The APP reported on the Rubashkin Seudas Hodaah in Lakewood in conjunction with the Tomchei Shabbos Dinner. The report was headlined Trump set him free; now, Iowa slaughterhouse exec coming to Lakewood. "The Orthodox community on a national level undertook this project because there was an injustice done to one of our members, Rabbi Avi Schnall, told the APP.
Mr. Ben Svarc of Tomchei said "Our organization and the Rubashkin family have had a relationship 25-years-plus,they were one of our first suppliers soo Tmchei Shabbos of Lakewood extended an invitation to Rubashkin, and he accepted, Svarc said.
Svarc said Tomchei Shabbos assists about 500 families in a month, and even more during Jewish holidays. The organization spent nearly $6 million to provide free or at-cost food in 2015, according to tax filings, and helps people around New Jersey, but primarily in Lakewood.
The APP Reporter who covers Lakewood tweeted during the event "Sholom Rubashkin is largely speaking about how the feds got his case wrong (even though he was convicted after trial of 80+ counts) and about "fake news." He's got that slogan in common with Donald Trump, who commuted his sentence in December. "Other things the two men have in common: Feeling inappropriately targeted by the FBI."
In summation "Rubashkin spoke for an hour about being mistreated in prison and the target of antisemitism. He encourages his fellow Jews to stay strong in the face of that."
Mr. Ben Svarc of Tomchei said "Our organization and the Rubashkin family have had a relationship 25-years-plus,they were one of our first suppliers soo Tmchei Shabbos of Lakewood extended an invitation to Rubashkin, and he accepted, Svarc said.
Svarc said Tomchei Shabbos assists about 500 families in a month, and even more during Jewish holidays. The organization spent nearly $6 million to provide free or at-cost food in 2015, according to tax filings, and helps people around New Jersey, but primarily in Lakewood.
The APP Reporter who covers Lakewood tweeted during the event "Sholom Rubashkin is largely speaking about how the feds got his case wrong (even though he was convicted after trial of 80+ counts) and about "fake news." He's got that slogan in common with Donald Trump, who commuted his sentence in December. "Other things the two men have in common: Feeling inappropriately targeted by the FBI."
In summation "Rubashkin spoke for an hour about being mistreated in prison and the target of antisemitism. He encourages his fellow Jews to stay strong in the face of that."