By COLlive.com reporter
Crown Heights residents are expected to show up on Monday, November 3, in the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia where a Pennsylvania judge will sentence Moshe Rubashkin, Rosh Hakohol Crown Heights.
On his way to pray in 770 and the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel, Rubashkin told COLlive.com: “Please daven for my son and myself. I am confident there will be a victory tomorrow and we’ll have a Seudas Hoda’ah. I will be revealing something special then.”
In November 2007 Rubashkin and his son Sholom Rubashkin were indicted on charges of illegal storage of hazardous waste in their Montex Textiles company, formerly located in Allentown, PA, without a permit, and one count of making a materially false statement.
Popular Chassidic preacher Rabbi Yossi Jacobson will address the court, presided over by the Hon. Judge James Noah Gardner.
An appeal for support was emailed to the community this evening saying the charges have been “complicated by the slander of a few former associates looking for revenge.”
COLlive.com was told the following community figures are expected to attend the sentencing: Rabbi Avraham Osdoba, Rabbi Yitzchak Zirkind, Rabbi Shlomo Segal, Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld, Rabbi Israel Shemtov, R’ Yingy Bistritzky and Mrs. Devorah Halberstam.
A bus will leave from Crown St. and Kingston Ave. at 6:45 am and return after the sentencing. For additional information or ride options, please call Mendy Simon at: 917-445-8877.
Rubashkinn’s substitute in the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council Dr. Harvey Lang clarified to COLlive.com that contrary to the emails, “the CHJCC is not funding this bus, but a private person.”
The appeal added: “Due to the actions of those looking to hurt the Rubashkins, this case is no longer about the court’s charges, but about our community’s moral commitment to stand up for its own. The turnout at tomorrow’s sentencing will tell the world whether we will support a family that supports us or whether we have hung a fellow Jew out to dry.”
Please say Tehillim for Moshe Yaakov Menachem Halevi ben Rivka and Shalom Halevi ben Feiga Elka.
Information to keep in mind:
Location:
United States District Court
Federal District of Pennsylvania
James A Byrne Federal Courthouse
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Time: 10:00 am
Case ID: 07498-1
Please give yourself enough time to pass security and be seated. Remember to bring picture ID for security clearance.
If only a small part of your merits will help you then you will be matsli’ach.
The Huisman Family
Amsterdam
On behalf of the Rubashkin family, we would like to thank everyone for their T’fillos and support and especially those who came all the way to the courthouse.
Thank you and please keep davening
waiting to hear excellent news
‘Yeshuas Hashem k’heref ayin’
Moshe Yaakov Menachem Halevi ben Rivka
Shalom Halevi ben Faiga Elka
Moshiach now!!!
any update?
we have u in are minds and prayers hashem will help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
מחזקים מהארץ את תדאג בעז”ה
Shenishma Besorot Tovot!
good for all those showing support for a fellow yid, especially such baalei chessed like the entire rubashkin family.
the name “rubashkin” is synonymous with “chessed” and it’s a credit to the jewish community that stands beside them.
much hatzlacha! looking forward to good news.
As one who has only met Reb Moshe on a few occasions, I was also amazed and inspired how his true ahavas yisroel came shining thru. May we hear besuros tovos tomorrow
moshe we are going to hear good news, uhn trink mashke uhn hulet hulet. besores tovas. we are all with you. chasidim ain mishpacha!
what is happening to this family???
they are such baalei tzdaka
no matter what we think or whether we agree
remember Simchas Torah
Ill never forget the incredible hachnosas orchim you showed me and my friends. sorry we cant make it tomorrow, but we will be davening for you.
To all who are thinking of writing nasty comments – now is not the time!!
hatzlacha rabba Rabbi Rubashkin, You will be victorious in the merit of all your good deeds and chesed.
we are all davening for you.
moshe! we are all davening for u!