Monday, May 26, 2025
Sweet Mrs Goldstein a NYC prosecutor used clout making up "abuse stories" in bitter custody battle against Joseph Goldstein
A Manhattan prosecutor recruited her pals in the DA’s office to rig a criminal case against her estranged New York Times scribe hubby as part of a nasty custody battle — and got the NYPD in on it, a scathing federal lawsuit claims.
Assistant District Attorney Amanda Goun conspired to have her husband, health-care reporter Joseph Goldstein, busted on trumped-up assault and child-abuse charges in 2022 to win custody of their two young children — and even coached the kids to lie about their dad’s reputed abuse, alleges the Manhattan federal complaint reviewed by The Post.
“Rather than accept the determination of the responding NYPD officers who had thoroughly investigated the matter, defendant Goun chose to leverage her position of influence and authority as a DANY prosecutor to pursue false criminal felony charges against Mr. Goldstein,” the father’s suit claims.
The suit was filed by Goldstein on May 16 and names Goun, two other prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and two NYPD employees as defendants.
Goun and the other prosecutors, Kelly Keating and Lawrence Newman, who now works for the Brooklyn DA’s Office, did not respond to Post requests for comment.
A rep for the Manhattan DA’s Office declined to discuss the case.
“We are aware of the lawsuit and referred it to the [city] Law Department,” the representative said.
A representative for the Brooklyn DA’s Office declined to comment, noting the alleged conspiracy took place before the office hired Newman out of the NYPD’s legal department.
The NYPD did not respond to Post requests for comment about the complaint, which names department employees Detective Rachel Lutz and police Officer Carmen Fabian as co-defendants. The Post’s attempts to reach the cops were not immediately successful.
The suit says Goun and Goldstein met in 2014 and were married in August 2015. Once they had children, Goun left her Manhattan DA’s Office job to raise the kids before returning to work in 2018 with a job at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the lawsuit says.
In 2022, Goun was back in the Manhattan office — as the marriage began to splinter, the court documents say.
-The Miracles of 1967: A Modern-Day Exodus
As we continue to process the trauma of October 7th and fight a war that still rages on multiple fronts, it might seem difficult—even inappropriate—to talk about celebration. But now, more than ever, we must take a moment to reflect, recognize, and give thanks. That is precisely why the celebration of Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day—the day we miraculously reunited our eternal capital—is not just important, it’s essential.
It’s essential because the very existence of the Jewish people defies logic.And it’s essential because the liberation of Jerusalem, Hebron, Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War of 1967 is one of the most visible and powerful displays of divine providence and historic justice in modern times.
We owe it to ourselves—and to our children—to never forget that we are living in a time of open miracles.
-The Miracles of 1967: A Modern-Day Exodus
Let’s be honest. In 1967, the Jewish state was tiny, vulnerable, and surrounded by Arab armies that were armed to the teeth and openly declaring their intention to wipe us off the map. The Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian militaries were backed by the Soviet Union and far outnumbered us in tanks, planes, and troops.
And yet, in just six days, the IDF not only defended Israel’s existence but defeated three Arab armies and tripled the size of the country. We didn’t just survive—we returned home. To the Kotel. To the Temple Mount. To Hebron. To Shilo. To Beit El. To our biblical heartland—Judea and Samaria.
You want to talk about miracles? Let’s look at just a few:
The Preemptive Airstrike: Israel launched Operation Focus and destroyed the Egyptian Air Force—over 400 planes—in three hours. Without air cover, the Arab armies were paralyzed.
Jerusalem Liberated: Jordan, which could have stayed out of the war, attacked. That fateful mistake gave Israel the opportunity to reunite Jerusalem for the first time in 2,000 years. IDF paratroopers reached the Temple Mount. And Motta Gur’s words echoed through Jewish history: “Har HaBayit b’yadeinu!” — The Temple Mount is in our hands!
Hebron Surrendered Without a Fight: Expecting fierce resistance, Israeli forces entered Hebron—and were met with white flags. The city of the Patriarchs was returned to Jewish hands without a single bullet fired.
Divine Weather: In the Sinai, Israeli tanks unknowingly drove into an Egyptian ambush. Suddenly, a sandstorm blew in—blinding the Egyptian forces and allowing our soldiers to pass safely.
The Collapse of the Enemy: Egyptian and Syrian armies—demoralized and disoriented—began to retreat without even engaging. In some cases, IDF soldiers found abandoned tanks and weapons with no fight.
A War Fought on Three Fronts… and Won: North, south, and east—against all odds. Despite being outnumbered in every measurable way, the IDF achieved total victory in six days.
From Defeat to Redemption: The Eternal Story of the Jewish People
These were not just military victories. They were open miracles, no less significant than the parting of the Red Sea or the fall of Jericho. But unlike in ancient times, they happened in our time, and many of us have family members who witnessed them firsthand.
When we celebrate Jerusalem Day, we aren’t ignoring the pain we’re experiencing today. On the contrary, we are putting it in context. We’re remembering that no matter how dark things get, we are a nation that has already come back from the brink of annihilation countless times.
And each time, we didn’t just survive—we returned stronger, more united, more rooted in our divine mission.
Trump Promoted a Vicious Antisemite to be "Chief Pentagon" Spokesperson!
The US Defense Department announced Friday night that Kingsley Wilson has been promoted from deputy spokesperson to chief Pentagon spokesperson, a decision that has intensified controversy given her history of promoting antisemitic and racist content on social media platforms.
The Horrific Tragedy
From a comment to Rabbi Hoffman's article below!
Rabbi Hoffman – I appreciate the thoughts you expressed, but where were you almost exactly a year ago, on the Shabbos after Shavuos, when three holy Bachurim from Yeshivat Shaalavim were oleh b’merkavas eish while defending the lives of their fellow Jews in Eretz Yisrael?Were the deaths of Yakir Levy, Shalom Nachum, and EliMo Zimbalist, HY”D, all of whom loved Torah no less than anyone in Lakewood, any less worthy of mourning and commemoration?
Yet, I’d venture that most of your readers never heard of these three Kedoshim who quite literally were Moser Nefesh and gave their lives Al Kidush Hashem – because they have been taught that only “their” Gedolim and “their” Yeshivos are “real”.
Rabbi Hoffman, you put yourself forth as one who tries to create achdus in Klal Yisrael. How about spending some time to learn about the three Bachurim I mentioned, and then writing something in honor of their Yahrtzeits?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
A devastating car accident on Friday morning has left the community in Lakewood reeling, along with all of Klal Yisroel. The death toll of this accident has risen to three yeshiva students and two others injured, one critically. All of them represented the crème de la creme of Klal Yisroel – learning Hashem’s Torah b’iyun, hearing the mussar shmuessim of the great Roshei Yeshiva and mashgichim, Fulfilling v’heigaisam bo yomam valailah. They were all our children. And we cry for their parents. Their brothers and sisters who looked upon them as the very embodiment of what HaKadosh Boruch hu wants us to become.
The tragedy unfolded when a Toyota Sienna minivan carrying five bochurim veered off Hope Chapel Road after striking a deer, crashed into a tree, and burst into flames.
According to initial reports, the accident occurred between Clearstream and New Central streets when the deer darted onto the road, causing the driver to lose control. A passerby discovered the vehicle engulfed in flames and alerted emergency services. Fire crews, ambulances, and brave Hatzolah volunteers rushed to the scene, managing to rescue some passengers, but two students, David Yitzchak Handler and Chaim Zelig Berl, were pronounced dead on-site.
Yom Yerushalayim: A Vignette
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Some seven months ago, the Rebbe of Karlin was at the Kosel with thousands of his Chassidim. He davened there in heartfelt prayer for an hour.
I remember my mother aleha hashalom vividly recalling the Six Day War, where she, my uncle, my sister and I were all in a bomb shelter in Yerushalayim. She would convey such emotion and depth of feeling.
Join me for a moment.
Picture yourself standing there in 1967. Your heart is pounding as history unfolds before your very eyes. After two thousand years of exile, tears, and prayers whispered in foreign lands, the Temple Mount returned to Jewish hands. In those moments of divine intervention, miracles blazed across Jerusalem like shooting stars. A bomb fell on the Mirrer Yeshiva – and by Hashem’s grace, remained silent. Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz zatzal – gave a shmuess to the entire yeshiva later – describing the sheer ignorance of those that did not see the nais niglah.
But the greatest miracle of all was the return of our beloved Kosel, our precious Wall, which for nineteen agonizing years had been forbidden to us, its stones yearning for our touch just as we yearned to press our foreheads against its ancient surface.
Imagine – the Temple Mount, the beating heart of creation itself, where heaven and earth kiss, where the very air vibrates with divine energy. The Kosel stands as our last physical link to that ineffable holiness, its worn stones having absorbed millions of tears throughout the centuries. They call it the “Wailing Wall,” but oh, how much more it is than that – it is our witness, our confidant, our eternal guardian. Each year, on the 28th of Iyar, we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, but do we truly grasp the magnitude of what was restored to us?
Consider this breathtaking truth: According to the Emek HaMelech, the prayers whispered against these stones by Jerusalem’s righteous souls are what sustains our very world. Their tears, their supplications, their deepest hopes pressed into these ancient stones – this is what keeps our universe from crumbling. Every stone, every crevice holds within it the power of survival, of continuance, of hope.
The Midrash reveals to us a secret that should make our souls tremble: the Shechina, Hashem’s Divine Presence, has never left the Western Wall.
Never.
Through exile, through destruction, through centuries of darkness, that holy light has remained.
Waiting. Watching. Protecting.
The Alshich teaches us that this continuous presence is Hashem’s promise made tangible – a divine guarantee of our ultimate redemption.
Yet this place of transcendent hope is also one of profound mourning. When we approach and see it for the first time, we perform Kriyah – rending our garments near our hearts, a physical expression of the anguish in our neshama.
This tear must be left forever imperfect, never to be fully repaired, just as our hearts remain incomplete without the Temple. The Mishna Brurah tells us that upon first seeing Jerusalem in its current state, we should abstain from meat and wine – for how can we feast when our spiritual home lies in ruins?
With sovereignty comes sacred responsibility. The holiness of this place demands our vigilance, our respect, our unwavering commitment to its sanctity. The ancient Greeks knew this – an archaeological discovery reveals their warning inscription, forbidding entry to the inner sanctum. Even today, this obligation burns bright, calling us to preserve and protect.
When we daven at the Kosel, we must remember that these stones, though holy, are not our focus – they are the gateway to something far greater. As Rav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal teaches us, we don’t face the Wall directly, but angle ourselves toward the Kodesh HaKedoshim – the Holy of Holies, reaching past the physical to touch the infinite.
The debate over pilgrimages to this holy site echoes through the centuries. While the Rambam saw the mitzvah as suspended without the Temple, others – the Tashbatz, the Sdei Chemed, the Chasam Sopher – felt the calling remains. Rav Elyashiv exemplified this devotion, making his way to the Kosel every holiday, even in his advanced years. His dedication reminds us that every step toward these stones is a step toward redemption.
Today, we can touch these stones, press our prayers into their ancient surface, feel the pulse of history and holiness beneath our fingertips. This is not just a privilege – it is a calling, a responsibility, a chance to be part of the unbroken chain of Jewish devotion that stretches back to the dawn of Klal Yisroel.
Let every visit to the Kosel be a homecoming, let every Tefillah or Tehillim be a thread in the tapestry of our ultimate ge’ulah, every tear a promise that we have not forgotten, and never will. For in these stones lies not just our past, but our future, our hope, our eternal bond with HaKadosh Boruch Hu. Stand before the Kosel, and feel the weight of generations upon your shoulders, the whisper of destiny in your ears, and the promise of geulah in your heart.
Thank you, Karliner Rebbe, thank you.
Cryi'n Schumer is so hated by Jews that they would vote for AOC Should she run for Senator!
“Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would trounce Sen. Chuck Schumer in a primary – as the Democratic leader is “bleeding support” from his party and Jewish voters, a stunning new poll found.
Socialist Ocasio-Cortez leads five-term incumbent Schumer by a 54%-33% among likely Democratic voters in the Big Apple, according to the poll conducted by Honan Strategy Group for the Jewish Voters Action Network.
AOC, 35, who now services as a member of the House of Representatives, leads Schumer among Jewish Democrats 45%-33% with 17% undecided, the poll found.
“This is a massive wake-up call for Schumer,” said Maury Litwack, co-founder of Jewish Voters Action Network. “He’s not only bleeding support in the Democratic Party overall but also in the Jewish community.”
The numbers are troublesome for Schumer, who is Jewish and has relied on Jewish voters as a key area of support in his 50-year political career. The 74-year-old Senate minority leader isn’t up for reelection until 2028.
Litwack said the poll results are likely more of a reflection of dissatisfaction with Schumer than support for AOC, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America — a group that supports the controversial boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel.
Ocasio-Cortez herself has called Israel’s retaliatory bombing of the Gaza strip “genocide” after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
But Litwack was critical of Schumer’s actions in the wake of those attacks and subsequent antisemitic protests in the United States.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Yom Yerushalyim !! Thank You Hashem!
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Qatari media praise horrific murder of the young couple who worked at Israeli embassy
Qatari media praise horrific murder of the young couple who worked at Israeli embassyhttps://t.co/UOy4fBrZg0
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 24, 2025
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