Ami Magazine Mocks Jews Making Aliyah and Brings Proof From the Parsha???

The arrogant "menuval" Yitzy "Clown" Frankfurter mocks Jewish people who have this burning desire to  fulfill their lifelong dreams to make Aliyah! .... He mocks the Jewish nation for  sacrificing their very comforts in galut, who pack and leave chutz le'aaretz, to observe the Mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Yisroel, that the Ramban says, is in effect "Bezman Hazeh" in the here and now!

So to support his "litzanis" he bizarrely brings "proof" from Hashem's commandment to Avraham "לך לך " that this wasn't a command for Aliyah  and brings a Rambam to back up his "ama ratzis"!

He scribbles in this week's "editorial" that

"Many people, especially those in the Religious Zionist camp, have interpreted G-d's command of "lech lecha" as meaning "Go make aliyah!"  (notice he writes Aliyah with a small "a")

According to them, Avraham Avinu was in fact the first Jew to do so, and he thus serves as a prototype for modern-day aliyah. The Rambam, however, in his commentary on Avos (5:3), says the exact opposite --- that G-d commanded Avraham to go into galus, thereby rendering him the world's first "wandering Jew."

The Clown writes:

G-d's instruction to leave Ur Kasdim was not merely a means to an end, i.e., a necessary step in order for Avraham to reach Eretz Yisroel, but was an end in itself"

Then he proceeds to denigrate "baalei batim"

"You may ask, "Well, aren't the baalei batim right in this instance? After all, G-d instructed Avraham to his birthplace and settle in Eretz Yisroel." ....

 Helllllow! Avaraham Aveenu was also a Baal Boose"..... no  he wasn't in Kollel!

So lets learn a bit and see how one really learns the parsha and see that the Religious Zionists have absolutely Rishonim to rely on and of course our Holy Torah itself!

The Torah writes, that when Hashem gave the commandment of Lech Lecha ....Avraham was 75 years old (12:4)

Later in the Parsha (15:1) the Torah relates the incident of  "Bris Bein Habsarim." This was the deal that Hashem made with Avraham that he will give his children, Eretz Yisroel...

According to the Cheshben of the Chizkuni (15:7), Avraham was 70 years old at the "Bris Bein Habsarim"

So the "Bris Bein Habsarim" that is recorded later in the Parsha actually took place 5 years before the commandment of Lech Lecha....

Now ...listen carefully ...

the "Bris Bein Habsarim" took place in Eretz Yisroel ...as the Torah writes:

"lezaracha nesatee es Haaretz Hazois" "To your children I will give THIS land" so he must have been in Eretz Yisroel.

Avraham then went back to Charan and had the war with the kings (he was 74 during that juncture in time)  and then when he was 75 years old, Hashem appeared to him and commanded him "lech lecha."

So according to the Chizkunie, Avraham Aveenu already knew that his children would inherit Eretz Yisroel and  knew the location since he was already there, when Hashem told him "Lech Lecha" . So this must be the second time he left, but this time he was actually commanded to leave....

That's why some Rishoinim  say that  "Lech Lecha"  was not one of the harsher tests!  Rashi would actually agree with that since Hashem promised Avraham a Land, and a child .."lehanascha Ultoivascha"

להנאתך ולטובתך

The Torah itself says that, in the very first verse .... that Lech Lecha is talking about Avraham leaving Charan and going to 

אל הארץ אשר אראך

"el haaretz asher arekah" .... "the land that I will show you":

 Eretz Yisroel, ........;this was in fact Aliyah ...; the "baalei batim know and knew exactly what they were talking about, that this was a "means to an end".... That this commandment was specifically to make Aliyah!

The Malbim says that the reason that Hashem said "arekah" and not outright "Eretz Yisroel," so that Terech wouldn't come with him ...and therefore Hashem was vague, but Avraham certainly knew where he was going and he knew the location!

Now, not all Rishonim hold like this, they hold that Avraham didn't know where he was going. But then if the Bris Bein Habsarim already happened, how do they explain why Avraham Aveenu didn't know where he was going?

But be that as it may, the commandment "Lech Lecha was a call for Avraham to make Aliyah and the Religious Zionist have the words of the Torah to rely on, that Lech Lecha was a call for Aliyah with a capital "A"!

Every single child knows that Lech Lecha is a call for Avraham Aveenu to make Aliyah ...no one even argues this point, the only question that Rishonim debate is what the Nisayoin of Lech Lecha actually was, since Aliyah is a great thing, and having children was what he wanted!

As a side note, 

When Avraham questions Hashem at the Bris Bein Habsarim, after he was promised Eretz Yisroel, "Bemeh Eidah?" 

במה אדע כי אירשנה

"how will I know that I will inherit it?"  

The Rabbeinu Bachyeh (15:8) writes that Avraham Aveenu was asking "how will I know that Hashem will keep the promise of giving my children Eretz Yisroel, even if they should sin?" 

See the Chizkunie that writes that Avraham wanted Eretz Yisroel without any conditions ... he wanted his children to have Eretz Yisroel even if they are Chiloinie ...even if they don't keep all the Mitzvois ...

Then the Clown continues with his garbage bla bla bla  "Soloveitchik," bla bla "Baruch Ber" bla bla bla 

Now let's address the Rambam in Avos (5:3) ...The Rambam doesn't' say "the exact opposite" you fool, he actually agrees that Hashem commanded Avraham to make Aliyah .... absolutely!

The Rambam and other struggle why this commandment was a "test" .....a Nisoyin?

The Rambam in Avos (5:3) enumerates the 10 tests that Avraham went thru and one of them was "lech lecha" but even though leaving his house was actually a good thing, because he was looking forward to the blessing of children ...and Eretz Yisroel, he was, according to the Rambam going thru hardships because he had to "wander" until he reached his ultimate goal which was Eretz Yisroel...and Hashem wanted him to do that, so that he would be able to have a positive influence on people on the way!

It's like someone who knows that he is going to Israel ..and is eager to get there ASAP, but until he gets there he has to suffer thru packing, inspections at the airport, he has to  actually board the plane and  suffer thru crying toddlers and 12 hours of flight! And then while he is flying he may have to  sit next to a chilonie and make a Kiddush Hashem, Chas Ve'sholem!

But getting there is a "means to an end!" It's a"nisayoin" but once you have the goal in mind it's much easier!

The Rambam does not say that this mitzvah wasn't "a means to an end" The Clown Frankfurter says that! ...

The Rambam just says that the reason it was a nisoyin is because Avraham's Aliyah came with some hardships!

Grubhub Stock Crashes because Trump supporters Boycott after CEO asks Supporters of Trump to quit company

Matt Malony the "Chuchem fin dee Ma'Nistana"

Matt Maloney found a new way to destroy the wealth of investors in Grubhub Inc.: Urge supporters of President-elect Donald Trump to quit the company he leads as chief executive officer.

The company's stock dropped after Maloney's e-mail was leaked and triggered a boycott movement that swept through Twitter with the hashtag #boycottgrubhub. Twitter users speculated that Maloney may have violated his employees' rights by discriminating against their political views.

Maloney's leaked e-mail Wednesday said he rejects Trump's "nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics" and that anyone who disagrees should immediately resign "because you have no place here."

He later backtracked, but the damage was done. The stock was down 5 percent by the end of Friday to a four-month low of $35.25 a share.

In a panicked tweet Thursday that was later deleted, Maloney said: "Grubhub does not tolerate hate and we are proud of all our employees — even those who voted for Trump."

Maloney later issued a statement saying his email advocated for inclusion and tolerance and that Grubhub doesn't discriminate based on political beliefs, according to the Associated Press.

Chicago-based Grubhub connects online customers with takeout restaurants in the U.S. and London.

Anti-Trump Protests

Donald Trump will never be the President of the United States

Schumer backs Muslim Anti-Israel lawmaker for top Democratic Party post

Ellison, who has indicated he would be interested in the post but has yet to declare, has been a sharp critic of Israel, but also has reached out to pro-Israel groups.

Two top Jewish figures associated with the Democratic Party, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer, are backing the candidacy of a Muslim, Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, for the party chair.

Schumer, of New York, in line to be the next party leader in the Senate, is backing Ellison’s candidacy, according to anonymously sourced reports Friday in Politico and by NBC.

Sanders, an Independent from Vermont who this year became the first Jewish candidate to win major party nominating contests in his unsuccessful bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination, is also supporting Ellison, according to The Hill, which quoted Minnesota Public Radio.

On board for Ellison as well is Ilya Sheyman, the executive director of the liberal activist group MoveOn and a Jewish immigrant from the former Soviet Union, who emailed a statement of support to reporters.

Ellison, who has indicated he would be interested in the post but has yet to declare, has been a sharp critic of Israel, but also has reached out to pro-Israel groups.

He has organized letters urging pressure on Israel, and was an advocate of drawing lessons from the U.N. Goldstone Report following the 2009 Gaza War – a report Israel dismissed as irredeemably flawed and biased.

Visiting Gaza after the 2009 war with another Congress member, Ellison continued on his own to Israel so he could survey the cost of Palestinian attacks on Israelis. He has pressed Hamas, the terrorist group controlling Gaza, to release the bodies of slain Israeli soldiers at the behest of their families. He has a close working relationship with the Jewish community in Minneapolis.

Sanders named Ellison to the Democrats’ platform drafting committee this summer after the senator lost the party nomination to Hillary Clinton, who went on to lose the presidency to Donald Trump. Ellison and two other Sanders appointees argued forcefully for language that would criticize Israel for its West Bank occupation but were rebuffed.

Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, would replace Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who resigned this summer under pressure after stolen DNC emails were published revealing the animus at top party levels against Sanders’ candidacy. Until then, she had been the top Jewish official in the party.

Wasserman Schultz was replaced temporarily by Donna Brazile, a longtime party activist.

“The Rebbe’s (Lubavitch) blessing worked and the Satmar endorsement didn’t.”

In the blue sea of New York City, where Hillary Clinton crushed Donald J. Trump in the election on Tuesday, there were still some districts — working-class areas in the southeast Bronx, Mr. Trump’s childhood neighborhood in Jamaica Estates, Queens, and most of Staten Island — that did not go Mrs. Clinton’s way.

But of all the outlying pockets of Trump supporters in New York, perhaps the most distinct lay six miles south of the Clinton campaign headquarters: the Orthodox Jewish community of Borough Park, a neighborhood in Brooklyn that would seem to have little in common with Middle America, where Mr. Trump drew most of his support.

With its Judaica stores, kosher pizza shops, men in traditional black coats and hats and women with long skirts, Borough Park is home to thousands of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews, belonging to a range of sects, including Bobover, Belz, Satmar, Ger and Viznitz.

The vast majority of voters in the neighborhood are registered Democrats, but they often vote Republican, and this year was no different. In Brooklyn’s 48th Assembly District, which encompasses most of Borough Park, Mr. Trump got 69 percent of the vote, while Mrs. Clinton got 27 percent.

The "lying" New York Times, begs readers to give it another chance

Trump warns Obama: Don't force solution on Israel

President-elect Donald Trump's aides reportedly warned President Barack Obama not to "even think about" trying to push for progress on the Israeli-Arab conflict between now and January 20.

Politico quoted a "national security adviser" of Trump's as saying Obama "shouldn't go seeking new adventures or pushing through policies that clearly don't match Trump's positions." This includes "efforts to bring peace to the Israelis and the Palestinians - even if those initiatives are symbolic at best...[Trump] has made it very clear he will support Israel and its preferences."

Several times, concerns were raised about how Obama would act after elections, and if he would push anti-Israel UN resolutions after he no longer had to worry about their effect on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign.

On Friday, Trump expressed hopes he would be able to create "the ultimate deal" that would end the "war that never ends" between Israel and the terrorist bodies within its borders. However, he also said any deal would need to be achieved through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has consistently refused to negotiate with Israel until all of his preconditions are met, though he refuses to recognize Israel as a Jewish countryand insists international bodies pressure Israel to give in to all PA demands.

The PA also claims to have a "right" to award those who kill Israeli civilians.

Republicans Dominated The Senate Races, Except The Ones Who Dumped Trump

Republicans had excellent results in Tuesday’s high-stakes Senate races, winning numerous tough battles to preserve their majority in the chamber for the next two years.

 But THE DAILY CALLER points out that Tuesday’s results revealed an interesting dynamic: 

The Republican Senate candidates who rejected President-elect Donald Trump and tried to go it alone were the only ones who ended up losing their races.

Overall, there were eight Republican-held seats and one Democrat-held seat that were competitive going into Tuesday night: Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Florida, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. 

Of the nine Republicans in these competitive races, six of them stood by Trump or, in the case of Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey, didn’t reject him. 

Three of them, though, explicitly rejected Trump: Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire, Mark Kirk in Illinois, and Joe Heck in Nevada.

The final results are telling: 

The three candidates who rejected Trump all lost, while the rest triumphed.

The unbearable smugness of the press

The mood in the Washington press corps is bleak, and deservedly so.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that, with a few exceptions, we were all tacitly or explicitly #WithHer, which has led to a certain anguish in the face of Donald Trump’s victory. More than that and more importantly, we also missed the story, after having spent months mocking the people who had a better sense of what was going on.

This is all symptomatic of modern journalism’s great moral and intellectual failing: its unbearable smugness. Had Hillary Clinton won, there’s be a winking “we did it” feeling in the press, a sense that we were brave and called Trump a liar and saved the republic.

So much for that. The audience for our glib analysis and contempt for much of the electorate, it turned out, was rather limited. This was particularly true when it came to voters, the ones who turned out by the millions to deliver not only a rebuke to the political system but also the people who cover it. Trump knew what he was doingwhen he invited his crowds to jeer and hiss the reporters covering him. They hate us, and have for some time.

And can you blame them? Journalists love mocking Trump supporters. We insult their appearances. We dismiss them as racists and sexists. We emote on Twitter about how this or that comment or policy makes us feel one way or the other, and yet we reject their feelings as invalid.

Reform Jews suffered a bitter blow with Trump's election

Shas leader and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri welcomed the results of the American elections Thursday and said that the Reform Jews in America had suffered a "bitter blow".

"It is too early to discuss the possible repercussions of Trumps' election as president," said Interior Minister Deri, "but there is no doubt that we should thank God that all the desecrators of the covenant and impersonators of Judaism who wished to take control of the Land of Israel and introduce their destructive reforms- received a significant blow.

"Their influence and threat came from their connection to the administration in America, they realize that they have lost this power and we can, God willing, continue to strengthen the traditional religion which we received from previous generations.

"Many Jews said over the last few days that if such a miracle happens, it must be the days prior to the advent of the Messiah. We must truly be in Messianic times when everything will turn out favorably for the people of Israel."

'Trump does not view Jewish settlement as an obstacle to peace'

Jason Greenblatt, one of US President-elect Donald Trump’s close advisors, spoke with Army Radio this morning about Trump’s future stances with respect to the Jewish State.

In the interview, Greenblatt said that Trump “does not view the settlements as being an obstacle to peace. I think he would show [the expulsion of Jewish communities in Gaza, which didn’t bring peace] as proof of that. The two sides are going to have to decide how to deal with that region, but it is certainly not Mr. Trump’s view that settlement activity should be condemned and that it is an obstacle for peace - because it is not the obstacle for peace.”

Greenblatt said that Trump would not impose a “peace process” on Israel. “He thinks that Israel is in a very tough situation and needs to [do what it has to in order] to defend itself. He is not going to impose any solution on Israel. He thinks that the peace has to come from the parties themselves.”

When asked how he knew that Trump would keep his word on moving the American embassy to Jerusalem, Greenblatt noted: “He said that he’s going to do it. He’s different for Israel than any recent President has been and I think that he’s a man who keeps his word. He recognizes the historical significance of the Jewish people to Jerusalem unlike, let’s say, UNESCO.”

New York magazine's Disgusting Cover of Trump!

The "Loser" seems to be New York Magazine, with its premature cover, thinking Hillary would win! 

Newsweek misfires with Clinton cover

I thought they were out of business!!!!

A national recall went out Wednesday for the special “Madame President” issue of Newsweek that was prematurely shipped to stores and newsstands across the country.

At the same time, the publisher of the magazine will rush the “President Trump” version of the commemorative issue to press on Thursday — so it will get to stores next week.

“Like everybody else, we got it wrong,” said Tony Romando, CEO of Topix Media, the Newsweek partner which produces special issues under the popular brand.

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Both a Clinton and a Trump commemorative issue were designed and laid out in advance, but Topix Media, believing late last week that Clinton was likely to win, shipped only the Clinton issue.

The magazine hit stores Tuesday. While retailers were told not to put issues on sale prior to the election, a handful did.

Romando claims only 17 Clinton magazines were sold — out of 125,000 printed and shipped.

“All wholesalers and retailers have been asked to return any issues they have as we need to clear room for [150,000 copies of] the President Trump issue,” Romando said. “We expect it to sell very well as there is obviously a great demand.”

The Barnes & Noble on Union Square that was selling “Madam President” issues Tuesday had none on their shelves Wednesday, according to a clerk in the magazine section, who told The Post he didn’t know if they sold out or were pulled.

Romando said he plans to print more copies of the Trump version because the upset victory would lead to bigger sales.

Here's a roundup of journalists insisting Trump would never win

So much for the Trump slump! Dow hits closing record high as stocks soar and the dollar makes its largest gains since Brexit

Wall Street reached record highs on Wednesday as the markets strengthened and currencies rose after being initially threatened by Donald Trump's election win.

The Dow index closed on 18,586 after rising more than 250 points in what experts described as the biggest market turnaround since the 2008 global financial crisis. 

It reached a record high of 18,650 in the afternoon as the dust settled after Tuesday's election result.  

The S&P 500 recorded a one month high at around 12pm, the exact time Hillary Clinton delivered her concession speech, and the Nasdaq index also strengthened.  

The dollar clawed back its earlier two percent loss after being abandoned by investors who flocked to safe haven currencies including the Japanese Yen and the Euro overnight. 

By 1pm on Wednesday, it had reached its highest gain since Brexit, climbing by 1.1 percent in a Bloomberg gauge.

While most other global markets were shaken by overnight losses, Russia was one of the few which showed soaring stock rates. 

Aron Weider loses Assembly Seat, Kiryas Yoel's Biggest Nightmare!

98th Assembly District 

Republican Karl Brabenec overcame a challenge by Democrat Aron Wieder for the 98th state Assembly District seat.

Brabenec, of Deerpark, beat out Wieder with 59 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the state Board of Elections. Brabenec was originally elected to the seat in 2014.

Weider, of Spring Valley, appeared on six different ballot lines, and managed to wrest the Conservative line away from Brabenec through a write-in challenge.

Among the top issues in the district, which includes portions of Rockland and Orange counties, was Kiryas Joel’s annexation of land from the Town of Monroe.

Brabenec opposed Kiryas Joel’s move to increase in size, and favored a proposal to create a town of North Monroe that lets both municipalities decide their futures. Wieder, who is former vice president and president of the East Ramapo school board, said the courts should decide — they have so far ruled in favor of the annexation.

The 98th Assembly district includes parts of the villages of Spring Valley, Montebello, Wesley Hills, Monsey and Kaser, and all of the village of Sloatsburg, as well as the Orange County towns of Monroe, Tuxedo, Warwick, Minisink, Greenville and Deerpark.

Trump a True Friend of Israel

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday, following his victory in Tuesday’s election.

Netanyahu, who assiduously avoided commenting on the race prior to the vote, called Trump "a true friend” of Israel.

Following criticism by left-leaning media outlets that he had appeared to side with Mitt Romney in 2012, the Prime Minister remained mum on this year’s election, going so far as to order government ministers not to make public statements on the issue.

Netanyahu said he looked forward to working with the 45th President of the United States, adding that the bond between the US and Israel was “ironclad.”

"President-elect Trump is a true friend of the state of Israel, and I look forward to working with him to advance security, stability and peace in our region," Netanyahu said.

"The ironclad bond between the United States and Israel is rooted in shared values, buttressed by shared interests and driven by a shared destiny.”

"I am confident that president-elect Trump and I will continue to strengthen the unique alliance between our two countries and bring it to ever greater heights."

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin also reacted to the news of Trump’s election, congratulating him – and warning him of the challenges he will face once in office.

“I want to congratulate President elect Donald Trump, his family, and all the American people who have once again showed the world it is the greatest democracy.”

“There are many challenges that lie before you as president - at home and around the world. Israel, your greatest ally, stands by you as your friend and partner in turning those challenges into opportunities.”

Rivlin then offered a blessing for the new President-elect, and a wish for increased cooperation between Israel and the US.

“I hope together Israelis and Americans can grow our innovation and cooperation, which are the fruits of liberty, and equality. God bless you Mr. President.”

Arrogant Media Sore Losers!

Trump Wins in Historic Uprising

Satmar & Skver Running Scared Because They Bet On the Wrong Horse

Both Satmar Brothers in collusion with the Skverer, endorsed Crooked Hillary for POTUS! They endorsed someone who voted to hand nuclear weapons to Iran, a country that vowed to wipe Israel off the map, Chas Ve'Sholem!  They endorsed a candidate that endorses gay marriage.

The Kapos Friedlander, Nadler and the arrogant Lichtensteins will now crawl under the rock....

But there is a G-d out there that protects Israel and didn't listen to those who "chanfeh" Goyim! Hashem didn't listen to the losing "manhigim" who could care less about 6 million Jews living in Israel and only cared about what it will do for the "moisid" or for New Square or Monroe and Williamsburg!

Now Trump owes them nothing!

It's Your Choice ... America!

President Obama to FIRE FBI director James Comey after the election

After persistent prodding by Valerie Jarrett, President Obama has agreed to fire America's top cop

A White House source familiar with the decision says Jarrett and the president held lengthy discussions over the past several days about the political and legal ramifications of firing FBI director

The president was furious with Comey for reopening the FBI's investigation of Hillary's emails 

But he was reluctant to move against Comey for fear that it would open him to charges of obstruction of justice.

It has yet to be decided who will wield the hatchet—the president, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, or someone else 

Is the END near?

Reform Jews, Leftist Jews team up with Satmar & Skver to vote for Hillary

Who would believe that Skver and Satmar would be on the same page as leftist and Reform Jews?
Voting for someone who advocates handing nuclear weapons to the Iranian Mullahs, and are strong proponents of having men who claim they are women go into public ladies bathrooms..

Is this the new chassidis shtik to vote with Reform Jews? Or is it all about money?
So for money they will throw 6 million plus Jews living in Israel under the bus, so they could get a couple of zlotes for the moisid!

Clueless Satmar leaders in Kiryat Yoel tell their followers to vote for Hillary Clinton on November 8.

Leaders of one of the groups of the Satmar anti-Zionist hasidic sect have told their followers to vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton next week. 

According to those Satmar leaders, Republican candidate Donald Trump is pro-Israel and works to strengthen the Jewish state, and it is therefore forbidden to vote for him. Satmar believes that it was forbidden to create a Jewish state until the coming of the Messiah as the Talmud says that Jews in exile must not antagonize the non-Jews.

In the notice sent to thousands of hasidim, the group justified their decision on other grounds as well, stating that Clinton "has stood with the haredi sects for several years, when she was First Lady, New York Senator, and Foreign Minister."

A fringe group related to Satmar and often confused with them, known as Neturei Karta, organizes anti-Israel rallies, and often organizes protests at pro-Israel gatherings in the US in which Satmar participates.

Ivanka Trump Visiting Ohel Of Lubavitcher Rebbe

2 WOMEN ATTACKED IN MONSEY DRIVEWAYS IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS

Police in Rockland County are investigating two separate incidents involving female victims who were approached from behind by an unknown male subject.

The first incident happened Tuesday on Carmen Court in Chestnut Ridge, while the second happened Thursday on Olympia Lane in Monsey. Both incidents occurred in the driveways of the victims' homes after they exited their vehicles, and both took place between 8:30 p.m and 10 p.m.

The victim in the most recent incident said she isn't sure whether she was followed by a suspect in a car or whether he was lurking in a neighborhood.

"Someone came from behind and attacked me," Chanie Lipschutz said. "He didn't say anything, he just attacked me. And thank God he just let go, because he really could've done anything."

Authorities say he attempted to incapacitate her with ammonia in a surprise assault that took place just steps from her side door.

"She couldn't scream, because he had her mouth covered," husband Pinny Lipschutz said. "He had some type of ammonia or something on his hands. Her eyes were burning, and she said she knew she should fight back, but she couldn't. He had her in such a grip that she couldn't move."

The Lipschutz said something, perhaps a passing car, may have scared off the suspect, who fled without seriously hurting the victim or stealing anything.

"At first we thought that he stole her pocketbook, but she had gone shopping, and the pocketbook was under the bags," Pinny Lipschutz said. "She dropped them and ran into the house."

The unsettling incident happened on a quiet street where the family has lived for 22 years.

"I was born in this town 58 years ago," Lipschutz said. "So it shakes you up when something like this happens in a small town, quiet street."

It is unknown if the incidents are related, but both are being investigated by the Ramapo Police Detective Division with assistance from the Rockland County Sheriff's Department.

Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.