3-26-2010 Today I spoke on the phone with Abraham Korf, the Miami rabbi who serves as regional director of all 145 chabads in Florida. Rabbi Korf confirmed that Scott Rothstein's former chabad, the Downtown Jewish Center Chabad in Fort Lauderdale, isn't sanctioned by the World Lubavitch Headquarters.
He said Rabbi Schneur Kaplan has nothing to do with the hierarchy anymore.
"He is out of the picture," said Rabbi Korf of Kaplan. "He does not follow the rules and regulations that chabad stands for, so we removed him from the group. I can't get into details, but he did not want to follow the rules. If everyone did what they want, not act by the regulations, there would be no more chabad."
Rabbi Korf said he didn't know Scott Rothstein's name before the Ponzi scheme imploded, but he had heard about the mysterious lawyer who was giving lots of money to Kaplan's renegade operation.
"I heard about somebody that gave Rabbi Kaplan a lot of money, a certain lawyer, but I didn't know who that lawyer was and I don't how much money he gave," said Korf. "I had just heard that he had gotten from this lawyer a lot of money."
Although it is known that Kaplan had broken ranks from Fort Lauderdale Rabbi Moishe Meir Lipszyc, Korf wouldn't get into details of what caused the split and, ultimately, the excommunication of sorts of Kaplan. He said he would have to get authorization from his own superiors in the organization to tell the story and wasn't inclined to do it.
"We warned [Kaplan] many times, but it didn't help, so we had to remove him," said Korf. "It's not right for me to tell what he did. We have our own system. We don't do things in public, and such things could lead to court cases, and I don't have the money or the time to get involved in such things."
Good to hear from Rabbi Korf. Last thing today is another photograph taken at Rabbi Kaplan's chabad's grand opening, which was made possible in part because of Rothstein's illicit fortune. Again, there's a big-time public official lurking in it. See if you can spot that person:
From the comments section:
NEGOT8R says:
"We warned [Kaplan] many times, but it didn't help, so we had to remove him," said Korf. "It's not right for me to tell what he did. We have our own system. We don't do things in public, and such things could lead to court cases, and I don't have the money or the time to get involved in such things."
Yes, they have their own system, alright -It's called money-laundering.
Obviously,Rabbi Kaplan wasn't cutting Rabbi Korf in for his standard vig, like the rest of his 145 chabad money-laundering temples.
Yes, I'm sure the good rabbi would prefer to stay out of a courtroom, for obvious reasons.
Problems with the Chabad group must be made public
For many years, the leading Rabbis have made several statements against the Chabad organization referring to it, among other things, as a "criminal organization" and a "religious cult". Chabad is known to be a "mafia" a "gang" and a "group of very bad people". http://www.ahavat-israel.com/main/chabad.php
Hymie Fishelman says:
If Kaplan has the balls to go to prison for money laundering, rather than mortgaging the Chabad building and buying his peace from the feds, I will send your not one but two pounds of the finest North Atlantic gravadlax.
and,
in addition,
I will write a letter to Kaplan's judge requesting that Rebbe Kaplan be sentenced to the BOP, FCI Otisville, New york, where he will have access to a fulltime rabbi chaplain, a torah equipped worship facility, as well as a wide assortment of kosher foods. (according to Forbes Magazines ranking of the best federal prisons in the US).
Hymie Fishelman says:
Macher Mendel lll
The other chabad's distancing themselves calling kaplan an ousted renegade. He will cough up the $1m plus, or the building or he is toast.
The feds are gonna be all over him like a cheap black suit & shtreimel.
Menachem Mendel lll says:
Hymie Fishelman
This so called 'rabbi' is gonna bris again himself before he surrenders a red cent.
He will pull those lice infested payes off the side of his face before a nickel leaves his pocket. Don't worry about his shtrimeleh or spokek he bought several at $2000.00 a pop from a fellow "rabbi" in Boro park with SR Amex Gift Cards.
This fucker with his shyteleh sporting wife are not going to give up the lifestyle they have grown accustomed to and was given to them by god since that is the only way you can account for this modern day mircale.
They know that the party is over and their lottery number came in. Do you think they are just going to walk away from it. Check out that beautiful suit the beardo is wearing. Not standard black and not cheap.
I am amazed that he doesn't respect or don't give a damm about Chabad to be able to pray and then piss on Havas Yisroel, Tikkun Olam, The Abishter aka Hakadosh Baruch Hu for a dollar is beyond belief.
The feds better wake up because he is no Scott Rothstein. He will not roll over and hand over the gelt. No way Moy-shay.
Whatever jail time he gets he knows once he is out he can retire.
Submitted by andie531 on Sat, 2010-03-27 02:43
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