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Another angle of the video of a masked perpetrator grabbing a Jewish child while walking with his father and sister in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Shabbat afternoon. NY AG James what are you doing to stop these crimes and prosecute the attackers? This is the fifth incident of violence and assault against Jews in our neighborhood in the last week.

Another angle of the video of a masked perpetrator grabbing a Jewish child while walking with his father and sister in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Shabbat afternoon. NY AG James what are you doing to stop these crimes and prosecute the attackers? This is the fifth incident of violence and assault against Jews in our neighborhood in the last week.

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Hi Maria Ressa I am addressing this long post to you here on X, knowing it will reach you directly. In a decade from now, you could ask any listener what they remember from your Harvard commencement speech, and the vast majority would only recall these shocking words from your 23-minute address. “Because I accepted your invitation to be here today, I was attacked online and called anti-semitic. By power and money”, Because they want power and money.” Words you carefully selected, reviewed, and edited for months, a speech that you describe was more difficult for you to prepare than your The Nobel Prize acceptance lecture. In the Ethics of The Fathers 1:11, Avtalyon, the great rabbinic sage from Jerusalem, in the 1st century BCE cautioned, "Sages, be careful with your words, lest you incur the penalty of exile, and be carried off to a place of evil waters." Your words hold weight, and it's vital to avoid ambiguity and imprecision, as they can lead people astray. Your Nobel Prize celebrated your defense of free speech and your commitment to combating fake news and misinformation, and speaking truth to power. Your entire career and public role is to amplify the words of King Solomon in Proverbs “Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit—you choose. You are a leading voice in warning of the danger of how conspiratorial words online can lead to physical hate offline. One of the most pernicious outcomes of social media is the record level of Antisemtic and hate speech targeted at Jews in 2024. Shockingly, during your commencement speech, you violated the values you espouse by allowing your words to be interpreted to fan the flames of age old tropes of Jew hatred of how they lust for money and power. While I acknowledge that your intention may not have been directed against Jews with money and power, but rather against those in politics, media, and business including Harvard Alumni, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who accused you of being antisemitic online, because they seek power and wealth, you knew that your words would easily be misconstrued. When you stood on that podium, it was your voice that was the power. Now it is the public that must demand a clarification to speak truth to your power. The President of Harvard Chabad, Rabbi Hershey Zarchi, was correct to ask you to clarify your words on stage, immediately after the speech, that he and many others found to be antisemitic and when you would not agree to publicly clarify, he did the most important public protest against your easily misconstrued words and walked off the stage. The walk off of the year, this time standing tall with truth to your power. You should clarify your words and explain what you meant and who you were referring to on one side and apologize for failing to be vigilant in avoiding language that inadvertently fuels bigotry, Jew hatred and discrimination. You also used similar words later in your speech to describe Mark Zuckerberg and the tech bros, controlling the world. When George Soros was named in political attack ads by the right, during the last presidential election cycle, it was rightfully called out by the left as antisemetic tropes. I wouldn’t otherwise include your words against Mark Zuckerberg as antisemetic tropes, as I believe his success and the power of Meta/ Facebook to be the fulfillment of what is possible in the USA. Considering how you were carefully vague on who you were referring to in your response to those calling you antisemitic, your attack on Mark Zuckerberg can also be misconstrued as another “Jew” controlling the world. Yes, it is horrible and unnerving to be accused of being Antisemitic, hate speech was hurled at you during your career from being accused of being part of the CIA to being a communist, you should relate personally to what has long been done to Jews no matter if they are rich, poor, exalted or downtrodden.

Hi Maria Ressa I am addressing this long post to you here on X, knowing it will reach you directly. In a decade from now, you could ask any listener what they remember from your Harvard commencement speech, and the vast majority would only recall these shocking words from your 23-minute address. “Because I accepted your invitation to be here today, I was attacked online and called anti-semitic. By power and money”, Because they want power and money.” Words you carefully selected, reviewed, and edited for months, a speech that you describe was more difficult for you to prepare than your The Nobel Prize acceptance lecture. In the Ethics of The Fathers 1:11, Avtalyon, the great rabbinic sage from Jerusalem, in the 1st century BCE cautioned, "Sages, be careful with your words, lest you incur the penalty of exile, and be carried off to a place of evil waters." Your words hold weight, and it's vital to avoid ambiguity and imprecision, as they can lead people astray. Your Nobel Prize celebrated your defense of free speech and your commitment to combating fake news and misinformation, and speaking truth to power. Your entire career and public role is to amplify the words of King Solomon in Proverbs “Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit—you choose. You are a leading voice in warning of the danger of how conspiratorial words online can lead to physical hate offline. One of the most pernicious outcomes of social media is the record level of Antisemtic and hate speech targeted at Jews in 2024. Shockingly, during your commencement speech, you violated the values you espouse by allowing your words to be interpreted to fan the flames of age old tropes of Jew hatred of how they lust for money and power. While I acknowledge that your intention may not have been directed against Jews with money and power, but rather against those in politics, media, and business including Harvard Alumni, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who accused you of being antisemitic online, because they seek power and wealth, you knew that your words would easily be misconstrued. When you stood on that podium, it was your voice that was the power. Now it is the public that must demand a clarification to speak truth to your power. The President of Harvard Chabad, Rabbi Hershey Zarchi, was correct to ask you to clarify your words on stage, immediately after the speech, that he and many others found to be antisemitic and when you would not agree to publicly clarify, he did the most important public protest against your easily misconstrued words and walked off the stage. The walk off of the year, this time standing tall with truth to your power. You should clarify your words and explain what you meant and who you were referring to on one side and apologize for failing to be vigilant in avoiding language that inadvertently fuels bigotry, Jew hatred and discrimination. You also used similar words later in your speech to describe Mark Zuckerberg and the tech bros, controlling the world. When George Soros was named in political attack ads by the right, during the last presidential election cycle, it was rightfully called out by the left as antisemetic tropes. I wouldn’t otherwise include your words against Mark Zuckerberg as antisemetic tropes, as I believe his success and the power of Meta/ Facebook to be the fulfillment of what is possible in the USA. Considering how you were carefully vague on who you were referring to in your response to those calling you antisemitic, your attack on Mark Zuckerberg can also be misconstrued as another “Jew” controlling the world. Yes, it is horrible and unnerving to be accused of being Antisemitic, hate speech was hurled at you during your career from being accused of being part of the CIA to being a communist, you should relate personally to what has long been done to Jews no matter if they are rich, poor, exalted or downtrodden.

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Extraordinary bravery. In his final moments, Rabbi Eli Schlanger raised his hands, walked toward the gunman as he reloaded, and pleaded with him to stop shooting. He was murdered moments later. His wife, Chaya, was shot in the back. Their two-month-old baby, Shimshy, remains hospitalized with shrapnel wounds. Please help the family recover from their devastating loss.

Extraordinary bravery. In his final moments, Rabbi Eli Schlanger raised his hands, walked toward the gunman as he reloaded, and pleaded with him to stop shooting. He was murdered moments later. His wife, Chaya, was shot in the back. Their two-month-old baby, Shimshy, remains hospitalized with shrapnel wounds. Please help the family recover from their devastating loss.

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WATCH: Tonight close to 20 Jewish students at Arizona State University had to leave a campus building thru a back door with a police escort together with their Chabad.org Rabbi Shmuel Teichtel to return to the Chabad House for safety after a Antisemitic incident. The students attended a Arizona State University Arizona State University student organization meeting that was to be a open and constructive dialogue on BDS of Israel, with both Jewish and Muslim - Pro Israel and Pro Palestinian students presenting their perspectives. Students speak on the video as they walk with the police escort that they do not feel safe on campus as the meeting ended abruptly with acts of violence, throwing rocks at the building and windows and shouting death threats. ADL Jonathan Greenblatt StopAntisemitism FBI

WATCH: Tonight close to 20 Jewish students at Arizona State University had to leave a campus building thru a back door with a police escort together with their Chabad.org Rabbi Shmuel Teichtel to return to the Chabad House for safety after a Antisemitic incident. The students attended a Arizona State University Arizona State University student organization meeting that was to be a open and constructive dialogue on BDS of Israel, with both Jewish and Muslim - Pro Israel and Pro Palestinian students presenting their perspectives. Students speak on the video as they walk with the police escort that they do not feel safe on campus as the meeting ended abruptly with acts of violence, throwing rocks at the building and windows and shouting death threats. ADL Jonathan Greenblatt StopAntisemitism FBI

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VIDEO: Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi who has been serving the Jewish community Harvard University for the last 26 years, delivers a powerful speech in the presence of embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay at the annual Harvard UniversityChabad Menorah lighting in Harvard Yard. Rabbi Zarchi’s full remarks below.

VIDEO: Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi who has been serving the Jewish community Harvard University for the last 26 years, delivers a powerful speech in the presence of embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay at the annual Harvard UniversityChabad Menorah lighting in Harvard Yard. Rabbi Zarchi’s full remarks below.

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My gentle, loving, teenage daughter was pulled by her hair into the back of a truck & paraded in blood-soaked pajamas ... Now I want the world to hear my scream."

My gentle, loving, teenage daughter was pulled by her hair into the back of a truck & paraded in blood-soaked pajamas ... Now I want the world to hear my scream."

Avraham Berkowitz

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Dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi Rabbi Eli Schlanger, the Rabbi who organized the Chanukah celebration in Sydney on the Bondi beach was murdered by the terrorist/ along with twelve members of his community. Only one week he ago, Rabbi Schlanger organized a commemoration for the Mumbai Attacks of 2008 honoring Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg and guests. Please join the Menorah lighting at the Gate of India or In Delhi in solidarity. Thank you for your deep solidarity.

Dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi Rabbi Eli Schlanger, the Rabbi who organized the Chanukah celebration in Sydney on the Bondi beach was murdered by the terrorist/ along with twelve members of his community. Only one week he ago, Rabbi Schlanger organized a commemoration for the Mumbai Attacks of 2008 honoring Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg and guests. Please join the Menorah lighting at the Gate of India or In Delhi in solidarity. Thank you for your deep solidarity.

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I can’t breathe. I am heartbroken and outraged. My friend, and colleague Rabbi Eli Schlanger of Chabad of Bondi was brutally murdered today simply for being Jewish, celebrating Judaism and leading his community during a Chanukah celebration. Together with him, ten other precious souls, men, women, and children from his community were murdered in cold blood. Dozens are injured. Rabbi Eli was one of the most joyful, creative and passionate young Jewish leaders in Australia. I deeply mourn for his family and the entire community. This is an attack on every Jew and decent citizen in the world. We can not allow darkness and evil to prevail. We can not allow “Globalize the Intifada” to spread to cities across the globe. Attend a Public Menorah lighting tonight wherever you are in the world and light a Menorah and place it in your window. DM me if you need a Menorah Here is a video that Rabbi Eli Schlanger posted lasted year on Chanukah in response to combating Jew hatred.

I can’t breathe. I am heartbroken and outraged. My friend, and colleague Rabbi Eli Schlanger of Chabad of Bondi was brutally murdered today simply for being Jewish, celebrating Judaism and leading his community during a Chanukah celebration. Together with him, ten other precious souls, men, women, and children from his community were murdered in cold blood. Dozens are injured. Rabbi Eli was one of the most joyful, creative and passionate young Jewish leaders in Australia. I deeply mourn for his family and the entire community. This is an attack on every Jew and decent citizen in the world. We can not allow darkness and evil to prevail. We can not allow “Globalize the Intifada” to spread to cities across the globe. Attend a Public Menorah lighting tonight wherever you are in the world and light a Menorah and place it in your window. DM me if you need a Menorah Here is a video that Rabbi Eli Schlanger posted lasted year on Chanukah in response to combating Jew hatred.

Avraham Berkowitz

104,178 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

A quintessential Chabad.org story shared by Liev Schreiber “For thirty years the Chabad guys showed up at our house and gave us Passover Matzo, which encouraged my grandfather to have a Seder every year, and that is how we shaped our Jewish identity.” Tribeca Chabad

A quintessential Chabad.org story shared by Liev Schreiber “For thirty years the Chabad guys showed up at our house and gave us Passover Matzo, which encouraged my grandfather to have a Seder every year, and that is how we shaped our Jewish identity.” Tribeca Chabad

Avraham Berkowitz

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The correct Super Bowl Ad on how to move forward and respond when faced with Antisemitism. buildersofmideast

The correct Super Bowl Ad on how to move forward and respond when faced with Antisemitism. buildersofmideast

Avraham Berkowitz

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We need turn the devastation of the massacre at the Chanukah Menorah lighting celebration in Sydney, Australia into a Billings response. Billings, Montana, December 1994 - 31 years ago. A Jew hater hurled a brick through the bedroom window of a six year old boy who had a Menorah displayed. This act galvanized the town, and more than 10,000 people unified in solidarity, placing Menorahs in their own windows. Millions of people should attend a public Menorah lightings in their cities and stand in solidarity with their local Jewish community.

We need turn the devastation of the massacre at the Chanukah Menorah lighting celebration in Sydney, Australia into a Billings response. Billings, Montana, December 1994 - 31 years ago. A Jew hater hurled a brick through the bedroom window of a six year old boy who had a Menorah displayed. This act galvanized the town, and more than 10,000 people unified in solidarity, placing Menorahs in their own windows. Millions of people should attend a public Menorah lightings in their cities and stand in solidarity with their local Jewish community.

Avraham Berkowitz

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Police protection has been significantly downgraded at the busiest Synagogue in Brooklyn since Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani became Mayor. Why? How was a driver able to ram his car multiple times into the doors of the Synagogue where thousands of students are gathered? We demand more police protection at the entrances of the Synagogue.

Police protection has been significantly downgraded at the busiest Synagogue in Brooklyn since Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani became Mayor. Why? How was a driver able to ram his car multiple times into the doors of the Synagogue where thousands of students are gathered? We demand more police protection at the entrances of the Synagogue.

Avraham Berkowitz

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We invited PresidentJavier Milei to attend the annual Shabbat dinner in Davos at World Economic Forum #WEF26 President Milei does even better, and shares a Torah message from the weekly Parsha BO After the speech a few business leaders approached me and told me they never studied Torah before and were inspired by Javier Milei that we will have a weekly Torah class.

We invited PresidentJavier Milei to attend the annual Shabbat dinner in Davos at World Economic Forum #WEF26 President Milei does even better, and shares a Torah message from the weekly Parsha BO After the speech a few business leaders approached me and told me they never studied Torah before and were inspired by Javier Milei that we will have a weekly Torah class.

Avraham Berkowitz

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It was wonderful to thank fmr Mayor Eric Adams last night for his commitment to march with Israel and the Jewish people today! We stand tall and proud and will not be intimidated by those who boycott us.

It was wonderful to thank fmr Mayor Eric Adams last night for his commitment to march with Israel and the Jewish people today! We stand tall and proud and will not be intimidated by those who boycott us.

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14 year old superhero Chaya Dadon spoke with Erin Molan in front of over 15,000 people at the Menorah lighting and Memorial service on the Australian National Day Of Reflection.

14 year old superhero Chaya Dadon spoke with Erin Molan in front of over 15,000 people at the Menorah lighting and Memorial service on the Australian National Day Of Reflection.

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MUST WATCH: A heart wrenching account from a Jewish mother in Sydney, Australia that has inspired millions. “We won’t turn off our Menorahs, we won’t go down in darkness” Sorella, who runs a Chabad center in Sydney with her husband and family, shared a deeply moving moment with Sharri Markson on Sky News Australia

MUST WATCH: A heart wrenching account from a Jewish mother in Sydney, Australia that has inspired millions. “We won’t turn off our Menorahs, we won’t go down in darkness” Sorella, who runs a Chabad center in Sydney with her husband and family, shared a deeply moving moment with Sharri Markson on Sky News Australia

Avraham Berkowitz

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WATCH: In a soaring moment of non political unity at the #DNCConvention the Jewish mother and voice of conscious of humanity Rachel Polin-Goldberg along with her husband Jon moved millions to cry out #BringThemHome to save the Israeli hostages including their son Hersh from the captivity of Hamas after 320 days.

WATCH: In a soaring moment of non political unity at the #DNCConvention the Jewish mother and voice of conscious of humanity Rachel Polin-Goldberg along with her husband Jon moved millions to cry out #BringThemHome to save the Israeli hostages including their son Hersh from the captivity of Hamas after 320 days.

Avraham Berkowitz

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