Lipa Schmeltzer Sells His Shul

Singer Lipa Schmeltzer has sold his house and shul to a Satmar chossid who will turn the shul into a Chassidishe shteibel.

The house and shul located on Moray Street in the town of Airmont, New York, includes a tunnel connecting them underground.

Schmeltzer founded the shul about 10 years ago and built it with an artistic design and a unique musical style: musical instruments on the windows, and a harp-shaped Ahron Hakodesh.

“I sold it a lot less than I wanted to, and that’s fine too,” Lipa told Kikar Shabbos. “I am glad that there is someone who will continue to do what I did in this shul – bringing people closer to the Torah and the Mitzvos.”

Question:
Lipa.....Wasn't the shul built from money collected from wealthy and not so wealthy donors?

Did they in fact donate the money to you personally?

Or was the money donated for a shul to be built...

"You sold it a lot less that I wanted to?"

Wasn't this money "hekdish?"

Or is this your personal money?

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Why is Lipa Schmeltzer Running Around Trying to Get Rabbonim to Sign Against Rabbi Shmiel Naiman?

We discussed previously that there is a Rabbi in Monsey, Rabbi Shmiel Neiman, who understands people, understands the mindset of the Chareidie world,  and who has given over 800 Shiurim discussing Shalom Bayis, Halachos, Minhagim, the differences of Halacha and Minhagim... etc etc..and who continues to draw gigantic crowds
.....is being harassed... by the Monsey Askanim and actually managed to get him fired from the Viznitzer Yeshiva after having given shiurim there for over 28 years!

He is the son of the well known Viznitzer Dayan, Harav Nissin Naiman shlitah..

Well davka, because he actually makes a lot of sense, some Monsey askanim felt threatened and got a "kol korah" signed by prominent Gedoilim against him, accusing him of heresy..

What wasn't reported or said was that practically all the Gedoilim that signed this "kol korah" denied ever signing it and some Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva that reportedly signed the "kol korah" don't know who he is and never even heard of him...

The backers of Harav Neiman had enough of these "do gooders" askanim and their BS and their bulling tactics and so they opened a shul in the heart of Monsey and appointed him Rav with a large stipend to boot!

Not so fast ... 
the same "askanim" that had harassed Lipa Schmeltzer when he with good humor wrote songs that brought out the hypocrisy of the Chareidie world... and became "oif'ge'klert" ..... made his life so miserable that he could no longer make a parnassah in his own chassidic circles ..

have now, that he converted back to the chassidic society.... recruited him to run around like a poisoned rat to get genuine signatures to continue the harassment of an innocent Rabbi that is slowly but surely changing the backward mindset of the Chassidic world ...to bring them to reality of the 20th century ....

If this rumor is in fact true, then Lipa has learned nothing from his experiencies .... and has now become the "tuchis lekker' for these sick askanim who apparently feel threatened by a potential Gadol Yisroel with a real message to Klall Yisroel ...

Chassidim have a lot to contribute to society and the Torah Velt ...
and so does Harav Shmiel Naiman! 
Let him be ...

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Little Girl Gives Great Dvar Torah on Parshat BeShalach

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Jona Rechnitz and his Kardashian Connections

A former crony of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is accused of using his alleged links to the Kardashians to lure victims in a diamond fraud scheme.

Jona Rechnitz, who was already sentenced to 10 months jail after pleading guilty in a corruption scheme, is now facing a separate fraud lawsuit involving $15million in gems.

Although they have no direct connections to the alleged scheme, Rechnitz shared footage of himself partying with Kim Kardashian at a November jewelry show in New York in an attempt to convince a judge to 'go easy on him' during December's sentencing. 

In this latest fraud, however, Rechnitz is alleged to have used the jewelry show as a way to draw in more victims to his fraud.

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AIPAC Cowards APOLOGIZE for ads calling Democrats ‘radicals’ pushing ‘anti-Semitic’ policies

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, "Jewish Cowards" apologized for and removed at least four Facebook ads that slammed “radical” Democrats in Congress, including one that said Israel’s harshest critics in Congress pose a threat “maybe more sinister” than ISIS and other terror groups.

In a statement posted Saturday on Twitter, the lobby offered its “unequivocal apology to the overwhelming majority of Democrats in Congress who are rightfully offended by the inaccurate assertion that the poorly worded, inflammatory advertisement implies.”

The AIPAC apology was attached to an earlier tweet by Eli Clifton, an investigative journalist who first brought one of the Facebook ads to light. An AIPAC official told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency the apology applied also to another three inflammatory Facebook ads. 

AIPAC rarely if ever apologizes for its content.

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Biden Calls a Lady "Lying Dog-Faced Pony"

New York Times Wipes Israel off the Map

Today’s New York Times, ran a front page article on Egypt and the Nile River and featured a map of the Middle East and Africa that named every country except one – the State of Israel.  A blank spot was left in the area that should have had the name “Israel” on it.

Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and the Sudan are all named.  Israel, which received its independence in 1948 was left out.

 The New York Times has a habit of distorting its reporting about Israel, 

According to Camera.org, “Again and again, the newspaper distorts the news, downplays inconvenient facts, and departs from journalistic norms. 

The article dealt with a new dam that threatens the Nile River.
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Was Berland Involved In Disappearance Of Teenager 30 Years Ago ?

Israeli Police are currently investigating suspicions that followers of Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the leader of the Shuvu Banim movement, were involved in the disappearance of a 17-year-old boy some 30 years ago.

The missing teenager in question was Nissim Shitrit, who disappeared in Jerusalem in 1986. Shitrit was a student in a Yeshiva in Ashdod and a few weeks before he disappeared, he complained to the police that he had been attacked by “Tzniayus Police”.

The police received information from Khan 11 reporter Shani Haziza, information that apparently links followers of Rabbi Berland’s to the mysterious disappearance. Police have begun to question numerous affiliates of Rabbi Berland’s with regards to the disappearance.

On Sunday, Rabbi Berland and his wife were arrested and taken into police custody on the suspicion of exploiting ill people and their families, as well as financial crimes such as money laundering, and tax evasion on funds whose sum is in the hundreds of millions of shekels.

During the arrest, which occurred at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, students of Rabbi Berland threw rocks at police officers in an attempt to prevent the arrest. Two officers were injured.

According to his lawyer, neither Rabbi Berland nor his wife impeded the arrest in any way.

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Rav-Kav Being Replaced by Apps, Bracelets

The Rav-Kav transportation card will be losing its relevance in April, as new applications will begin allowing public transportation users to pay with their phone instead. While the card will still work, the apps will most likely be worth the switch, according to The Marker.

The current system allows users to charge their Rav-Kav with either a stored value or a contract. The stored value is used like a debit card on buses and trains, with each trip withdrawing the price of a ticket from the stored value. Contracts come in a variety of forms and are based on time and area, with options for monthly, weekly and daily contracts covering trains and buses in cities, regions or the entire country.

The new system will monitor how users travel and will choose the cheapest option based on their travel at the end of each month. If, for example, a user travels multiple times between multiple cities throughout the month, the payment application will charge the user for a monthly contract in the region he traveled. If, however, the user only travels between two cities or with multiple types of transport on one day, the application will charge them for a day contract in that area.

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Convicted Sex Fiend Berland arrested Again ...

Rabbi Eliezer Berland, a convicted sex offender and leader of the Shuvu Banim Breslov community, was arrested Sunday morning in a police raid on his home on suspicion of fraudulent receipt and tax offenses. His wife and senior members of the Shuvu Banim community were detained for questioning. 

Following a covert investigation, police forces raided the homes of six suspected offenders. 

The investigation focused on two main issues. The first was criminal - gathering evidence and testimony against the 18-20-year Jerusalem suspects who allegedly exploited hundreds of civilians and their families by demanding tens of thousands of shekels in exchanges for blessings of healing.

The second track was economic - investigators managed to uncover a variety of alleged money laundering offenses, including tax evasion with millions of shekels. The money was purportedly laundered using dozens of bank accounts. 

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