and a plaza
The same here
True looked at the booklet put out to collect money today.
Without them, Chabad would have been lost since gimmel tammuz. They are literally keeping the Rebbe alive! they vandalize the shul physically vs russian lubavitchers vandalize the soul spiritually killing anyone literally – which is worse?!
Wow, such a mean-spirited and bigoted comment. Shameful. You need to learn more halacha AND Chassidus!
People don’t see passion when they go to 770. They see a big mess and a lot of alcohol. There’s a reason why chabad stands for chochma bina and daas and that’s what is missing from the 770’ers
Thousand have become Baalei teshuvah since gimmul Tammuz from walking in to 770. Chabad chassidus focuses on soul cleansing, that will never change. Janitors will still be needed in the new 770 hopefully sooner than later.( alcohol problem needs a separate oped)
Yossi mizrachi also created baal teshuvas at the expense of turning off so many more. So did carlebach and berland. You need to get real
meshichistim
Your comment is disgusting. You are maligning thousands of the Rebbe’s shluchim by comparing them to a X-tian organization?
770 doesn’t belong to kvutzah, to a bunch of extremists who behave like animals, who claim to learn Torah all day but flout everything the Torah teaches, both in terms of its moral lessons and in terms of actual halacha. They can go find another place to learn and the rest of us who grew up with pride and awe of 770 can have our holy place returned to us.
d not excuse their reckless conduct itis the direct result of poor leadership in this neighborhood top to bottom. I hate to say it but one of the reasons one of the lessons starts at the op.When Rabbi Braun was firs brought into this neighborhood & first shoved upon us without a real choice without a full investigation publicizing of his qualifications etc. instead of trying to effect a peaceful solution he started & pushed Machloikes & division upon everyone with a iron hand & the backing of those who brought him in. while there was an eventual settlement made… Read more »
Even if you are right (which could be debated) the end does not justify the means. Sorry. Wrong!
The only accurate comment I’ve seen
I used to think that the Israeli boys added alot of חיית to 770. But I’ve learned the hard way that this is no longer the case! Let’s not decorate their barbarism (and yes, that’s what it has become) with supposed holiness. דרך ארץ קדמה לתורה! And most of these boys don’t even know what that means. I for one have stopped davvening in 770 during Tishrei as I couldn’t stand watching the physical fights amongst these so called Bochurim. I heard directly from the Rebbes holy mouth when he said he was unimpressed by those who come to 770… Read more »
the lubavicher Rebbe said that only boys from the shchuna should study in 770
Which authority will conduct an open fair and transparent election for a new board to manage 770 Shul?.
The present group are unelected and responsible to no one.
The financial activities of those people are unknown.
How will those who rioted yesterday be controlled in the future.
Who will take charge of the admissions process with the Yeshiva moving forward.
The present administration has obviously failed.
This is very, very sad. But it is also an opportunity to emerge stronger, like every challenge. An opportunity to strengthen ourselves, to strengthen the sanctuary of 770, to unify the movement, focus on what is most important, and emerge stronger and more spiritually pure. The soul of the rebbe is not in the building but far above, and the wisdom and strength of the sages is within us.
Pain must also lead to action to remove those in charge for the last 30 years and replace them with mentally stable candidates. It’s “cute” to write in the style that you do but nothing gets done at the end of the day. Everyone sounds like a politician. What did we do during the Crown heights riots when our community was being vandalized? We fought back! The same applies to these people who indoctrinate unhealthy bachurim into their extremism instead of providing the proper mental support and medication etc. They MUST BE REMOVED.
the problem i have with these holy roller, holier than thou, one way lectures, are that the facts beg to differ! “Doing their utmost to root out these lingering problems” REALLY?!?!?!? since I was a child over the last 30 years, i’ve seen plenty of chasidshe yidden rabonim and mashpiim doing their thing, but “Those upon whom the Rebbe placed the awesome responsibility” have only done infighting and outfighting, with holy wars, all with fat yeshus, claiming the Rebbe gave them sole authority…. it’s been 30 years and no utmost has been done by any of the parties. How in… Read more »
We’re too nice and want to ignore there is a problem so that they don’t bother us so much… Because they seem to be loud and powerful
The whole gezhe mentality is another major part of the problem
i think chabad a s a whole needs to do something now not later now
Legaly chabad has won 2 court cases stating the seforim belong to the chabad, Even though Barry gurary has a legal will written by his grandmother stating a portion of the books are inherited to him and because the Frierdiker Rebbe didn’t write a will from a legal perspective his wife received all his belonging, the legal refute of this argument is that the Frierdiker Rebbe is still alive therefore the laws of inheritance don’t apply to the Frierdiker Rebbe and therefore Barry Gurary can’t put inheritance claims over the seforim The Rebbe went to court about this already, no… Read more »
On who have the rights to run 770
Houndreds and houndres of thousand dollars already spent since 3 tamuz
770 could have been enlarged 5 times at least…
So in drawing a parallel, in other words you are saying that anyone can go into the rebbes library and take what ever seforim he wants, because in your words “no one individual can put claims”. Aha. You sound very sensible…
“the legal refute of this argument is that the Frierdiker Rebbe is still alive therefore” what are you smoking? were you digging?
When expanding a building you need a permit and dont just take a hammer to it undermining its foundations as these idiots did. There is no support to hold up the kingston shul now!
The rebbe appointed rabbi yehuda krinsky to be in charge of 770.
There are those who insist gabboim are in charge. There are court cases between gabboim and rabbi krinsky.
Bochurim do not own 770!
B”H
Hi. I reached out to several people including chabad dot org, for the text of the will, but couldn’t find it.
Can you please provide the source that Rabbi Krinsky was put in charge?
I was there when it happened and the only thing that was hit was panels and so bricks that weren’t even connected to the support beams.
The shul is not in danger of collapsing, it’s called a mixture of beuracratic police’s from the city and the gaboims desire to get back at the bochurim
Shtusim !!!
As a legal point of view the Rebbe lehavdil the judge based their judgement on 2 things. Nine was pertaining directly to the fact that “Er Lebt”. That was said by the Farbrengan not to the lawyers.
1) the letter to Marx which said the library belongs to AGu”Ch
2) the testimony from the Rebbetzin that the Friediker Rebbe didn’t own anything (except his Tallis & Teffilin) everything belonged to Chassidim, in fact the Rebbe himself belonged to Chassidim.
Please be careful when posting publicly.
There are court cases going on with rabbi krinsky and gabboim since 3 tammuz over who is in charge of 770
Thats why nothing is done to fix 770 and crazy people who threaten gabboim get away with anything. This is not the 1st incident with israeli bochurim destroying 770. The other times nothing was done. I hope this time it will be different. Dont tell me what i can and cant say here
You referenced Mr Gurary which has nothing at all to do with the ongoing court cases with Rabbi Krinsky. Your confusing 2 separate cases & issues. And yes you can say what you like no one can take that right away from you. However your confused comments reflect on the ability to accept your words. הצ״ר
You make a decent case for 770 to be expanded. I don’t see how it’s relevant to anything that is going on right now. If and when 770 is expanded it will be through official legal channels, not through wild animals destroying the Rebbe’s shul. Shame on you.
Thank you for saying what needs to be said!
are fully responsible for this horrific, worldwide Chillul HaShem. This should have been handled internally.If more bodies were need to deal with the Tzfatim, it could have been done. Why didn’t you reach out to us??
Even the police couldn’t control the mess how exactly do you propose it should have been dealt with. Embarrassing they had to be called , yes but sadly it was the only choice unless chalila one Jew got choked by another .
Everyone is afraid of the crazy tzfatim! They threatened the gabboim so much that the gabboim didnt try to do anything
There should have been security guards in 770 long ago!
These idiots undermined the building!
These hoodlums need to be taught a lesson (in life) and they need to be made as an example for future bochurim wanting to come learn in 770, these guys MUST be sent back to Israel and the word must go out to any Bochur that comes here, you act with respect towards all people, and to 770 and remember you are our guests not our rulers. And if any of these rules are disregarded you are shipped back to your hometown faster than you can say boo
NYPD needed to be called. The Lubavitch schools, and many Chabad parents, brings up kids with wild, bad behaviors. Those kids don’t get disciplined properly because it’s this and this persons kids…etc. How do you think these bochurim are going to behave. Yes, the NYPD should be called especially when the bochurim are starting to get either physical with the NYPD or throw furniture around 770.
A pleasant conversation was all they needed? #naive
Who is Us??
If I recall reading in a different article, they didn’t call the police to snitch, they called regarding safety concerns (i.e, random underground noises in middle of the night). Now they need to check for structural damage so that no part of the building C”V collapses. Because that would actually be deadly. Considering how slow it has been negotiating the infighting over almost 30 years, I doubt “internally” dealing with it would have done anything. Safety concerns of this caliber require immediate action, not slow, consist inaction. Additionally, the fact that something like this even managed to happen, and go… Read more »
Their actions are criminal. There is no internal authority that they respect or will submit to, they would hardly submit to the authority of the NYPD!
Don’t call bad good and good bad. Just because you are fortunate enough to learn or live near at 770 does not give you the right to destroy it. Instead, they should be counting their privilege and blessing to be there.
Do you think a chillul Hashem is only about what the gentiles observe about us? What about all the Yidden who are watching what is going on? People from all walks of life, those of us who learned in Tomchei Temimim, litvish or poilish yeshivas, children in Tzivos Hashem, do you have any shame to what disgusting behavior is being displayed to Klal Yisrael?
If you’re worried about shame and chillul Lubavitch (which it is) then get rid of these hoodlums ( I’m being nice) who are the cause of it!!!
The biggest chillol Lubavitch is that the rebbe wants the expansion and it was not done for over 30 years!!!
Whoever called the NYPD Did the right thing. This is not a matter that can be dealt with internally. The authorities had to be called to ensure the law Is being followed and order is maintained. The videos speak louder than words. Chucking benches across the room Destroying your own synagogue. Ask the animals for lessons on how to behave
You say reach out to us now, had that been done before involving police EVERYONE would have been too busy or, not interested in starting up with these untamed animals. ( and I couldn’t blame anyone). Plus, it would have ended with possible bloodshed. Unfortunately, th is s seems like the only thing that could have realistically been done. The main problems are twofold, 1) these guys don’t respect anyone or anything and THERE US NO LEADERSHIP!
i dont think these hooligans would have calmed down if we would go up to them these hooligans even had the chutzpa to injure some police officers and if you think your way would have worked why didnt you go and stop them yourself?
We are pained because we woke up to news that 9 brothers fighting for us in Gaza were killed yesterday.
We are pained because around 10 brothers were severely injured in Gaza yesterday, fighting for us.
We are pained that 130 of our family members are hostages under horrific conditions in Gaza.
That’s pain.
While what happened yesterday is disgusting, a big chillul hashem, and chillul lubavich, it was an act done my a bunch of aggressive teenagers being destructive.
And who knows if the soldiers that were menachem killed wasn’t because of what these gangsters are doing here in Bais Rabeinu!
You have correctly clarified where our feelings of ‘pain’ belong for our people. Pain for our brothers, soldiers, hostages, families in Israel. Disgust for the criminal group that has taken over 770 at this time.
What a Shame!
What pray tell is this סדר????? I am not aware of any real seder the Rebbe setup. Please clarify. The Rebbe left no will for the Adas Hachasidim and no clear direction. If he did, please enlighten me.
Too many people implicitly encouraged this. שתיקה כהודאה
im not sure about the massage you took from the shluchim the “STARKER” one
But whhat i see is you just did the opposite from your own message you went public with this whole thing just trying to understand
we should all continue to illuminate OUR corner…….
The call to action is to go back to basics: Derech Eretz and Law and order. This is the perfect example of using kedusha against kedusha mentione in the Maamar of 10 Shvat 24 . Time to go back to basics and less tohu
Article says: There wasn’t much we could do last night except stand by in horror. Really? If a thug is breaking your house or car, wouldn’t you grab a baseball bat and start swinging?? Because it is YOUR house and you wouldn’t “stand by in horror” doing nothing. Why didn’t 100 yungerleit storm into 770 with baseball bats and start swinging??? Because…it wan’t out house. We felt no achrayus. Shame on us! And guess what? If these hoologans would know that 100 yungerleit are coming with baseball bats – they wouldn’t attack 770. But sasly they know that the community… Read more »
BH
I was there and most of the American bochirim were learning like normal, as if this happens every day.
Other people were just davening. Lots of them saying things like, nobodies been doing anything about the expansion, so these people just took action
Every part of Klal Yisroel is having serious challenges…from Litfish to Chasidish to MO..we are all broken..we are the Broken Luchos…that’s why we need Moshiach…..
Simple solution. Evacuate the premises and complete tear down 770 and make it a new building home to corporate HQ, synagogues and bais Medrash.
and you raise the $$$
B”H
If they were serious about renovations they could raise hundreds of millions in a few minutes
Compared to other neighborhoods our schools and Shuls are crowded old and decrepit our world HQ included. Been to Monsey or Lakewood lately?
Our youth feel outreach is excluding them..
Thank you, this did bring some comfort, and a bit of a salve.
It is highly immature and inappropriate To give in to this ridiculous “clickbait” culture. For some extra clicks on your site or social media you’ll publicize disgraceful photos and videos that go viral in seconds and make a huge chilul HaShem and Lubavitch?! As a shlucha I’ve been dealing with many congregants messaging me about this with so many questions.. there is literally no excuse for circling these photos and videos.
Clickbait: The main purpose is to attract attention. Not every article that attracts attention is automatically clickbait. Regarding your concern about posting this article, Collive is participating in a Chilul Hashem and Lubavitch, I would respond that the Chilul Hashem already happened. The mere publication of the Chilul Hashem is not in of itself a Chilul Hashem. The bochurim committed a Chilul Hashem, did Collive also commit a Chilul Hashem by publicizing it? The idea of Chilul Hashem is that not simply a matter of non-Jews or non-Lubavitchers having a bad impression of us. It is for us not to… Read more »
If this would have happened outside Lubavitch you would be rushing to ridicule and point out how in Lubavitch it would never happen and thats the difference between us and “them”. Lets get off the high horse.
Why are you assuming this commenter isnt condemning what happened? It’s a terrible tragic situation that should never have happened and all measures should be taken to correct it but at the same time does not need to be published everywhere. Both can be true.
Everyone here sees it…its already around us. When you don’t have anyone that cares about crown heights, this is what happens
Maybe the pain should be about not following the Rebbe’s clear instructions in expanding 770, bringing the Geula already and shluchim not even mentioning the word Moshiach.
As a Tzfati, I need to clarify what’s really going on with the situation at 770. This wasn’t about digging tunnels or breaking walls. It’s about continuing the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach’s work. He started expanding 770 back in 1988, and we feel it’s our shlichus to finish it. When they tried to seal those tunnels with cement, it was like they were sealing off the Rebbe’s ratzon. We had to act. This wasn’t stam vandalism. It was us standing up for the Rebbe’s hora’os, doing our part in the harchavah. Second, when the memshala told us we couldn’t enter Beis… Read more »
Dear “Tzfati” The WHOLE WORLD is trying to do good and bring more light a LITTLE JUST A LITTLE of being MEVATER even if this was the Rebbes Ratzon would have not caused this ridiculous situation. Dont you see children are being BORN orphans in Israel. Soldiers as young as 19 years old are losing BOTH LEGS! Would it kill you if you shelved your “ratzon” for now? and wait for the proper way to do things? Maybe things such as bringing in an engineer to make sure the kingston section does not collapse or even how about that next… Read more »
Many of the soldiers fighting in Israel right now ARE tzfatim. They are very very powerful and full of energy. They are the ones who can go on all the tahaluchas and dancing every night until 5 AM of sukkos while many of the more established lubavitchers have a hard time just climbing one flight of stairs…
What is your name?
i know you are being sarcastic, good job, but one can still see the stitches. Too eloquent and polished. Add some random emotion and grammar mistakes, logical flaw here and there, than it will be prefect.
Were is your Seichal , did you grow up in a uncivilized jungle
You just pressed EJECT from Chabad/Lubavitch
Whoever taught you about Rebbe and chasidus, taught you WRONG. Go get a real understanding of Chabad and Yiddishkeit. The path you are on does not lead to good things. Your mentors led you astray. They may not have the self-awareness or humility to ever admit that they were wrong but maybe you will.
Thanks for sharing what you guys are thinking!
In order to have any discussion we have always here what the other side is thinking or else it will only lead to more violence
But there is no such thing as the end justify the means in these cases where there is no physical threat of harm
This is terrorism using violence,geneiva,destruction just to accomplish what you think is right
So no mater what you say can justify for you and them to use force and violence
No achi, don’t put this on the Rebbe. Say instead this is about your ratzon, your yeshes. If you seriously think the Rebbe would have supported what happened in shul yesterday you need to be reprogrammed.
The Rebbe sent people to toil in the farthest flung places in the globe to bring the spark of yiddishkeit there. If you can only achieve hiskashrus through physical proximity that is a YOU problem. There are many devoted, connected chassidim that visit 770 not even once or twice a year. The hiskashrus is through the Rebbe’s inyonim which you clearly know nothing about.
You could collapse buildings and street and cause death and paralysis. You are Chagas for you do not use your brain but your foolish emotions comtaminated by your childish ideas so please leave Chabad and you deserve to be arrested and criminal record for you dangerous behavior. You behave like Hamas and deserve to be locked out of 770 forever.
You should be ashamed of yourself. The chillul hashem and chillul Lubavitch that you have caused is insurmountable.. 770 doesn’t belong to you and guess what, you don’t get to act anyway you chose. I hope everyone of you sits in jail.and then go back to where you came from. Close 1414 and end this one last time
If we are ants on the shoulders of giants
perhaps think about what you are…leaches on the shoulders of
ants!
The Rebbe’s Rotzon is for you bochurim to sit and learn Torah, not to break walls!! Leave that to the Askanim.
Do you really have nothing else better to do than pretend to be someone you are not?
Why would you do such a thing when all it results in is added hatred? What has happened to us?
So you don’t have any other way to connect with the rebbe. None! I don’t believe this. The Rebbe send us to go on Shlichus, that’s the way to connect with the Rebbe. Learning his Torah, singing nigunnim, or listening the Rebbe speak. The way of connecting to the Rebbe is not by just going to 770. You need to do something useful in your life. Very nice to go to 770, but if you don’t do what the Follow the Rebbe’s wishes, what kind of lunatic are you really then? If this what you believe is right, but YOU… Read more »
What happened yesterday at 770 and what has been happening for far too long is an absolute disgrace. Why do we allow a handful of misguided and unsupervised youths to do irresponsible damage to our most sacred institution. Not to mention the reputation damage to the global Chabad community And blasphemy. And while these youth have acted in a completely reckless manner, so too is our leadership or lack thereof. The rabbinic leaders of our congregation indeed issued a string of statements condemning these acts of disrespect, this whole fiasco is however devoid of any true congregational leadership. Not a… Read more »
Article says: There wasn’t much we could do last night except stand by in horror. Really? If a thug is breaking your house or car, wouldn’t you grab a baseball bat and start swinging?? Because it is YOUR house and you wouldn’t “stand by in horror” doing nothing. Why didn’t 100 yungerleit storm into 770 with baseball bats and start swinging??? Because…it wan’t our house. We felt no achrayus. Shame on us! And guess what? If these hooligans would know that 100 yungerleit are coming with baseball bats – they wouldn’t attack 770. But sadly they know that the community… Read more »
exactly, absolvation of duty top to bottom, sad sad sad
The good guys are too nice to face them with bats. They are learning and working on shluchus
The gabboim and especially y y kratz, who makes million of dollars illegally off of running this shul, should be held accountable for this horrific chilul Hashem.
All this terror going on for years with their permission and compliance.
shame on them and shame on us as a community for not standing up for the Rebbe’s honor for decades.
How all those people became gaboim? Also, who elected kratz to run the shul?
this is potentially defamation…and loshon horah. I don’t know the person…just pointing this out to you.
Maybe it’s time to clean house and start fresh?
Imagine a beautiful and world class Shul?
Clean and well maintained.
Take it or leave it!
I am leaving it! Goodbye you bunch of crackpots!
When the Rebbe comes back with moshiach I will come back!
We’re going to take 770 and the gabboim are going to leave it!
What does r Mendel Hendel say
He is the leader of the terroists
He trains them
He is happy with this
What does r Mendel Hendel say
Eeriel how the tunnel under 770 resembles the tunnels dug by Hamas under Gaza.
770 was and is occupied by the k’vutza bochurim that acted disgracefully AND everybody else. If they decide to do such a horrific thing in the future, I believe they should be stopped in their tracks, internally. It seemed to me that there were many spectating that did not agree with their actions yet did little to nothing to stop them.. Yes, attempting to stop them will very likely lead to a physical altercation as did between the bochurim and the Police. In my opinion, better it be handled by us rather than turning them over to the authorities, sending… Read more »
my friend, You start to try to control the mass and we will follow. Its impossible and would likely end with one person trying to choke the other.
Need 24 hour Security with face recognition who is allowed in. Anyone involved in violence we have their picture. This is a start. Those who daven in the shul and want to keep it 770 should chip in for security cause Merkos and Aguch are not doing this.
changes must be made from the top down order restored and we all must join together and demand those changes even if it ch”v means going to court to have a committee set up temporarily to oversee community elections set up rules etc.so that we have a proper functioning community & 770 is properly managed & run even if it means bringing in Non Jews qualified & tutored on the specifics they need to do their jobs which might be the only short term answer for now since they are not connected to anyone here
What was the original blueprint for the expansion of 770, when the rebbe laid the foundation stone, and when will the expansion finally come?
המעשה הוא העיקר, if it’s really up to the rabonim and mashpiim and memunim etc… then now is the time to see action taken. Either the rebbe’s words are נצחי or not.
Is this a hate crime?
Tearing down and destroying your own shul, the rebbes shul. What a joke!! Worse than the goyim
You trespass them and problem solved. They set foot in 770, off to jail.
You are a bunch of do nothing losers and fools. 30 years of the garbage and ya just point fingers. You find out who the kids were in the video and get rid of them. Rabbonim and Gabboim are to blame, no one else. You let the animal loose in the zoo you get damage.
if the leadership that brink these boys to America will send back these boys from where they came you will make a statement once and for all if you don’t behave you go strait away back you wont have anymore any issues with these tzfatzim .
You said the person who sent around the videos has some answering to do. It’s not true. This has been going on for weeks, and you knew about it, but only now did you write the OpEd. Why? Because of the videos.
I have an army funded by me of social media warriors that have ensure the closing of hundreds of anti Semitic accounts spreading libels , hate , this story has been used to increase that and is unstoppable, most prominent Jew hater accounts spread this to create 100 millions of views of conspiracy theories due the soiled mattress , negative attention detracting the good work and I feel bachurim that filmed the images and spread them are worst than nutcases digging because the enemy got them and now they have been used to uncover unrelated themes to this like abuse… Read more »
posting and circling these photos and videos is damaging and useless
Kvutsa should be cancelled until there are administrators who will take responsibility for the bochurim and not be intimidated by the gang.
In Hollywood they say even bad media is good. Although it was terrible what happened, atleast another 100 million people found out about 770, Chabad
Parents have to ask who is running moidos and what ideologies are being imposed on students.
Are students giving life skills or being pounded with radical cool aid!
The entire last chapter of the sicha kuntres Rabeinu Shebebavel, the Rebbe says that 770 needs to be expanded. Yes, what these people have done and the damage they have caused is merely a symptom of the fact it’s 30 years + and NOTHING has been done. Are we going to address the cause as well? The Rebbe gave us a CLEAR directive to expand 770. This should not be controversial. But this is what happens when the lights of tohu are not working with the vessels of tikun. We could fix all our problems if only we had unity… Read more »