“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Did European creditors murder Stark? Police think so,,,
Cops suspect the deadly kidnapping of a Brooklyn Chasid was a professional hit ordered by one of the many creditors to whom he was deep in debt, sources told The Post.
Menachem “Max” Stark owed multiple people amounts ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars — and one apparently got fed up with waiting for the money, law-enforcement sources said Tuesday.
In addition, the two thugs who abducted and killed Stark during Thursday’s blizzard may have arrived from overseas to whack him, sources said.
Cops got “a flood of calls” from tipsters after Stark’s family on Monday increased the reward for information about his murder to $25,000.
Descriptions of his abductors “led us to believe that the suspects are not American. They could be from out of the country, possibly Europe,” one source said, declining to elaborate further.
Sources also said Stark’s widow told detectives that she saw a minivan matching the description of the kidnappers’ parked near their home about a week before her husband was grabbed from in front of his office.
In addition to racking up crushing debts, Stark ran rental properties riddled with code violations and sidelined as a loan shark, sources have said.
Surveillance video captured Stark’s violent abduction, but the blinding snowstorm obscured his assailants’ faces and license plates, sources have said.
Undaunted, cops are interviewing gas-station workers and reviewing red-light camera videos between Brooklyn and the Great Neck, LI, Getty station where Stark’s burned body was found in a dumpster on Friday, sources said.
Also Tuesday, a lawyer for Stark’s business partner, Israel “Sam” Perlmutter, blasted a published report that said cops considered Perlmutter, 42, a “suspect” in Stark’s murder.
“He has nothing to do with it,” lawyer Henry Mazurek said.
Mazurek did not deny a Post report that Perlmutter said Stark owed more than $1 million to loan sharks, saying what he told police “is for the purpose of advancing their investigation.”
Admitted Rapist "Harav" Moshe Turner gets 90 days Jail!
The Chazir Turner got 90 days in jail, but not for raping the 14 year old, no ...... for violating his parole!
Rav Schlesinger couldn't convince the DA to let Turner continue roaming the streets of Monsey to prey on more victims. So for the next 90 days, children in Monsey will not have to worry about this smelly pig.
Rav Schlesinger couldn't convince the DA to let Turner continue roaming the streets of Monsey to prey on more victims. So for the next 90 days, children in Monsey will not have to worry about this smelly pig.
What are the "Community Leaders" doing about the SUICIDES of our young teens who are going off the derech?
You don't have to read the rest of this article to get the answer to the headline.....
The answer is NOTHING! There you have it!
Just this week a Monsey teenager committed suicide ....
In Israel, a teenager who went to his younger brother's engagement party uninvited, was shunned by his parents and siblings, he then jumped off a roof and killed himself ....
In Tel Aviv two 15 year old girls rented a room in a hotel and planned to jump together, one survived ...
Our leaders are busy prohibiting people that possess IPhones to serve as witnesses at weddings and divorces, they are busy prohibiting the internet... they are busy protecting rapists and pedophiles, and ignoring the pain that our youth are experiencing.
I don't have the solution, but I'm addressing this importing issue that is effecting every single Jewish community!
The answer is NOTHING! There you have it!
Just this week a Monsey teenager committed suicide ....
In Israel, a teenager who went to his younger brother's engagement party uninvited, was shunned by his parents and siblings, he then jumped off a roof and killed himself ....
In Tel Aviv two 15 year old girls rented a room in a hotel and planned to jump together, one survived ...
Our leaders are busy prohibiting people that possess IPhones to serve as witnesses at weddings and divorces, they are busy prohibiting the internet... they are busy protecting rapists and pedophiles, and ignoring the pain that our youth are experiencing.
I don't have the solution, but I'm addressing this importing issue that is effecting every single Jewish community!
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Yisroel Klein author of the letter below |
פס..פס.. זו אני .. הנקודה הקטנה שבתחתית סימן השאלה.. זו שאתם בוחרים להתעלם ממנה גם היום - אחרי שגרמתי לאחרונה למס' משתמשים בי לעזוב הכול ולצאת מהמסגרות הרגילות לעולם מלא בשאלות שלא ניתנות לפתרון.
זו אני הנקודה הכול-כך מאתגרת שגורמת לאלה שמשתמשים בי לקפוץ אל מותם ממתקני בניה רבי קומות, אני יודעת שלא אצליח לגרום לאף אחד באמת להתייחס אלי ברצינות, אני לא סימן שאלה, אני סה"כ נקודה קטנה באותו סימן.
הנקודה הקטנה הזו שלו רק הייתם שמים לב אליה הכול היה נראה יפה יותר וכואב הרבה פחות, אני זו נקודת ההתעלמות מקרובי המשפחה וחברים שלכם שעשו צעד בחייהם ואתם אלה שבוחרים להתעלם מהם.
גם אני עזבתי דרך לפני שנים, משפחתי בחרה להתעלם מעצם קיומי, כן... כמו שאתם מבינים, אבא, הסבים והסבתות בהחלטה משותפת של כל הדודים והבנים שלהם החליטו על הקמת מצבה בעודי חי.
כולם אהבו אותי אהבת נפש, אתם וודאי מכירים את הסבתא שאם לא תתקשרו לומר לה שבת שלום היא תהיה בטוחה שמשהו קרה לכם, כן ... זו הייתה אהבתה של סבתא שלי אלי. אני אומר "הייתה" ואתם אומרים לעצמכם טוב נו, היא מתה ברבות השנים, אבל לא.. היא חיה ואבא שלי חי, אחים שלי גם הם מקימים ברגעים אלה משפחות לתפארת העם היהודי.הכל היה טוב כל עוד צעדתי עם הורי יד ביד
כפי שכתבתי לעיל, כולם אהבו אותי מאוד, הייתי הבחור החברמן של המשפחה, כזה שכולם רצו להיות בחברתו. כל זה היה מרנין וכיף כל עוד צעדתי עם הורי יד ביד בדרכם שלהם.
גדלתי, מאסתי בדרך מלאה באמונות טפלות, מאסתי בצעידה בעדר ולרוב ללא רועה. לא, אני לא פרקתי עול ויצאתי בשאלה, פשוט בחרתי בדרך אחרת, דרך של אמונה תמימה ביושב במרומים ללא עדרים של מאמינים הצועדים בעצימת עיניים תוך אי התייחסות לעיקרי האמונה והחינוך.
עשיתי שינויים קיצוניים בלבוש החיצוני שלי, עזבתי מסגרת יפה ומכובדת שהייתה אך ורק מסגרת לתמונה מלאה בכלום, ובחרתי בדרך אמיתית וטובה משלי. לא התנצרתי ולא התאסלמתי, תראו אותי היום, אני נראה כמו כל תושבי העיר בה מתנהלים חיי, אבל אבא שלי ומשפחתי לא יזהו אותי ברחוב. הם בחרו לסתום את הגולל על בנם ואחיהם בגלל הבעיטה במסגרות המקובלות עליהם, הם בחרו לקברני בעודי חי.
אז בשונה מהמון אחרים שהנקודה הקטנה הזו הרסה את חייהם, אני בחרתי "בחיים" והמשכתי הלאה, בניתי בית משלי עם ילדים מדהימים, ואיבדתי כל צורך במי שלא רוצה אותי למרות קרבת הדם בנינו.
אבל רגע... תחשבו על אלה שבלי הכוחות הנדרשים, אלה שהחיים תולים להם על בלי-מה בזמן שמשפחתם קוברת אותם כי בחרו לדלג החוצה מהמסגרת.
הם יצאו ממנה כי היה להם רע, ואתם לא יכולתם לתת לזה מענה, אתם, ההורים והמשפחה שלהם שנטשה אותם בזמנים קשים, אתם אלה שמעמידים אותם מעבר למעקה של המרפסת. אני בטוח שאם תהיו שם באורך רוח, הנקודה הקטנה הזו של סימן השאלה לא תהרוג את הבא בתור.
פססס... אבא... משפחה.. זו אני הנקודה הקטנה שגידלתם .. אז מה אם אני בתחתית סימן השאלה...
Monsey House on Dolson on Fire
Dozens of firefighters are currently at the scene of a working fire, in Monsey NY. The fire is in a private home at 35 Dolson Avenue. Numerous Departments have responded as mutual aid assistance, as firefighters continue battling the blaze in freezing temps.
There is one injury reported, although this has not been confirmed.
16 year-old teen Caleb Jacoby Missing, Brookline MA UPDATED!
Caleb Jacoby, Calev Avraham ben Elisheva, 16, an 11th grader at the Maimonides School, has not been heard from since around 12:30 p.m. yesterday.
Caleb Jacoby, 16, is an 11th grader at Maimonides School, Boston. He left his home yesterday at about 12:30pm. No one has heard or received electronic communication from him since that time.
He is the son of Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby.
Detectives from the Brookline, MA PD are actively engaged in searching for him. Police urge anybody with information about his whereabouts to contact them at 617-730-2222.
For prayers- his name is Kalev Avraham ben Elisheva Rut.
UPDATED WED 8:00 AM
Brookline police said Jacoby was last seen wearing navy chino pants or jeans, a navy polo shirt, a brown winter jacket with a hood, brown shoes or sneakers, and white socks. He frequents public libraries and Young Israel of Brookline on Green Street. He is described as having a thin build and short, light brown hair. He has been missing since 12:30 p.m. Monday. This information has been added to the story aboveMonday, January 6, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Jewish community outraged about New York Post Stark headline!
Statement from Assemblyman Dov Hikind
Re: New York Post Cover Caption and Photo “Who Didn’t Want Him Dead”
I understand that the New York Post wants to sell papers and that they are willing to sacrifice the standards of propriety from time to time. But there is a difference between bad taste and just plain indecency.The pain that this headline caused to not only a man’s family but to the entire Jewish commuA virtual avalanche of negative backlash is being heaped on the New York Post from an outraged Jewish community following its Sunday cover photo of murdered Hasidic real estate developer Menahcem Stark, accompanied by the caption
“Who Didn’t Want Him Dead?”
Troughout its accompanying article, the NEW YORK POST refers to Stark as a “slumlord,” while citing a litany unconfirmed complaints against Stark—-the vast majority from “unnamed” sources—-and paints a picture of the deceased father of eight as a man who authorities hint “had so many enemies that investigators say they almost don’t know where to start looking.”
Reaction to the Post’s decision to run the feature has been swift and harsh from an outraged Jewish community.
Councilman Stephen Levin has also responded in disgust, calling on the Post to pull the story and apologize.
Levin’s statement reads,
““The New York Post’s unbelievably offensive headline this morning comes the day after Mr. Stark’s family and children, as well as an entire community, laid him to rest and are still mourning his death. For the New York Post to suggest that a person deserved to be murdered is sickening and reaches a new low. The entire community is outraged by such a vulgar headline that is so offensive and horrific. The New York Post should pull their story and issue an apology to the family and community that are still in mourning.”
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office stated that, “Today at 3:00 PM, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will join Jewish community leaders and local elected officials to condemn the New York Post’s hateful coverage of the murder of Menachem “Max” Stark, a 39-year-old father of eight children from the Hasidic community of Williamsburg. Along with reporting that alleged him to be a crooked slumlord, the Post’s cover featured a picture of Stark next to the headline, “Who didn’t want him dead?”
“Jewish community leaders will be announcing a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of Stark, whose smoldering body was found in a dumpster in Long Island, following his abduction Thursday night outside his real estate office in Brooklyn,” Adams’ statement concludes.
State Senator Simcha Felder add his voice of rage, releasing the following statement:
“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the incredibly insensitive and crass cover of today’s New York Post which mocks the kidnapping and brutal murder of Menachem Stark,” said Senator Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn). The Post must issue an immediate apology to the Stark family and to all New Yorkers for its egregious behavior and failure to exercise any judgment whatsoever in this matter.”
THE ALGEMEINER (http://bit.ly/1hpiPqW) is also running a piece condemning the Post’s story, stating “Stooping to a new low, the New York Post reports this story with inappropriate levity and derision toward the victim. Gloating over Stark’s death, the front cover of Sunday’s New York Post rhetorically asks, “Who didn’t want him dead?” How about the eight children and widow wife mourning over him? How about the hundreds that showed up at his funereal to pay respect? How about any decent human that believes murder is the wrong way to settle disputes?”
Along those lines, “Jew in the City” founder Allison Joseph has posted on her Facebook page, “The deceased did not seem to be someone who lived up to some major Torah ideals. However, there should be a certain basic respect for the dead.”
TWITTER has been exploding, too, with negative responses from angry members of the Jewish community.
Councilman David G. Greenfield Tweeted a short time ago, “I’m sickened by the @NYPost condoning the murder & kidnapping of chasidic businessman. I don’t subscribe. If I did, I would cancel subscription.”
BUSINESS INSIDER (http://read.bi/19Ki1KW) is quoting numerous Tweets, including one that reads, “It’s heart-wrenching that this is leading the @nypost website today. ‘Who DIDN’T want him dead?’ SHAME ON YOU!”
Yaacov Behrman Tweeted “I am deeply disturbed by the cover of the New York Post, “who didn’t want him dead.” How about this young boy?!”—-referring to the young boy pictured at the start of Stark’s standing-room-only funeral last night who, visibly shaken, said in Yiddish, “You know they burned him and left him in the trash.”
New Mayor De Blasio an "ingrate"
New Yorkers were outraged at the shabby treatment of Mayor Bloomberg at his successor’s inauguration. Many emphasized that they didn’t always agree with Bloomy, but believed he deserved better because he served the city honestly and left it in better shape than he found it.
“I fear for our great city,” Gilly Safdeye wrote. “Appreciation and good manners seem to be anathema to our new mayor.”
Pamela Mullen put it this way: “Didn’t anyone in this new administration play team sports as a kid? You never leave the field without shaking the hands of the opposing team.”
Len Resto included a brief passage he wanted de Blasio to say, starting with: “First, I join the entire city in thanking Mayor Bloomberg for his enormous contributions in steering our city through one of its most challenging times and leaving me a with a budget in surplus, city agencies which are fully functional and for a quality of life which is better today than when he took office. Mr. Mayor, thank you!”
It would have taken only a few seconds and, Resto says, would have changed the tone of the day. I agree, but de Blasio doesn’t.
Asked later about the ungracious attacks, the new mayor said: “Everyone who spoke at the inauguration spoke from the heart . . . I’m very comfortable with all that was done.”
There you have the new mayor’s standard. As long as you speak “from the heart,” nothing else matters, including facts and manners.
I trust de Blasio will support that same standard when his critics speak from their hearts.
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