Rabbi Eliezer Berland sentenced to 18 months in jail

 

The Jerusalem District Court has approved a plea deal with 84-year-old Rabbi Eliezer Berland who was accused of defrauding millions of shekels from sick and elderly followers.

That disgraced Hasidic leader, who previously served a 10-month sentence for sexually abusing his female followers, was hit with an 18-month prison sentence — 13 of which had has already served — for numerous offences, including fraud, extortion, tax offences and money laundering.

Berland — who headed Shuvu Banim yeshiva which is affiliated with the Breslov Hasidic movement — was arrested along with his wife in February 2020, for conning hundreds of people, including terminally ill patients, out of tens of millions of shekels with false promises of a miracle cure.

The rabbi’s convictions came as part of a settlement that saw Berland plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence, which includes 18 months of jail time, minus time served; a year-long probation period, in eight of which he will have to wear an electronic tagger; a fine of more than NIS 2.4 million as well as compensation to the victims.

“Berland committed a series of acts of fraud against people who appealed to him based on the status that he built and nurtured over the years,” the prosecution stated.

“Berland told those who came to him that if they paid him sums of money ranging between NIS 5,000 and NIS 20,000, their loved one would recover and their illness would go away, all while knowing that the facts he told those who came to him were false.”

“In some cases, after the initial promise was given and the recovery did not come, Berland gave another false promise for which an additional amount was paid."

Berland was also charged with attempted threats after he ordered his followers to “beat to death” some people he believed were acting against Jewish law.

He was also hit with tax evasion and fraud charges after he failed to report the tens of millions he earned from providing spiritual services, and money laundering charges for using various organizations to conceal property he owned.

The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office stated: "Eliezer Berland was convicted after his confession to fraud and extortion through the exploitation of people in distress… He was also convicted of economic offenses, tax fraud, embezzlement of tens of millions of shekels and money laundering offenses.”

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Shoimrim Close 21 Streets in Boro Park for Their Annual Fundraising Event.. Hurting Businesses on 18th Avenue

 R' Yonasan Shwarts who owns a business on 18th Avenue calls out the Shoimrim Guys for closing 21 streets on 18th Avenue for their annual fundraising, which is a carnival for children.

He says that he has no complaints against them except that they are a bunch of "liars" when he suggested that they hold this event on 19th avenue where there are no businesses and less traffic they brushed him off like an annoying fly.

R' Yonassan is known for giving a weekly dvar Torah podcast called "Chizzuk on the Parsha"

יונתן שווארץ איבער די שומרים סאמאטוכע pic.twitter.com/qp5T69hEcw

— Hasidic2 (@hasidic_1) June 7, 2021

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Bella Hadid, the Antisemitica Shiksa, Discovers a "Palestine 1939" Football Team ... but they were all Jewish!

 Bella Hadid has over 40 million followers, that's 2 1/2 times more people than the the entire Jewish world population, yet she continues to spew hate against us.... 

well it backfired!

She found a photo from a newspaper that reported on a football game between a Palestine football team and an Australian team in 1939.

This was her proof that Israel was once under Palestinian rule..turns out that the entire Palestine football team was Jewish! Not one Arab!

Of course, as a dumb ignorant shiksa, she has no clue that Israel in 1939 was occupied by Britain who called the land Palestine!

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Monsey Satmar Expels 150 Girls Because Their Parents Belong to the "Ahroinim"

 

מוסדות סאטמאר מאנסי מהרז"ל האט ארויסגעווארפן 150 היי סקול מיידלעך פארגיע וואך, אלע מיידלעך פין משפחות וואס באלאנגאן צי סאטמאר מהר"א.

— Hasidic2 (@hasidic_1) June 6, 2021

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Zionists Welcome Satmar Rebbe R' Aaron to the "Medina"

 

✡️ — VIDEO: The Satmar Rebbe Reb Aharon Teitlebaum at the Airprot heading to Eretz Yisroel where he will spend time at the Tzion of Reb Shimon in Meron. pic.twitter.com/soTvvAWoBF

— Belaaz (@TheBelaaz) June 7, 2021

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Huge Sink Hole in Sharei Tzedek Parking Lot Swallows Up Cars ...Parshas Korach?

 

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Blacks Continue Vicious Attacks on Helpless Whites

 

A woman pumping gas in California last week was severely beaten in a seemingly random attack caught on video.

Surveillance footage captured the violent attack that unfolded just after 7 p.m. on May 30 in Gardena, a city about 14 miles south of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department described the suspect as a Black male between 30 and 35 years old, approximately 6 feet tall, and weighing 300 to 350 pounds

Authorities said a man believed to be the suspect was detained Friday in Long Beach, FOX11 reported. No additional information was immediately available.

The victim, a Hispanic female, was pumping gas when the suspect, who appeared shirtless, parked directly in front of her car and calmly gets out of his vehicle, the sheriff’s department said.

Video shows the shirtless suspect walk over to the victim and, without any apparent provocation, punch her, knocking her to the ground

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Neturi Karta's Favorite Hezbollah Pal Drops Dead of Covid

 

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran’s ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah and lost his right hand to a book bombing reportedly carried out by Israel, died Monday of the coronavirus. He was 74.

A close ally of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohtashamipour in the 1970s formed alliances with Muslim militant groups across the Mideast. After the Islamic Revolution, he helped found the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in Iran and as ambassador to Syria brought the force into the region to help form Hezbollah.

In his later years, he slowly joined the cause of reformists in Iran, hoping to change the Islamic Republic’s theocracy from the inside. He backed the opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi in Iran’s Green Movement protests that followed the disputed 2009 re-election of then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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The Miracles of the Six-Day War (1967) -and Third Arab–Israeli War DOCUMENTARY

 

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The Capture of Yerushalyim June 1967

 

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Humiliation you won’t see on CNN – Kamala Harris Greeted In Guatemala With ‘Go Home’ and ‘Trump Won’ Messages

 Vice President Kamala Harris’ much anticipated “foreign policy” trip to Guatemala to meet with leaders there about what can be done to stem the influx of illegal immigrants that are crossing into the U.S. from that country,  got off to a bad start with Air Force 2 having to turn around because of  “technical issue”  and was then being greeted by pro-Trump, anti-Biden Guatemalan protestors.

“It is a technical issue. There are no major safety concerns,” said Symone Sanders, spokeswoman for VP Harris.

Harris shook off the midair scare, telling reporters after she deplaned that “we all said a little prayer, but we’re good.”

But after boarding a new plane and taking the 4 1/2 hour flight to Guatemala, protestors were at the Guatemalan Air Force base waiting for the vice president with open arms and signs. Big signs.

One sign simply stated, “Kamala, TRUMP WON,” another told the vice president that “Guatemala as pro-life,” and another want to her to “go home.”

Harris has been at the focus of ridicule by Republican members of Congress like Florida Rep. Scott Franklin, for not directly addressing the border crisis, even as President Joe Biden appointed her to take full control of addressing the immigration issue along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. Harris has yet to hold a press conference specifically to discuss the ongoing border crisis.

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Left-Wing Anti-Zionism in Congress Are Left-Wing Jews

 

Rep. Mondaire Jones talking at a reform rabbi’s house in Westchester, NY on June 5, 2021
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In the wake of the Palestinian terrorist political party HAMAS firing 4,000 rockets into Israeli towns and the subsequent spike in anti-Semitism in the United States, freshman Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) came to the home of a Westchester rabbi to talk to his constituents.

One would imagine that Israel and anti-Semitism would have been at the top of the agenda considering recent events. But that is fanciful thinking and detached from the reality of the non-Orthodox liberal Jewish community today.

The rabbi’s husband welcomed the crowd of roughly 40 people to his home. He began with the importance of combatting climate change as he introduced the congressman. Jones then spoke about his “lived experiences” and need to have an economy that worked for everybody and that combatted police violence. He discussed initiatives which he was advancing such as the America Rescue Plan and the child tax credit. He emphasized that government can be “transformative if the right people are in power.”

He then took questions.

The Jewish crowd began with a question about funding libraries. It then moved to immigration and how people can get more Democrats elected. Jones touched upon how things really move in Washington and the problem of the filibuster. Voter suppression, the infrastructure plan which included “human infrastructure” like childcare was discussed passionately. Jones suggested targeting Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and others on the next election cycle.

Far advanced into the meeting someone asked a question about foreign policy. They wanted to know about Afghanistan. Well, not really Afghanistan and terrorism. The question was will the U.S. provide immigration for Afghanis who provided assistance to the American war effort all these years.

With five minutes left in the hour meeting, someone brought up Israel. 

Jones said he supported Israel’s right to defend itself and would oppose any conditioning of aid to Israel. Moreover, we would support funding the restocking Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system which is important for its security.

He then launched into a series of worries, such as his discomfort with Israel’s leadership. He was concerned about discussions about annexing parts of the West Bank. He was upset about Arabs being forcibly evicted from their homes and the dignity of Palestinians. He concluded by saying that Israel has to stop treating Palestinians as though they are not human beings.

No one said a word or batted an eyelash at his contention that Israelis don’t think of Arabs as human. Instead, they moved on to the final question and then asked for money to support Jones’ reelection campaign.

The rabbi’s husband concluded the talk with noting that the attendees (White Jews) were very happy with the replacement of Rep. Nita Lowey in their district and Rep. Eliot Engel just south of them – two White Jews replaced with Black non-Jews – as the ceding of power to another minority group was in order and appropriate for the times. In any event, all liberal priorities seemed to remain in place. [Note to reader: Rep. Jamaal Bowman who replaced Engel could not be more to the opposite extreme of Engel’s strong pro-Israel positions].

So a progressive Black gay freshman congressman came to a liberal reform rabbi’s house right after a mini-war from Gaza and a terrible spike in anti-Semitism in the U.S., and the liberal Jewish crowd focused on a host of liberal issues over and above Jew-hatred and Israel.

If a congressman sees that Jews in his district do not prioritize anti-Semitism or the Jewish State, why should he?

Perhaps it is time to reintroduce some basic principles to the liberal non-Orthodox community such as from Ethics of the Fathers, 1:14: “Hillel says, ‘If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?‘

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AOC Will Let Her Granma Starve to Death Rather Than take $100,000 from Republicans

 What kind of demented monster is AOC to tell the world her Abeula is living in 3rd world poverty while she lives a 1% life and then refuses over $100,000 in support for her?

UPDATE: “someone” in AOC’s abuela’s family told GoFundMe that she won’t take the money, even though AOC previously claimed that her grandma was in dire straits (and it was Trump’s fault). @AOC still hasn’t acknowledged this effort or thanked us. Here’s the email from GoFundMe: pic.twitter.com/MsM4ECLDX0

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 5, 2021

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Kamala Harris Visits Tomb Of Unknown Soldier To Tell Him To Enjoy The Long Weekend

 

Kamala Harris Visits Tomb Of Unknown Soldier To Tell Him To Enjoy The Long Weekend https://t.co/KCgrSOUoOq

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 5, 2021

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Did Fauci Order Facebook to Ban Posts that Stated Covid Came from A Lab.... Looks Like It ..

 

Maria is lit! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/EIG8zYN0PQ

— Teresa 🗣 “Joe, you know Trump won.” (@thorsome2) June 6, 2021

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Will L.A. Teachers Union Vote to Endorse “BDS”?

 

The Los Angeles Times has reported that the leadership of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) will vote this fall on whether to endorse the call to Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) the State of Israel. Three different chapters of UTLA have voted in favor of doing so. A copy of the proposed resolution from the Harbor City area chapter is here. UTLA is the second largest teachers union in the nation. Their San Francisco counterparts have already voted in favor of a similar resolution. 

There is a question of why a teacher’s union is involved in this issue at all. But if such unions are going to get involved, teachers should set an example of accuracy and fairness, and not put forward a one-sided diatribe. The final language of whatever UTLA decides isn’t certain yet, but the San Francisco resolution misses the mark by a wide margin. Here are some examples.

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Insane Video Shows A Man Stopping An Alleged Burglar At Gunpoint

 WARNING: FOUL LANGUAGE! 

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Satmar Feud Continues

To endorse a goy for mayor, they made shulim, but when it comes to a "Hachnases Sefer Torah, its back to fighting, especially on Parshas Korach.

An Ahroinie Shul in Williamsburg had an Hachnasas Sefer Torah, so a Zalonie on a Whatsup group wrote the route of the procession without G-d forbid mentioning the Satmar Shul because it an "Ahroinie" Shul!

עטליכע ספרי תורה'ס ווערן אריינגעגעבן אין ווילימסבורג, איינס שרייבט ער גייט קיין 14 הופער, ווייסט איינער וואס איז דארט?
אה! סאיז א סאטמארע שיהל בראשות מהר"א טאר מען נישט שרייבן די נאמן פינעם שיהל נאר די אדערס... https://t.co/MW8zekdmxm

— Hasidic2 (@hasidic_1) June 6, 2021

Big Black Guy Kicks Little White Guy without Hands in the Back

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— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) June 6, 2021

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Scientist Thugs Threatened Fellow Scientist Because He Suggested Covid Came From China Lab

 

Ex-CDC Director Says He Received Death Threats From Fellow Scientists For Supporting COVID-19 Lab-Leak Theory https://t.co/XWKGZGpZvd

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 3, 2021

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Twitter Hates Getting their very own Treatment .. Nigeria Bans Twitter

 

Access to Twitter is so important that they personally ban people from using it https://t.co/5FzKmT0IW5

— Charlie Nash (@CharlieNash) June 5, 2021

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The Definitive Psak on What Bracha to Make on Pizza

 

ווייס נישט pic.twitter.com/RMNiNoZTjs

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Palestinian Authority pays $42,000 to family of terrorist that killed 2 Jews

 

The victims of a fatal stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Saturday October 3, 2015: Nehemia Lavi, 41 (left) from Jerusalem, and Aharon Banita (Bennett), 22 (right) from Beitar Illit.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday ordered that the family of a Palestinian terrorist who murdered two Israelis be paid more than $40,000 and be given new housing, the Kan public broadcaster reported.

Ramallah Governor Laila Ghannam, an Abbas appointee, met with the family of Muhannad Halabi and gave them some 30,000 Jordanian Dinars  ($42,000), reportedly to help them cover housing costs since their home was destroyed by the IDF following the killings, Kan said.

Ghannam also told the family that Abbas had instructed his security services to help them find permanent housing. Home demolitions are a controversial policy that the IDF says helps deter future terror attacks.

The payments are the first high-profile payments to terrorist families since the Biden administration took office, despite claims that the Palestinians were willing to rethink the controversial policy as part of an effort to improve relations with Washington.

Halabi killed two Israelis, Rabbi Nehemiah Lavi and Aharon Banita, and injured Banita’s wife, Adele, and their 2-year-old son in a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 3, 2015.

He was shot and killed by Israeli security forces.

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A Partial List of Mainstream Media's Outright Lies about Trump

 

The New York Times and other media widely suggested or implied that Trump had not paid income taxes for 18 years. Later, tax return pages leaked to MSNBC ultimately showed that Trump actually paid a higher rate than Democrats Bernie Sanders and President Obama.

CNN claimed Nancy Sinatra was “not happy” at her father’s song being used at Trump’s inauguration. Sinatra responded, “That’s not true. I never said that. Why do you lie, CNN?…Actually I’m wishing him the best.”

Zeke Miller of TIME reported that President Trump had removed the bust statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office. The news went viral. It was false.

CNBC’s John Harwood reported the Justice Department “had no input” on Trump’s immigration executive order. After a colleague contradicted Harwood’s report, he amended it to reflect that Justice Department lawyers reportedly had reviewed Trump’s order.

TMZ reported Trump changed the name of “Black History Month” to “African American History Month,” implying the change was untoward or racist. In fact, Presidents Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton had all previously called Black History month “African American History” month.

The New York Times’ Michael S. Schmidt, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo reported about supposed contacts between Trump campaign staff and “senior Russian intelligence officials.” Comey later testified “In the main, [the article] was not true.”

ProPublica’s Raymond Bonner reported CIA official Gina Haspel—Trump’s later pick for CIA Director—was in charge of a secret CIA prison where Islamic extremist terrorist Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times in one month, and that she mocked the prisoner’s suffering. More than a year later, ProPublica retracted the claim, stating that “Neither of these assertions is correct…Haspel did not take charge of the base until after the interrogation of Zubaydah ended.”

NBC News reported in a Tweet that Russian President Vladimir Putin told TV host Megan Kelly that he had compromising information about Trump. Actually, Putin said the opposite: that he did not have compromising information on Trump.

Continue after the break ......

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Israel to lift mandatory indoor face masks next week

The order mandating Israelis to wear face masks indoors will be rescinded next Tuesday, June 15, Israeli officials announced Sunday. Coronavirus morbidity levels have remained especially low despite the lifting of the green pass and purple badge programs aimed at limiting entrance to venues to vaccinated Israelis and restricting capacity in stores and restaurants, among other places on June 1st.

Officials noted the mask mandate would still apply to children, as they have yet to be vaccinated, and as such would remain in place in schools. Should morbidity levels continue to decline, officials will convene to discuss nixing that mandate as well.

On Saturday, Israel recorded no new COVID cases for the first time in over a year.

Along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein took part in an event honoring medical workers and senior health officials.

Speaking at the event, Edelstein said, "In light of the continued low morbidity, I want to inform you here that, following consultations with senior Health Ministry officials, chief among them [Director-General] Professor Hezi Levy, we have decided that if morbidity remains low until June 15, we will allow masks to be removed indoors as well. This is a reality we didn't believe we would get to at this stage, and we have!" he said.

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