Chabad of San Diego fires rabbi who refused oversight
Chabad's regional leadership demanded Rabbi Mendel Goldstein's resignation in July
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News Chabad asked the new rabbi in Poway to resign. He said no.
Rabbi Mendel Goldstein, whose father pleaded guilty to defrauding the synagogue, says it’s growing under his leadership
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News Yisroel Goldstein, who exploited Chabad community, out of prison early
Due to the pandemic, Goldstein may end up serving the rest of his sentence at his hilltop mansion.
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News A second San Diego Chabad rabbi named in Poway scandal
The sprawling financial fraud case centered around former Chabad of Poway rabbi Yisroel Goldstein has reeled in a second San Diego-area rabbi. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the founder of Chabad of University of California at San Diego, Yehuda Hadjadj, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Goldstein to defraud a local company’s donation matching program….
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News Former IDF soldiers credited with saving a victim’s life in San Diego mass shooting
Two Israeli bystanders leapt in to save a wounded man’s life following a mass shooting in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Dvir Benesh and Shai Gino, both trained in lifesaving techniques in the Israel Defense Forces, happened to be nearby when a gunman opened fire in the busy tourist district last Thursday evening. Gino, 28, is…
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Breaking News Attack on rabbi outside synagogue in San Diego under investigation
San Diego police are investigating an alleged antisemitic assault on a local rabbi who reported that a teenage boy harassed and struck him on the way to synagogue. Rabbi Yonatan Halevy, 31, said he was accompanying his elderly father to services on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10, when a teen rode by them on his bike,…
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News After son of criminal rabbi takes over Poway synagogue, some congregants quit
After a high-profile rabbi came under investigation for fraud, the rabbi’s son took over the synagogue and brought in three outsiders to set it straight. But the timing of the son’s takeover and the existence of his new board of directors was kept secret for months, leaving a congregation already shellshocked from an antisemitic attack…
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News One year later, Chabad of Poway shooting’s legacy of pain and hope
In a moving virtual ceremony last Sunday, Dr. Howard Kaye spoke of his late wife of 34 years, Lori Gilbert-Kaye. It has been one year since a gunman shot and killed Gilbert-Kaye inside Chabad of Poway, and the memorial service to mark the event was a virtual one. “Lori took every mitzvah and every kindness…
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