A Moving Video of the Daughter of Sholom Rubashkin

Please take the time to watch this moving video of the daughter of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.

Pidyon Shvuyim is one of the greatest mitzvos possible. In today’s day and age, the way to fulfill this imperative is often by helping with legal fees.

In addition to his many acts of tzedakah, Sholom Rubashkin had great Mesirus Nefesh to provide kosher meat at an affordable price, sometimes even at a loss. He singlehandedly fought for kashrus and Shechita on behalf of all klal yisroel. By helping with his legal defense fund, you are not just helping Sholom Rubashkin – you are helping klal yisroel.

Please continue to daven for Sholom Mordechai HaLevi ben Rivkah!

Rabbi Charged in Sex Assaults

A former Bay State rabbi was set free on $5,000 bail yesterday after pleading not guilty to sexually assaulting two 11-year-old students while he taught at the Maimonides School in Brookline during the 1970s.

Stanley Z. Levitt, 63, of Philadelphia faces a July 12 trial on four counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, prosecutors said.

In one instance, Levitt allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old male student in his hospital room while the boy was recuperating at Children’s Hospital in Boston after an accident, according to Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley.

A different 11-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted in three other attacks during a three-night visit to Levitt’s Chiswick Road home. All the alleged offenses occurred in 1975, Conley said.

Levitt has faced similar charges in Pennsylvania. He pleaded no contest to indecent assault and corrupting a minor, records show.

Further Reading

• Court Papers