By COLlive reporter
With the affirmation of the 8’th circuit of the draconian 27 year sentence, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin is in dire need of the public’s help.
They could play a vital role in raising awareness this just cause, with a White House petition calling for an investigation into prosecutorial and judicial misconduct that currently has almost 26,000 signatures.
The petition, part of a recently launched program by the Obama administration to allow private citizens to have their causes heard by the White House, is currently the third most popular petition on the White House site.
Producer Danny Finkelman, whose credits include Unity for Justice and The Japan Song is attaching his voice to the great many people and organization’s who have called on the public to come out in force, sign the petition and push Rubashkin to the top of the list, in the hopes that the Obama administration will take note of the public outcry at the miscarriage of justice that has permeated this case from day one.
With the words of the Rambam who said that there is no greater mitzvah than that of Pidyon Shvuyim echoing in his ears, Finkleman, music superstar Lipa Schmeltzer, several of the Rubashkin children and members of the Airmont Shul teamed up to produce a short YouTube clip, imploring each and every member of the public not to go to Shul on Yom Kippur without doing their part to help Sholom Rubashkin, by signing the White House petition.
The most popular petition on the White House site currently has over 50,000 signatures, but Finkelman thinks this could get more by raising awareness.
“Now more than ever, just days before Yom Kippur, when our fates are about to be sealed, each and every one of us can create a tremendous zechus for ourselves and our families, by helping Sholom Mordechai and his family,” explained Finkelman. “Take a moment, sign the petition. It may be a big factor in the ultimate Geulah for Sholom Mordechai.”
Sign the petition, now at http://wh.gov/gWM.
If you have another minute, vote for Leah Rubashkin in the Jewish Heroes contest
they agree it smells very fishy! & must be investigated!
learn a little more Torah and you’ll see it’s not so simple.
So heartbreaking, tears are flowing….
hashem, please bring moshiach now!
p.s. does anyone know where the song at the end, “hashem sefasai tiftach,” is from?
wow, such ignorance! 1. Learn a little Torah and you will discover that pinyon shvuyim is for all Jews. Even low-life criminals who are held by goyim must be freed. 2. Rubashkin is no criminal. He might have done bank fraud or whatever trying to save his company and community which the government ruthlessly targeted, but he does not deserve a 27 years inside (which for a man in his 50s is a life sentence). The campaign (and I am not involved in it) is not calling to free Rubashkin, rather its merely asking for justice. 27 years for a… Read more »
I hear the beautiful songs in the video clip but nit Lipa’s voice talking, its done un purpose?
You don’t want to do anything that might make them throw out the petition because of technicalities. Like DON’T SIGN TWICE and other nonsense. The information I have (from the Rubashkins) is that only an American over the age of 13 can sign.
Going to sign the petition right now and will encourage others to as well. May we hear good news.
Gear chasima Tova! A gut gebentch yor!
Only a U.S. citizen, 13 years or older with a valid E-mail address may sign the petition.
If someone rips off others (a bank included) and commits other frauds and is sentenced – does he qualify for pidyan shvuyim? how about if someone killed someone – does that person qualify for pidyan shvuyim? We are not talking about an innocent person like in the old jewish tales…
I cried – those poor poor children!!!!
Please make sure your kids 13 and older sign as well as all of their friends!!
perhaps I could bring my laptop and a sign to kaporos tonight..
can we sign mor ethan once ?
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/call-investigation-allegations-prosecutorial-judicial-misconduct-case-sholom-rubashkin/tj7Fx42T
Can we be kept up to date as to how many have signed till now, from some one who knows???
We’d love constant updates. . . please??
Hatzlocha for the new up coming year iy”h
its a huge mitzva! takes a few minutes!
yes a non us citizen can sign! i just did .
why didnt they put a link by the end of the video?
yes!
can a non us citizan sign?
We are catching up to 2nd place very rapidly. it takes a couple minutes to sign up and than sign the petition. DO IT. Don’t push it off.
May I suggest that petition booths be setup by kaporas and every simchas bais hashoevah worldwide with attendants assisting everyone to [a] sign up [b] vote Jewish heroes.
All Shuls/Chabad Houses should dedicate Neilah services to the geulah shleimah of Sholom Mordechai ben Rivka HaLevi.
Definitely a top job Danny. Bless you and Lipa with all the blessings and especially with enormous success in this undertaking
almost 1000 people signed since this article was posted on Col
This is by far on the top of the list of Danny Finkelmans productions.
Beautiful! Thank you Lipa and everyone else invovled
The Rubashkin kids are so sweet.
Gmar Chasima Tova, and may Hashem grant SMR a speedy Yeshua. Amen!
rally beautiful!!