“ Mazel Tov! Let`s let the healing begin and hope for a prosperous future. ”

“ any entity formed on anothers blood will never have hatzlacha until the lav of loi saamoid al dam reecha will be resolved. Yesh baal habayis libeerah zu ”

“ #6 and you would prefer that Agri be sold piece-by-piece for much less than Friedman paid. Maybe if he is matzliach he can do something for Rubashkins. He is taking a very serious risk and is looking for a bargain. There is no shortage of out-of-business meatpackers to be had for a pittance.
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“ Boruch hashem and much hatzlacha to the new owners and may we be zoche to never again have to hear about the terrible things that happened under the prior ownership. Hopefully, the media will stop focusing on this facility and its prior management and allow the new team to fix all the problems and restore the confidence of yiddin in the hashgacha. ”

“ any entity formed on anothers blood will never have hatzlacha until the lav of loi saamoid al dam reecha will be resolved. Yesh baal habayis libeerah zu ”

“ Agree. Interesting that this happened just erev the 9 days, a time of tragedy for the Jewish people.

To me, when a family of gomlei chessed who have 40 years of blood, sweat and tears into building a Jewish Kosher meat empire, to have it all taken away, in one fell swoop, FOR NOTHING, that right, FOR NOTHING, is a tragedy. End of story.

For me, this is a sad, sad day. ”

“ I highly doubt what you are saying. The plant is worth alot more than what he is paying. Look, I don't fault Friedman, he is a good businessman and he knows a steal when he sees one. But I personally would feel uncomfortable benefitting from another Jew's problems, unless my business involvement helped the person in some fashion, (which does not seem to be happening here)

I do not claim to be objective about this at all. I am someone who knows FIRST HAND about the amazing and unassuming chessed that the Rubashkins did their entire lives -without fanfare or plaques. From a spiritual sense, I also find it hard to swallow that people who have done so much good can have the carpet pulled beneath them like that. It seems unfair. Compounded with the fact that deal is going through during these days of mourning, seems to somehow say to me that this is not a good day for these people. I hope I am wrong.
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“ Boruch hashem and much hatzlacha to the new owners and may we be zoche to never again have to hear about the terrible things that happened under the prior ownership. Hopefully, the media will stop focusing on this facility and its prior management and allow the new team to fix all the problems and restore the confidence of yiddin in the hashgacha. ”

“ You are a real BUM. The Rubashkins had the best hechsher,as a Rosh Chaburah in BMG,I'm makpod only to eat and drink articles of the highest level of Kashrus. Rubashkins meat was the only meat me and my family would eat. The rest about the Rubashkin family is only an anti-semitic BLOOD LIBEL,nothing more than that. Wait until anti-semites do it to you,and you will wonder why no other Yid is standing up to help you. ”

“ Although freidman is known as a philantrophist- meaning he has given money for torah causes - the chesed that was done by the Rubashkins blev vguf vnefesh- their heart and soul- blood sweat and tears for another fellow yid.
friedman dosent hold a candle to the amount of zchusim that the Rubaskins will get- although it is diffucult to understand how they fell so hard.

If I may say the Rubashkins have given more tzedakkah than friedman will give in his life time_ I am not looking to knock friedman but all this publicity about him - Mishpach magazine- is a marketing hoax and he should not make any negative comments about Rubashkin
i wish friedman and his son in law Daniel Hirsch much hatzlachah-- (did he buy this business for Daniel??????

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“ Firstly the Rubashkins gave much tzedoko - are any recipients/mosdos givin it back now that they now it was borrowed money that was given? Secondly, would all the naysayers not buy a house cuz there is a distressed sale? There are different people and some are comfortable with these areas/risks ”

“ #12 said: "The sad thing is that they did not let Rubashkin buy it back..."

Who said they didn't?
a) Whose money did Hershey use to buy the dump?
b) Hershey will not be moving to Postville. WHo will run the plant?
c) Heshy, Yossie and other Rubashkin family members will remain at the plant. What do you think they are doing there, flicking chickens?
d) Hershey better bring a big fat wallet, because no one in Iowa wil give him credit. He's going to have to earn their respect first, and by keeping the former owners around he isn't instilling any confidence.
e) Hershey will not be employing many of the locals. He already has brought in One Force, a temp agency to help him find cheap, out of state workers.
f) As of the date of the sale, Hershey has meet the Mayor exactly, one time - and that was a brief meeting. He has never tried to meet with non-Yidden in town.
g) Who owns Nevel Properties, Cottonball Farms, etc (hint: it aint Hershey) ”

“ #6 and you would prefer that Agri be sold piece-by-piece for much less than Friedman paid. Maybe if he is matzliach he can do something for Rubashkins. He is taking a very serious risk and is looking for a bargain. There is no shortage of out-of-business meatpackers to be had for a pittance.
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“ I can't understand how anyone can have a tayna on Friedman for buying Agri.
The Rubashkins are not allowed by law to have any type of ownership or control.
From what I have read Friedman is willing to keep some of them on in different
(non-control) capacities. This is the best possible scenario that the Kosher consumer who were customers of Agri could even dream of.
Much Hatzlacha to Friedman and hopefully this will help bring down the prices of kosher meat for the many struggling consumers. ”

“ what the govt is demanding the the rubashkins have nothing to do with agri is 1000% unconstitutional. unfortunately, the rubashkins have no money and no fight left in them to challenge the govt on this. If friedman would not have come on board the creditors would have no choice but to deal with the rubashkins. Do people know that assets belonging to the rubashkins not included in the bankruptcy are being surreptitiously pursued by friedman trying to pull the rug from under the rubashkins? It is one thing to be a vulture, but to do what he is doing in regard to other assets is mamesh retzicha ”

“ I can't understand how anyone can have a tayna on Friedman for buying Agri.
The Rubashkins are not allowed by law to have any type of ownership or control.
From what I have read Friedman is willing to keep some of them on in different
(non-control) capacities. This is the best possible scenario that the Kosher consumer who were customers of Agri could even dream of.
Much Hatzlacha to Friedman and hopefully this will help bring down the prices of kosher meat for the many struggling consumers. ”

“ How can you be in such denial. If you think that everything was great under the prior ownership and but for a conspiracy everything would still be Ok. Are you not aware that several hundred people were thrown into jail and facing deportation, aside from the documented cases of animal cruelty and the pending indictments for bank fraud etc. Yes, for you this is probably less important than one yid from Brooklyn. ”

“ “ what the govt is demanding the the rubashkins have nothing to do with agri is 1000% unconstitutional"

Huh? Any person or business filing bankruptcy has a pre-bankruptcy preference period where the debtor must give back certain things to the bankruptcy estate. Therefore, Friedman, who bought Agri through a bankruptcy sale, has a right to garner what the bankruptcy law allows.

I do not know what you are referring to concerning this being unconstitutional. Perhaps you mean the takings clause of the 5th amendment. That disallows the government from taking land for public use without just compensation.

Here, there was no taking. This was a bankruptcy case.

I fully agree that the Rubashkins were totally mistreated. A family that does a tremendous amount of chesed and tzedakah deserves better. The witch hunt was dispicable. Be that as it may, Friedman has done nothing wrong. ”

“ “ what the govt is demanding the the rubashkins have nothing to do with agri is 1000% unconstitutional"

Huh? Any person or business filing bankruptcy has a pre-bankruptcy preference period where the debtor must give back certain things to the bankruptcy estate. Therefore, Friedman, who bought Agri through a bankruptcy sale, has a right to garner what the bankruptcy law allows.

I do not know what you are referring to concerning this being unconstitutional. Perhaps you mean the takings clause of the 5th amendment. That disallows the government from taking land for public use without just compensation.

Here, there was no taking. This was a bankruptcy case.

I fully agree that the Rubashkins were totally mistreated. A family that does a tremendous amount of chesed and tzedakah deserves better. The witch hunt was dispicable. Be that as it may, Friedman has done nothing wrong. ”

“ capitalism 101 the govt has no right to dictate who and what friedman can hire and in what capacity they are hired. the govt has no right to search for bidders for agri predicated on the promise that the rubashkins cannot be an entity involved in the new company. They did all of the above, that is unconstitutional and probably illegal. ”

“ wow instead of a word trial about the Rubashkins,all this wailing on who is a more generous jew, a little more torah learning?!

#35 sorry the government has that right (check out buyers)under several statutes. This is not a constitutional question. The constitution does not spell out each and every law. ”

“ I would love to pasken shaylos the same way you know American law. Just shoot from the hip and do not care if you know what you are talking about.

You don't even know enough for me to argue back.

All you Rubashkin lovers that just want chessed for your anointed one, but cannot stand someone else buying the plant. Grow up. Don't preach ahavat re'echa if you can't do it yourself
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“ Actually, yes. I would NOT buy a house that was in a distressed sale/foreclosure. How's that? Especially if the party in question was Jewish and even more so if they were frum. Even if I could justify that: someone else would benefit, so why not me - I would NOT do it.

If I had enough $$$ I would buy the house to give it back to owner. But I would never be able to sleep well at night if I bought a house in foreclosure from a frum family that would now be left homeless. Never. Never. Never.

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“ You hear the term Rubashkin Lover being bandied out on the posts, (with a certain venom, usually) Which begs the question. You, who bash the 'lovers' - and all regular folks out there, did you ever wonder WHY there are so many 'Rubashkin Lovers' out there? Why, indeed?

Usually, people side with rich, powerful people because it pays to be connected. But when that person loses that status, out goes the friends.

With Rubashkin, that is not the case. People all over the USA and CANADA, indeed the world over, are genuinely heartbroken for this man. Did you ever think of asking yourselves: Why?

It cannot be because of good PR - Rubashkin bombed on that.
It cannot be because of they are powerful - they are powerless.
Ditto for money. They have none today.

So indeed ask yourself WHY. Why this love, this adoration, this veneration. This readiness to jump to their defense, no matter the charges, no matter the media view, no matter all the allegations.

Indeed, why?

Do you think this is some huge conspiracy? They induced us into a spell? Do you think we are all hood winked? Do you think we are idiots? Uneducated? Indeed, why?

To know the answer, you have to know Rubashkin. A family like theirs is rare. Not because they give tzedaka, they are BEYOND tzedaka. They give a new definition to the meaning of the terms selfless, humble, sincerity, and goodness: They are selfless beyond selfless; they exude humility beyond humility; they are goodness beyond goodness; and sincere beyond sincere.

They are not the tzedaka of signs on buildings and of dinners, but of widows and orphans and unknown and unwanted ones; of the hungry and the unconnected, of the small people and the hurt people. They are not the tzedaka of the check, but of the-shirt- off-their-back, of tehillim and true tears.

So, unless you know, you don't know. And if you know, you understand. You understand that there exists no yardstick large enough to measure their goodness. And you'll understand that the outpouring and love towards these unsung people will continue on and on. ”

“ whats with the employees that are owed money ”

“ My husband worked there over 8 years, crazy hours and they still owe him money. We keep on being promised that we will get it. Yeah, yeah..the store is in business but many hardworking employess are owed money. It's unfair ”

“ You hear the term Rubashkin Lover being bandied out on the posts, (with a certain venom, usually) Which begs the question. You, who bash the 'lovers' - and all regular folks out there, did you ever wonder WHY there are so many 'Rubashkin Lovers' out there? Why, indeed?

Usually, people side with rich, powerful people because it pays to be connected. But when that person loses that status, out goes the friends.

With Rubashkin, that is not the case. People all over the USA and CANADA, indeed the world over, are genuinely heartbroken for this man. Did you ever think of asking yourselves: Why?

It cannot be because of good PR - Rubashkin bombed on that.
It cannot be because of they are powerful - they are powerless.
Ditto for money. They have none today.

So indeed ask yourself WHY. Why this love, this adoration, this veneration. This readiness to jump to their defense, no matter the charges, no matter the media view, no matter all the allegations.

Indeed, why?

Do you think this is some huge conspiracy? They induced us into a spell? Do you think we are all hood winked? Do you think we are idiots? Uneducated? Indeed, why?

To know the answer, you have to know Rubashkin. A family like theirs is rare. Not because they give tzedaka, they are BEYOND tzedaka. They give a new definition to the meaning of the terms selfless, humble, sincerity, and goodness: They are selfless beyond selfless; they exude humility beyond humility; they are goodness beyond goodness; and sincere beyond sincere.

They are not the tzedaka of signs on buildings and of dinners, but of widows and orphans and unknown and unwanted ones; of the hungry and the unconnected, of the small people and the hurt people. They are not the tzedaka of the check, but of the-shirt- off-their-back, of tehillim and true tears.

So, unless you know, you don't know. And if you know, you understand. You understand that there exists no yardstick large enough to measure their goodness. And you'll understand that the outpouring and love towards these unsung people will continue on and on. ”

“ I wonder if Freidman will take over supporting the Yeshiva in Postville, which until now was completely underwritten by the Rubashkin family. ”

“ I wonder if Freidman will take over supporting the Yeshiva in Postville, which until now was completely underwritten by the Rubashkin family. ”

“ A Litvisha yeshiva and kolel ”

“ My husband worked there over 8 years, crazy hours and they still owe him money. We keep on being promised that we will get it. Yeah, yeah..the store is in business but many hardworking employess are owed money. It's unfair ”