By COLlive reporter
Imprisoned Lubavitch Chossid Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin had a letter exchange with the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum.
In a hand-written note, Rubashkin thanked the Satmar Rebbe for the visit of 2 representatives to the Linn County Correctional Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“I had the opportunity to pass on a request that prayers should be made on my behalf to free me entirely from shocking agony of prison,” Rubashkin wrote in Yiddish.
He also asked to be blessed to “win over all my enemies.”
While the letter was not dated, there is a reference there to Pesach Sheni, the 14th of Iyar, and mention of the “upcoming sentencing.”
In a reply, a copy was sent to COLlive and was not dated either, the Satmar Rebbe is pained to hear about Rubashkin’s suffering.
“I have received your letter from the quarantine house and it is with great sadness I heard the appalling news, Heaven forfend,” he wrote.
This exchange is not surprising although Chabad and Satmar have their historical and ideological differences.
The harsh sentence handed down on Rubashkin this month for 27 years in prison has received wide-spread condemnation.
Even some of Rubashkin’s harshest critics in the Jewish community expressed surprise at the severity of the sentence, the critical Forward recently reported.
also don’t forget the letter written by r’kotler of lakewwod and the gathering in lakewood. those of us over 40 realize how unbelievable,how gevaldig this,together with the satmer rebbe’s work on behalf of smr are.
moshiach now
Because now its obviously harsh and people are starting to open up their eyes and see the truth of the story. Rubashkin will be freed!
thank you very much, i realy apreciate it
איבערגעטייטש סאטמערער רבי’ןס בריוו פרידען און אלעס גוטס לכבוד דעם חשוב’ן איד, אנגעפולט מיט מעשה צדקה וחסד, הרב ר’ שלום מרדכי בן רבקה, דער אייבערשטער זאל אים אפהיטן און זאל אים געבן לעבן. קודם וויאזוי פילט איר?, איך האב באקומען אייער בריוו פון ארעסט הויז, און מיט אסאך צער האב איך געהערט די דערציטערט’נדע נייעס, דער אייבערשטער זאל שוין רחמנות האבן. וואס קען איך זאגן און וואס זאל איך רעדן, בלויז צו הערן דאס טוט אונז אזוי שטארק וויי, וויאזוי אונזערע אידישע ברידער ווערן דערנידערט און געפייניגט מיט יסורים בגוף ובנפש, אין תפיסה. אבער אונזערע חכמים ז”ל האבן שוין לאנג… Read more »
b”h to the honorable rabbi of satmar shlit”a B”H we have had the merit to have two dear youths to visit me in imprisonment, and i have the chance to give over my request that prayers should be said on my behalf that i should be freed comppletely from the horrifying hardships of prison, and to bless me to victor over all my haters. with g-ds help next week pesach sheni is set that we will have the stage of sentencing though the real judge is our dear father in heaven. let it be that hashem should “sentence me” to… Read more »
I received your letter from Prison, and with lots of pain I heard the freighting news. God should have his mercy upon you. What should I say and what can I speak, it is so painful just to hear how are yiddisher brothers are being treated foolish, with low dignity, and being punished in jail and in prison with soul hurting pain.
Everyone agrees that the only good thing that came out of this whole “Rubashkin” case is the tremendous true Achdus from the entire Kllal Yisroel!!!
I wouldn’t worry with the amazing bitachon that R Rubashkin has iyh he will b out very fast
One of R’ Zalmens followers had legal problems a few years ago and the R’ Aaron did a lot to help him out.
I have a nice Photo where the had of the satmara askonim meets with r’ Shoulam Mordche’s father. How do i post it?
at least of the first 2 opening lines
ווער עס פארשטייט אביסל אין נוסח קען זעהן אז דער סאטמר רעבע שליט”א שרייבט דא א ווארימע בריוו אבער אויך א שיינעם נוסח למשל ובתקווה גדולה שלחפשי ישלחנו תחת עינו”י ער מיינט דא מליצה דער לשון א פסוק תחת עינו שרייבט ער תחת עינוי אז ער זאל בקרוב ארויס גיין פריי אוןן די יסורים זאל זיין א זכות להוציאו לחירות עולם און אזוי אויך ביי די חתימה אתה שלום… ער הייסט דאך אזוי וכן לסדר הנני נותן לו …. שלום אז ער שיקט אים א ברכת שלום דער מתיר האסורים זאל צו זעהן צו די שיינע אחדות וברכת שלום און… Read more »
Having Achdes for the great Mitzvah of Pidyon Shwiyim, has nothing to do with chasides.
If A yid is in trouble because he is a Yid, then all yidden will stick up and help, wheter its money or stam chizik.
The bottom line, keep the word “vs” out of the convo.
I really had to laugh about the “putting aside differences” bit in some of the responses. Satmar vs. Lubavitch is history. Hurrah! What about Satmar vs. Satmar?
there are so many cases which have had worse crimes and lesser sentencing. This judge is foolish because she has a big stain on her reputation, even if she doesnt like Jews, it was very undemocratic.
השם ישמריהו ויחיהו
This whole Rabashkin case needs to be recognized as true “Achdus”. You can see how 3 different parties are working together on one cause, to free their Jewish brother. 1. Rav Shulom Mordchai Ben Rivka Rabashkin [Lubavitch chusid] 2. Rav Pinchus Lipshitz an active editor/writer in the Yesed newspaper and strongly affiliated with the Degel Hatorah party in EY [in contrast with Lubavitch].3. The Satmar Community lead by Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum [in contrast with Lubavitch and the Degel Hatorah party/zionism] who is working tirelessly and is leading the propaganda in fund raising for the legal fees. May this be mekarev… Read more »
its gevaldig
its good to see the lovely connection between two yidden, rebbi and chosid, like father and son, may hashem bestow his fatherly love upon all of us and sholom mordechai b’frat, and may he have a geula l’mala m’tam v’das.
The Satmar Rebbe Reb Aharon is a truly amazing leader, his chassidim are the ones who made this massive drive to fund Sholom’s legal fund, what an amazing achdus!
I noticed in The Satmar’s reply letter , those are the letters he put after Sholom Mordechai Ben Rivkah’s name .
Just curious what it stands for.
sunday parshas Pinchas (es brisi sholom)
where can we write to Sholom ?
Torah on the outside has many diferent covers (levushim), but once open it is all the same.
people?? the satmar rebbe is not stam” people”
not forget, Satmar Rebbe shlit”a is a true אוהב ישראל any differences the Chasidos might have would never effect is his personal love for every yid.
I am no Satmar chosid, but am not the least surprised of the letter sent to the Rebbe and the response from the Rebbe to Reb Shalom. The Rebbe is known fot his Ahavas Yisroel not to long ago the Rebbe was visited by some lubavitcher shiluchim it was an amazing site were te rebbe was farbreinging with the shiluchim. I also heard that some bochirim were selling lubavitcher seforim in Kiryas Joel and the Rebbe walked by and he asked his Gabbai what are they selling when he was told lubavitcher bochirim selling seforim he was happy and smiling… Read more »
the last line says(free translstion) sunday of parshas hineni…. meaning parshas pinchos which was this sunday the fifteenth of tamuz
see how people can put aside theree diffrences for yiidden moshiach is truly on his way!!!!!!!!!!