Atlantic Beach accused of discriminating against Chabad

 The Village of Atlantic Beach — touted as the “New Hamptons” — is scrambling to settle a federal suit accusing town leaders of trying to block a Lubavitcher Jewish sect called Chabad of the Beaches from getting property in the hot little hamlet, The Post has learned.

The religious discrimination lawsuit has stunned even longtime residents, who note a significant number of Atlantic Beach’s 1,800 year-round residents and summer homeowners are Jewish.

The only house of worship in the village is a synagogue — the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach — serving a growing number of modern orthodox congregants

The Chabad of the Beaches bought vacant land on 2025 Park Street in November 2021 for $950,000, aiming to offer religious services, education, and programming to the broader Jewish community.

The site is one of the first buildings people see coming into the village from the Atlantic Beach Bridge — and used to serve as a Capital One bank before it became vacant two years ago. 

That triggered Chabad in June to file a federal suit in Eastern District Court, alleging Atlantic Beach’s takeover smacked of religious discrimination — citing the First, Fifth, and 14th Amendments, as well as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.

Rabbi Dov Landau: Charedi Women Should Not Be Employed By The IDF Even As Civilians

 

DIN: It's people like Rav Landau that keeps me going, I was ready to give up DIN as I have started other projects that take most of my time, but these stories are a gift for bloggers that keeps on giving.

This project to have Charedie women in the IDF employed as civilians, in the intelligence units was invented by none other than Rav Landau's very own party "DEGEL!" They were hiding it because they were afraid that if this got out, then the "gedoilim" the extremists would come out and oppose it! 

Bingo! 

A rabbi who calls himself Meir Kessler, an extreme extremist from Modi'im Illit who is against introducing Math and English in Yeshivois, because as he said it best "these subjects are preparing the children for the workplace" ...chas ve'sholom! This Kessler now came out last week to oppose the "Degel" project. Rabbi Landau had no choice but to follow suit to now come out with a statement to oppose it, lest anyone think he went off the derech!

I have a solution for all this:

Tell the husbands to get off their collective tucheses and get a job for heaven's sake! If only they would carry out their obligations that they promised in their ketubas, their wives wouldn't have to work anywhere. Rabbi Kessler wants the women to be teachers for 6 shekel an hour! 

Read the following and weep!

The Song of Gittin

 

Iranian Jew Stopped At Ben Gurion Airport For Suspected Espionage, Deported to Iran

 

An Iranian man of Jewish descent was apprehended at Ben Gurion Airport on Friday, raising suspicions of engaging in espionage activities on behalf of Iranian intelligence, according to Israel’s Shin Bet security agency.

The man, who has familial connections in Israel, was taken into custody by Shin Bet agents upon his arrival early on Friday morning. The security agency disclosed that during interrogation, the man admitted to being in Israel on a mission to spy for Tehran. Consequently, he was promptly deported back to Iran via a third country. Authorities deemed that he posed no immediate threat.

The specific country from which he had entered Israel has not been disclosed by the Shin Bet.

According to the Shin Bet’s report, the individual had been directed by Iranian security operatives to gather intelligence on Israel prior to his journey. He was furnished with a seemingly innocuous item – an empty tissue box – intended to conceal surveillance equipment, including a cellular phone and a portable power bank.

“The provided items were likely intended for his use in clandestine espionage activities targeting entities within Israel,” remarked the Shin Bet.

The agency further disclosed that the suspect was instructed to utilize his time within Israel to collect information on multiple designated targets. The addresses of these targets were intended to be communicated to him by his Iranian handler subsequent to his arrival.

The incident is perceived as part of a broader Iranian endeavor to establish covert espionage and potentially terror networks within Israel. The Shin Bet also highlighted the influence that Iran seeks to exert on social divisions via online platforms.

This announcement deviates from the customary practice of the Shin Bet, which typically refrains from promptly publicizing developments in international espionage cases involving Iran. Furthermore, the agency does not typically repatriate apprehended spies back to their home countries.

Sources within the defense establishment conveyed that the individual in question had likely succumbed to pressure from Iranian intelligence, as well as the allure of substantial financial gain. This contributed to the decision to deport him rather than press charges.

A defense official emphasized that the low likelihood of the individual facing legal charges within the Israeli system was due to his non-Israeli citizenship and the fact that he had not yet engaged in any substantive activities.

“He was intercepted before any action was taken. This is in addition to other operational considerations,” the official elaborated.

3 Weeks After Throwing Eggs At Nes Tziona Tefillin Booth, Man Returns To Apologize, Place Tefillin

 

A man who threw eggs at a Nes Tziona Tefillin booth three weeks ago, arrived at the booth Friday to apologize to the two Chabad youths who man the booth.

The two warmly received the man, Elad Levi, and accepted his apology, asking him if he was willing to put on Tefillin. Elad surprised them by saying that he would place Tefillin and would make a daily habit of doing so. He put on Tefillin and said the Shema and other prayers.

Elad is pictured wearing Tefillin and beaming with the two youths next to him.

Zera Shimshon Parshas Re'eh

 

Child Drowns but the Crown Heights News Blog Says "He passed away suddenly"

 

Can we talk about the way many frum sites cover tragedies?

When a child tragically drowns, they did not "pass away suddenly". They drowned. That should be written.

Why? Because while some accidents will always happen, others may be prevented by taking safety precautions.
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— Mendel Kalmenson (@mendelkalmenson) August 10, 2023

DemonRat State Senator Apologizes For Visiting Israel

 

A state senator in Michigan has apologized to her Arab and Muslim constituents for a recent visit to Israel with her fellow lawmakers.

Sylvia Santana, whose district includes part of Detroit. as well as Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, with a high concentration of Arab Muslims, posted the apology on social media.

“I recognize my presence on this trip has sparked anger and disappointment by many in the Arab/Muslim community,” she wrote.

A president who undermines Israel and Usefull Jews who support him

 

by Matthew M. Hausman, J.D.

The adage “Hanlon's Razor” states that one should “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity” and aims to eliminate improbable explanations for human behavior. T

he term “useful idiots” describes those who should know better than to support causes that threaten their natural interests but do so anyway (the phrase was famously applied to western progressives who shilled for the Soviet Union despite its totalitarian contempt for western freedoms). Hanlon’s Razor never assumes ill-intent, while useful idiocy suggests a degree of willfulness; but both presuppose the inevitability of bad acts. Thus, negative conduct is the one constant, whether motivated by animus or ignorance.

And either term can be used to describe those who – irrespective of intent – continue to support an administration pushing policies that disregard Jewish historical rights, reward terrorism, interfere with Israeli domestic politics, seek appeasement with Iran, and threaten Israel’s safety and security

As has been widely reported, the Biden administration recently reinstituted an Obama-era prohibition against the use of American tax-dollars to subsidize joint US-Israeli research and development projects at institutions in Judea and Samaria. 

Efraim Fishel Grinfeld a Charedi Extremist Loses Extradition Appeal After Rioting At Yerushalayim Electronics Stores

 

Efraim Fishel Grinfeld, a Charedi man residing in London, has met a brick wall in his attempts to avoid being extradited to Israel to face charges over his participation in riots outside an electronics store in Yerushalayim.

A judge has denied his appeal against extradition, citing the numerous times he’s been involved in such rioting incidents.

Grinfeld fled Israel in December 2012 shortly before a verdict was scheduled to be delivered in his trial for his alleged participation in riots that took place between June and August 2008. These riots transpired outside a DVD and MP3 player store in Yerushalayim’s Geula neighborhood.

The extradition request, initiated by Israeli authorities in 2021, outlines the accusations against Grinfeld and his fellow protesters. According to the request, they obstructed the store’s entrance, engaged in confrontations with customers, store employees, and owners, vandalized property, and even threw dirty diapers at the store’s entrance. Grinfeld’s alleged actions included cutting off the store’s electricity to carry out acts of vandalism under the cover of darkness and physically assaulting employees who tried to intervene.

Grinfeld faced indictment in Israel on two charges involving seven offenses, including rioting, common assault, blackmail by threats, and aggravated wounding. Throughout his trial, Grinfeld maintained his innocence, denying any involvement in the violence and asserting that he was a victim of it instead. He claimed to have been saying Tehillim at the scene.

After leaving Israel with his wife and three children for Canada, Grinfeld arrived in London in 2016. He has since worked as an office assistant in a property business. His youngest child (he now has 8) is currently six months old.

In January, a judge at Westminster Magistrates Court ruled that the decision regarding Grinfeld’s extradition should be made by the Home Secretary. Despite acknowledging that Grinfeld had led a law-abiding life in the UK, the judge also considered him a “fugitive from justice.”

Grinfeld’s wife presented her concerns, explaining that relocating to Israel was not a viable option for the family. She said that sending her husband back to Israel would have a profound negative impact on their family dynamics, as their children were well-settled and content in school in the UK.

In his appeal, Grinfeld argued that the conditions of incarceration in Israel would violate his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights and that his extradition would disproportionately affect his family. While two High Court judges acknowledged that one count of common assault should not be considered for extradition, they ultimately dismissed his appeal on other grounds, citing his alleged participation in the riots as a significant factor in their decision.