By COLlive reporter
Following a full Sunday of voting and over 3 hours of ballot counting, the winners of the election for Crown Heights Jewish Community Council- Vaad Hakohol have been announced.
The first election in the neighborhood in over 14 years saw a large turnout, with 1811 residents casting their ballot for the new leadership of the CHJCC – Vaad Hakohol in Crown Heights.
Voters were instructed to vote for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 7 candidates in the election.
The winners were announced late Sunday night. The candidates with over 50 percent of the vote are the candidates who ran on a slate: Dovid Halon, Meir New, Shmuel Rosenstein, Berel Hildeshaim, and Zalman Friedman, as well as Yitzie Kamman.
The following vote count was released by the election committee:
Friedman 86%
Goldstein 32%
Halon 80%
Hildesheim 93%
Kamman 55%
New 91%
Rosenstein 86%
Woolstone 41%
The 6 with over 50 percent of the vote now comprise the new Directors of the Vaad Hakohol and will vote as to who the chairman will be.
CHJCC is the social service and representative arm of the community, while Vaad Hakahal serves as the religious arm, supporting the Beis Din, Kashrus (CHK), and services such as Ask the Rav, Taharas Hamishpacha Hotline, Mishpat Shalom, and more.
The Elections Committee: Shloma Hecht, Mendel Wilhelm (Menachem’s Shul), Yossi Chayo, Naftali Berkowitz, Eli Felberman, and Alexander Weisz are running the election which took place at Lubavitch Yeshiva – New Hall.
Bunk hei should’ve won
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They did!
I wish them much hatzlacha and I hope that they achieve great things b’darkei noam u’bedarkei shalom.
The one who had the highest percentage should be the chairman, that is hildesheim son of shmuel mordechai שיחיו!! what is the question?!
Says who? Is it agreed upon rule?
If you remember this voting history, most votes does not mean most popular. Most votes think he must be in. Mathematically, it can very well be that most of those people do not think he should be a leader.
Since some members of the slate received more than others, it is an indication that some members of slate have more votes of community confidence to lead than others, mathematically speaking,
Save East Flatbush
They will come to a consensus among themselves who they feel is best to be in that position. Not to worry.
It is about 30% of the elegible voters in the Greater Crown Heights area!
There is close to 6,000 families in the Greater Crown Heights area.
This seems like the lowest turnout in years.
Wishing anshei Lubavitch lots of Hatzlacha in running Crown Heights for the next three years.
Eligible to vote are married men or single men over 30
Where do you get your numbers from. Ch doesn’t have 6k family. And why are you steering up problems for no reason. If you have a problem like it seems. Then why wasn’t you name on the ballet. I guess you like to hear yourself.
It’s five people from the same shul with the same view I wish there was more diversity.
Monday morning Quarterbacks!
you and or others could have joined the race, but you didn’t and they did!!
fair is fair
Ppl complain about everything going on in CH, but when it comes to make a change for the better they don’t show up. Imagine the voice we would have if 4-5000 ppl voted …
Shame on you if you didn’t vote.
It is easy to say shame on you if you didn’t vote. As a man under 30 and not married I can’t vote. And to all the ladies who became widows to add insult to injury their voices don’t count they are not allowed to vote. Indeed let’s see the changes this big new group will bring. Let’s see who will be allowed to vote next time and there will be your answer.
If I remember correctly, it was less than 1,000 last time.
original
https://staging.collive.com/election-ends-2064-votes-cast/
runoff
https://staging.collive.com/final-vote-count-1779/
Well done
Funny , the results are exactly as I predicted
Out with the old
When is the next elections?
I’d like to correct myself with the proper title: Chairman הרה”ח ר’ בערל יחי’ בהרב החסיד התמים ר’ שמואל מרדכי יחי.
(the apple ב”ה doesn’t fall from from the tree or better said the apple ב”ה was is and forever will be connected to the tree).
Mazal tov! To Rabbi new
I knew you will win
I was praying for you
I remember learning with Rabbi halon
Was an honor
Such a nice person
#Savecrownheightstoday
Take all 7 & forget the vote
Whoever solves the parking crisis in CH deserves the chair. #Make change
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What exactly does the “Mishpat Shalom” arm do?
but its been dormant for 15 years
Has been reopened recently
Is to avoid a din torah and resolve a duspute
Wow well deserved Rabbi Halon
The young silent majority has spoken
Out with the old Biden camp in with the young trump camp
When are they going to count them?
It’s nice to see what looks like Lubavicher men who hold the values The Rebbe stood for, i.e. full beards
I hope we will see big changes very soon in the issues the community is facing .
Prove yourself capable!
Why aren’t divorced/single women and widowers allowed to vote??
that is what the Current bylaws say, word in the mikvah is that many of the netzigim are trying to have that changed (before the next election)
Lots of talk talk and no action
No neckties. 👔 Love it.
Hatzlocha rabba, I’m sure you will receive an added koach.
Keep the momentum going and gain communal backing by keeping us systematically informed of your goals and achievements.
Whoa! So this does not affect the CHJCC?
Not yet
Great leadership, bh we are in good hands.
This is a true dream team!
1,811 is a large turn out? Where? In never never land?? In 770 alone there are more eligible voters who attend daily! Yes I voted even though I don’t hold much hopes for this group as they will be upended by the same cabal running things now. The future of Ch is bleak indeed a disgrace to The Rebbe who no longer matters to many as he is nothing but a fund raising tool to them. It took them 3 hrs to count 1800 votes is a disgrace by itself
Here’s a refined response incorporating your points: — 1,811 votes is actually quite significant, considering the criteria for eligible voters. The turnout only included individuals over 30, married or single, living in Crown Heights. It specifically excluded bochurim, those employed by 770, people who bring their kids to school here, and nearby shluchim who happen to daven in 770. Additionally, the list used for this election was based on the Tzach list, which is acknowledged to be outdated, but will be updated for the next election, G-d willing. Given that this election was organized by a few young, dedicated volunteers… Read more »
women can’t run or vote, is no one else disturbed by this?
Many are
From what I recall not a single ” young” man in that sea of ” young” candidates was able to bring himself to say the word ” woman” as well as ” single men” . That says it all. Young here and young there …. We shall see
I really wasn’t comfortable with a group of 5 running together, that doesnt seem balanced. I’m glad Kamman is in so we have more democracy and fair representation, not just a clique of 5. I think Kamman should be the leader, he has the maturity, wisdom, depth, intelligence and leadership ability.
I agree. Problem is the other 5 have a background together so Kamman voice and vote is going to be overshadowed. I feel for him.
But he got the least votes of them all, by a wide margain. It does not make sense for him to be their leader. Hopefully he’ll know how to be part of the team, give his input here and there and do his part.
That would make sense, but the 5 did run as a slate, heavily skewing numbers. Kamman ran individually and without campaigning. I’d say he was really elected by the community for who he is, more aligned with how an election would work. The good news is that it looks like a solid group. Much Hatzlocha.
The numbers of the 5 guys don’t combine.
It’s not like “Oh, Kaman’s numbers were “on his own” while the other guys were able to pool together”
Really is bunk hei
העוסקים בצרכי ציבור באמונה – הקב”ה ישלם שכרם
BH
Congratulations Meir New (and the others)!!!
May you have much hatzlachah in your work for the Rebbe’s holy shchunah!
It’s a shame that the day Crown Heights has its first election in a very long time, and people step up to work on behalf of the community, some of us felt compelled to write negative and derogatory things. If we ever expect to have capable leadership, we need to support and respect those who undoubtedly will be sacrificing family time, work time on behalf of us all.
As little kovod doesn’t cost much (zero) but goes a long way to encourage the effort.
Be a mentch!
Everyone’s quick at writing negative comments but not to step up and make a change in the community. They have families, a job and a life
Please someone write an op-ed on this! This needs more attention. It becomes hard to discern between valid complaining and misplaced complaining when you kvetch all the time, even at the wrong time.
If the young men have intelligence and insight they will approach Rabbi Pinchos Woolstone to assist them in restructuring much of the work at the Vaad and CHJCC especially in the area of fundraising and governance.
He has proven expertise.
I agree whole heartedly!!! And they should hire him as a consultant!! Mr. Woolstone has the experience and expertise..
All the power to you.
Don’t be swayed by naysayers.
You have it in you and you will do it!
כאן צוה ה’ את הברכה!
i hope the new vaad will put in effort to bring crown heights to were it ought to be.
with a united community, we can get places we cannot get alone.
i think it would be right for them to invest the effort into bringing crown heights to becoming one united front.
together we can forge ahead.
The appalling injustice of giving only men a voice! A 50 year old single woman must submit her voice to a 30 year old single man. A 65 year old grandmother, owner of a business in Crown Heights, has no voice in elections, but her barely literate grandson, who’s still looking for a shidduch and has no means of parnassah, is fully entitled to having his opinion count! A 45 year old widow, homeowner and business professional is not allowed an opinion, but her newly married unemployed son who’s living in her home with his new wife – he gets… Read more »
Why the fixation on women voting? Or for that matter younger men who don’t have yet a stake in establishing themselves in the community? A family has a stake and the well-being of the community. What’s the point of a family having two votes, or for that matter having one person cancel out the vote of the other?
It’s one family one vote.