Bankruptcy-Yaakov Spritzer- May 29, 2003

The whole purpose of the so called "koved Ha'Rabonim" people of having Rabbi Marlow obm showing up in court, was inorder to do precisely this. Where are all these people to sign now against the real Mesiras going on now?

To see what judge Glasser had to say about the above Click Here for the full transcripts (Pages 6, 7 and 8).

Why any self respecting web site would publish such garbage is beyond me. What is the point? Do they believe believe it’s true? Whats being written in these comments are not just another opinion, it’s just baseless hate and propaganda.

Or maybe it’s true what they say, little children run chabad.info or  worse off, an adult with the brains of a child.
Come on, some dignity, some respect (not for anybody else, g-d forbid, but for yourselves)!!!

BREAKING NEWS: Murder At Chayolei Hamelech

ארור משיג גבול רעהו ואמר כל-העם אמן

Just asking a Question…

On Chof Av (August 10, 2009), The six week of camp. The camp looked like this…

One bus of campers pulls up in front of 770. Nearly 80 campers are seated in 770

And in General this is how the camp looked though out the summer… (Pictures curtsy of Chabad.info)

Through out the summer Chayolei Hamelech burly had 100 campers.

Yet, (and here comes the long awaited question), when it comes to the camp picture, we see a open miracle of 139 campers (not including the many staff, the 7th-8th grade program and Gerson Avtzons Yeshiva, Which was renting space on these camp grounds)?  From where did all these children appear?

Campers Count: 139. Including Osters Children, Rutmans Children and the other person sitting to the right of Oster children. Really, is this something to take pride in? This is a camp which at one point housed over 700 people (500 campers and 200 staff). Is this even all the ‘Mishichist’ families? From how many yeshivas are these children? If you were to divide up the campers, how many children does it come out to from a class or even a grade? How many years is this camp open? Is this all they can get?

[Free translation of a letter from Rav Osdoba]

BS”D. Rosh Chodesh Elul, Chodesh of Rachamim, 5769.

To Anash Residents of Crown Heights – “Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho” and to Anash Worldwide who cherish the Rebbe’s Shechuna.

To our pain and shame, many people who have removed the yoke of heaven from themselves, have an ardent desire to rule the public and want to control the shechuna. They have turned to the courts with libels and mesiros-informing the government, on serious matters against many of Anash in order to evoke a fear of them on the part of the public. With their raw chutzpa they have included in their libels, mosdos and Rabbonim who serve the residents of Crown Heights and have been an immense assistance to them. This may, G-d forbid, destroy these mosdos and their activities benefit the shechuna and its residents.

It is clear that we are not dealing here with an ikul- a restraining order in court to halt a designated action, as I instructed the members of the old Vaad Hakohol regarding the election. In the case of the election, it was an ikul which is permitted according to Halacha (see Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat 73, Rama ibid., the Sma 32 and Responsa of Menachem Azarya 51). However, they have included issues which have no relations to their election (see Responsa Divrei Chaim part 2 Choshen Mishpat II, Simon 2, 9 & 46). They have brought a criminal libel which can potentially lead to harsh verdicts in court and prison sentences, G-d forbid.

With their actions they have transgressed against the following prohibitions:

1) Mesira, informing on one to the government, which is a criminal offense, as stated in Choshen Mishpat 388:8-9 that one is not allowed to maser on a Jew even if he is a Rosho and transgresses aveiros. This includes even one who was to be sanctioned according to the government standards, as stated in the Gemoro Bava Metzia 83b:”Let the owner of the garden come and remove the weeds”. And as the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat (ibid.) numerates the harsh punishments for mesira, to the extreme extent that one does not have a share in the world to come.

2) To shame Rabbonim and Torah scholars (see Rambam end of Hilchos Talmud Torah).

3) They have subpoenaed people to testify in court (otherwise they could face imprisonment) and bring documentation and financial records, which is a stumbling block, misleading many people with the transgression of going to court (see Response Mishne Halachos vol. 9, 334 and 327). Thus they are included in the category of “Elech v’emsor”- one who says he will inform on a Jew to the government (see Choshen Mishpat 388:10).

Although the libels are false in nature, but as known for all, that in order to merit in the courthouse one needs excellent lawyers whose prices are sky high, Jewish money going to waste, in order to nullify these accusations, Hashem should protect us. As we are well aware, that in our community, there are Anash (who lived in Russia and in the U.S.) who sacrificed themselves not to, G-d forbid, inform on a fellow Jew to the government.

I hereby notify that the Din of mosrim is stated in Choshen Mishpat 388 and in order that they retract from their evil actions, it is clear that everyone who is G-d fearing and adheres to the word of Hashem:

1) One should scream loudly at them as Rebbe Yehoshua Ben Korcha sent a message to Rebbe Elozor Ben Shimon, “For how long are you going to continue to inform on the nation of Hashem”(Bava Metzia 83b, see Responsa Chelkas Yaakov vol. 3, chapt. 90 that is also relevant in our times).

2) One should shout at them, “For how long will you be destroying Jewish money” (Chulin 56a), and especially agonizing members of the community and shaming Torah scholars. The harsh punishment for shaming a Torah scholar and members of the community is stated in detail in Responsa Binyomin Zev vol. 3 chapt. 287.

3) They lost their kosher authenticity (see Responsa Erech shai end of chapt. 69). It is simply understood that they cannot be honored with an Aliya to the Torah etc. (see Kesef Hakodoshim 26).

Anyone who has an influence on them, even whether doubtful of success, should exert themselves to guide them from the wrong path. We should merit the fulfillment of the verse “Sins should be annulled but not the sinners [because they will repent]“.

Since we already entered the month of Elul, when the king finds himself in the field, everyone needs to evaluate themselves that they are standing before the king who sees everyone’s thoughts, words and deeds, if one is conducting themselves appropriately.

(-) Avrohom Osdoba

With blessing for a good and sweet year
Hoping to hear good tidings in the above

$ 83,142.50 was paid by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber to various attorneys in order to fund the aforementioned litigation in the United States District Court for the eastern District of New York.

In addition to the aforementioned payments for legal services in the aforementioned litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber also incurred various litigation related expenses, including payments made to court reporters.

This all took place in the period commencing December 1997 though November 2001, Spritzer and/or Schreiber executed checks againts the bank account in the name of  Machne Menachem, Inc., bearing No. 0004016830 at the Wayne Bank, which has an office in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

The above paragraphs are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein in their entirety.

On or about December 15, 1997, Check No. 1384, drawn on European American Bank (hereinafter “EAB”) Account No. 021001486, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 1384 was in the amount of $10,000.00 and made payable to Bennett (Ben) Epstein. (A true and accurate copy of all checks referenced herein are attached bellow).

On or about June 17, 1998, Check No. 1535, drawn on the EAB Account was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 1535 was in the amount of $5,000.00 and made payable to Attorney Carl Bornstein.

On or about April 15, 1998, Check No. 1463, drawn on the EAB Account was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 1463 was in the amount of $5,000.00 and may payable to Attorney Carl Bornstein.

On or about March 8, 1999, Check No. 1317, drawn on the EAB Account was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 1317 was in the amount of $2,500.00 and made payable to Weinstock, Joseph and Klatsky.

On or about March 8, 1999, Check No. 1316, drawn on the EAB Account was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 1316 was in the amount of $2,500.00 and may payable to Weinstock, Joseph and Klatsky.

On or about July 15, 1999, Check No. 1527, drawn on the EAB Account was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 1527 was in the amount of $4,000.00 and may payable to Attorney Israel Weinstock.

Thereafter, on or about September 1, 1998, Meir Schreiber and Yaakov Spritzer executed a check on the EAB Bank Account utilizing Check No. 1226. Said check was in the amount of $10,000.00 and made payable to Attorney Carl Bornstein.

Thereafter, on or about October 19, 1998, Meir Schreiber and Yaakov Spritzer wrote Check No. 1271 on the EAB Bank Account in the amount of $1,800.00 and made payable to Attorney Carl Bornstein.

On or about November 15, 2000, Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber executed Check No. 2381 on the EAB Bank Account, in the amount of $4,000.00, made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

On or about May 15, 2000, Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber executed Check No. 1949 on the EAB Bank Account, in the amount of $5,000.00, made payable to Attorney Israel Weinstock.

On or about May 31, 1999, Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber executed Check No. 1396 on the EAB Bank Account, in the amount of $5,000.00, made payable to Attorney Israel Weinstock.

On or about January 30, 2001, Meir Schreiber and Yaakov Spritzer executed Check No. 2426 drawn on the EAB Bank Account, in the amount of $3,500.00 and made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

On or about July 23, 2001, Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber executed Check No. 2654 on the EAB Bank Account, in the amount of $2,500.00, made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

On or about September 4, 2001, Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber executed Check No. 2686 on the EAB Bank Account, in the amount of $5,000.00, made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

On or about September 14, 2001, Check No. 2686, drawn on the EAB Account, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2686 was in the amount of $5,000.00 and made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

Thereafter, on or about September 30, 2001, Check No. 2704, drawn on the EAB Account, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2704 was in the amount of $4,500.00 and made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

Thereafter, on or about October 23, 2001, Check No. 2715, drawn on the EAB Account, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2715 was in the amount of $4,000.00 and made payable to Attorney Jeff Schwartz.

On or about April 12, 2001, Check No. 2465, drawn on the EAB Account, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2465 was in the amount of $1,500.00 and made payable to Attorney William Rice.

On or about July 10, 2001, Check No. 2625, drawn on the EAB Account, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2625 was in the amount of $2,000.00 and made payable to the law firm of Ridley & Rice, P.C.

Thereafter, on or about November 7, 2001, Check No. 2717, drawn on the EAB Account, was executed by Yaakov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2717 was in the amount of $342.50 and made payable to Attorney William Rice.

Thereafter, on or about December 6, 2001, Check No. 599, drawn on Wayne Bank, Account No. 0004016830, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menacham. Said Check No. 599 was in the amount of $10,000.00 and made payable to Doran & Nowalis.

Upon information and belief, the checks made payable to Attorneys Bornstein, Weinstock, Schwartz and Epstein were for the funding of the aforementioned litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, inter alia.

Upon information and belief, the checks made payable to Attorney William Rice and/or the law firm of Ridley & Rice, P.C., were for the funding of litigation commenced against the caretaker of Camp Machne Menachem in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Upon information and believe, the check made payable to Doran & Nowalis was for the funding of the bankruptcy proceedings, docketed to No. 5-01-04926 in this Honorable Court.

On or about March 7, 2001, Check No. 2418, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2418 was in the amount of $539.50 and made payable to Diamond Reporting, Inc.

On or about April 19, 2001, Check No. 2465, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2465 was in the amount of $1,500.00 and made payable to Attorney William Rice.

On or about June 19, 2001, Check No. 2543, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2543 was in the amount of $261.33 and made payable to Panko Reporting.

On or about June 19, 2001, Check No. 2544, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2544 was in the amount of $521.50 and made payable to Ridley & Rice, P.C.

On or about August 1, 2001, Check No. 2655, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2655 was in the amount of $324.50 and made payable to Holly Driscoll, Court Reporter.

On or about August 2, 2001, Check No. 2625, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2625 was in the amount of $2,000.00 and made payable to Ridley & Rice, P.C.

On or about October 1, 2001, Check No. 2701, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2701 was in the amount of $4,500.00 and made payable to Veritext.

On or about October 3, 2001, Check No. 2702, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2702 was in the amount of $512.00 and made payable to Holly Driscoll.

On or about October 16, 2001, Check No. 2705, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2705 was in the amount of $500.00 and made payable to Targum Translations.

On or about October 16, 2001, Check No. 2708, drawn on the EAB account, was executed by Yaacov Spritzer and Meir Schreiber, on behalf of Machne Menachem. Said Check No. 2708 was in the amount of $441.00 and made payable to William Rice.

Said funds belonged to Machne Menachem, Inc., and not to Defendants Meir Schreiber and Yaacov Spritzer.

As aforementioned, on October 18, 2002, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, through the Honorable I. Leo Glasser, found that as a matter of law, Mendel Hershkop, Shumuel Heber and Yosef Goldman were and remain directors of the Debtor corporation and found that Spritzer and Schreiber conducted themselves as alleged directors of the Debtor corporation “in blatant derogation” of applicable New York corporate law.

Therefore,  Meir Schreiber and Yaakov Spritzer had no authority to bind Machne Menachem, Inc., through the issuance of the aforementioned checks totaling $90,742.33.

In executing the aforementioned checks totaling $90,742.33, Meir Schreiber and Yaakov Spritzer converted the assets of Machne Menachem, Inc., for their own use, funds in which they held no personal ownership and no corporate authority to utilize on behalf of Machne Menachem.

A few weeks ago, in 770, during Shabbos Davening, a protest was made denouncing those who had “forced” the Rav to testify in court.

As is well-known, especially to lawyers, a subpoena does not necessarily force one to appear in court, especially if received only the day before the hearing. Yossi Brook, for example, did not appear the first time he was subpoenaed. In fact, the judge himself told the lawyer: “The subpoena is issued and one of two things happen thereafter. Either a motion to quash the subpoena is made for appropriate reasons or the person subpoenaed appears and responds to whatever questions are going to be put to him.”

The subpoena served on the Ray could easily have been quashed. Why wasn’t it? Because those who thrive on controversy were just waiting for an opportunity to publicly denounce us and drag the entire community into the action! They were eager for the Rav to appear in court in order to foment a “holy war” against us on an issue – Kovod Horabbonim.

That is why someone payed the lawyer and gave him instructions to serve a subpoena on us in the name of the Beth Din, and that is why the Rav was urged to go to court right away and not seek any delay. This is not the first time, unfortunately, that individuals have tried to manipulate the Rabbonim and exploit them for personal
motives or for power struggles of one group against another, even when this caused a serious Chillul Hashem…

Aren’t they ashamed of themselves to use the Bima where the Rebbe davened and cried for the whole Jewish people and spread Ahavas Yisrael around the world, and yet these individuals have not hesitated to use it now to stir up controversy and spread strife and hatred against innocent Jewish families of their own community who have been victimized by cunning deceivers?

Whatever happens to us is no random event, G-d forbid, as the Rambam says. Everything is from Heaven, signaling to us to examine our deeds and correct whatever is deficient, especially something similar to what has happened.

Thinking about this lawsuit and how much our accusers and others have worked to vilify us, I began to realize the gravity of the sin of which many of us have been guilty, or at least to which we have silently acquiesced – of publicly denouncing Chassidim, Roshei Yeshiva, Mashpiyim, Shluchim, honest and upright Jews.

We were allowed to do it for the sake of Kovod HaRabbonim – without realizing that we were being misled by quarrelsome troublemakers out to advance their own agenda!

If we five have had to suffer, let us at least serve as a public example of how far controversy and personal agendas can lead, so that we can all learn from now on to avoid hatred and dissension like fire, and to be careful in treating everyone – whether we agree with him or not – with respect and true Ahavas Yisrael.

May it be Hashem’s will that peace and unity be restored to our community, as befitting for Chassidim, and that the community of Crown Heights should regain its fine name, and be a worthy vessel for the Brochos of the Rebbe that “Kan Tziva Hashem Es Habracha”. As our sages teach us, “G-d found no better vessel for blessings than peace”, and may we merit the ultimate blessing of the immediate and true redemption, speedily and in our days.
(Exhibit #8)

Wishing everyone a kosher and joyous Pesach,
Rabbi Shmuel Heber