72 year old Reform Rabbi of NYC puts on Tefillin for first time and joins Chabad!

Rabbi Burt studying at the Chabad UES Kollel with Shmuly Silcove

On a life-long spiritual quest, 72 year-old Burt Siegel, the much beloved leader of the Reform Shul of New York (on the Lower East Side) has finally dropped anchor at Chabad of the Upper East Side. There he found a tradition that has given him “a sense of the depth of Jewish spirituality that I only knew about vaguely.” 

While he continues to lead the popular liberal congregation he founded 14 years ago, Burt davens with the 7:30 Shacharit minyan at Chabad of the Upper East Side every morning. After wrapping his tefillin—a proud new acquisition from a reliable sofer—he joins the small Kollel of young Chabad rabbinical students where he studies Talmud, Tanya and Chumash with his chavruta study partner,Shmuli Silcove.

Soft-spoken but energetic, Burt, or Simcha Bunim, as he likes to be called, met with Baila Olidort on a recent Monday afternoon following his Kollel session at Chabad.

What’s it like for you to daven here?

When I daven from the siddur I have a sense of being linked to the tradition that goes back thousands of years in a way that I hadn’t experienced before.

When was the first time you actually put on tefillin?

When I was in Israel, about 8 months ago. 

That’s surprising—you’ve been living in Manhattan for so many years, haven’t the Chabad students somewhere on the city streets ever approached you?

Many times. I tried to avoid them. I never agreed to put on tefillin.

Why? 

We were taught that tefillin was to be understood as a metaphor, that the words “you shall wear them as a sign between your eyes and on your arm” was an abstraction.

Where was that? 

At HUC in Cinicinnatti. 

What is the experience of tefillin like for you now? 

I always thought that my hands would do good and my mind would turn to thoughts of kindness and love. But it was just in my mind, very abstract. Now, when I feel the tefillin on my head and hand, there is a reality about it. My thoughts feel deeper, stronger and grounded. 

You were always on a quest for spiritual meaning.

I was always a stranger looking for some kind of spirituality that would endow my life with meaning. I  traveled to India to visit Hindu Ashrams. I’d go to temples and attend classes there, but it didn’t touch me. So I kept going back. Thirteen times.

But you studied, and were ordained at HUC?

Yes, Bible was studied in terms of the Documentary Hypothesis, in historical terms, but not as a source of Divine inspiration. It really was devoid of a sense of spirituality. It was not about supporting people in their spiritual search or teaching people in any way how to connect with Hashem.  They told us that Talmud was irrelevant, archaic and anachronistic.

And now you're studying Talmud with Shmuli, your chavruta. What’s that like? 

Yes, we’re learning tractate Pesachim. At first I felt it was anachronistic, but I continued studying because of the way it linked me to a tradition that was so rich, that went back thousands of years, a tradition that really celebrated life, and I fell in love with the tradition.  

Studying Talmud, I started to appreciate seeing things from different perspectives. I began to appreciate the legitimacy of holding two different opinions and striving to find the authenticity in both. 

You are studying at this Kollel of Chasidic rabbis who are in their 20s, young enough to be your grandsons. And yet you seem so comfortable here.

When Rabbi Benzion Krasinianski invited me to join the Kollel of young 22-23 year old students, it was awkward because these young Chabad rabbis live very different lives from me. But I stayed because I wanted to learn the texts. Lectures about [Judaism], books about [Judaism] are one thing. But I needed the texts.

By now, they are my friends. They made me feel that I fit right in. They recently celebrated my birthday with a farbrengen. I came to see that these guys have really internalized the Chasidus. And they are real, sincere, and happy. I felt, “my G-d I have the privilege of being with a group of people that are smart and happy, what more could I want?”

How did you come to make this radical change at this point in your life?

At some point last year I began to feel a yearning for a richer Jewish life. On a deeply personal level, I realized that what I had wasn’t the Jewishness that I wanted to live on a day-to-day basis. 

I felt a deep desire to study Torah texts in Jerusalem. The last time I was there was 30 years earlier. I wanted to study in a real yeshiva, but most of the places I called made an issue of my age. But I wouldn’t give up. I was relentless. Then a friend told me about Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem, and that’s where I went. It was a beautiful experience. That’s where I put tefillin on for the first time in my life. 

What happened when you came back to New York?

I kept putting the tefillin on and I was thinking, ‘how can I get to a more traditional life?’ And I’m trying to put this together with being a Reform rabbi because it’s kind of at odds with what Reform teaches about tradition. I was reflecting on all this and I had a thought that I really didn’t anticipate. I began toying with the idea of going to Chabad. But I had negative ideas of Chabad.

Such as?

Well I thought it was intrusive and rude. Then I heard it was a cult. But despite it all, I went in there one Shabbos morning. I was nervous about it. But the moment I stepped in, I felt at home. Like I belonged. Rabbi Krasinianski had no idea who I was, yet he came up to me and asked me if I knew the blessings on the Torah and he invited me to have an aliyah. That was such a loving gesture.

I’ve since fallen in love with Chabad. Chabad opened a door to spirituality for me that I was seeking all my life. It just resonated with me because one of the purposes of my life was to find G-d in the everyday. This is what Chabad teaches. My whole life has now become permeated with a sense of the G-dly in a way that I never had.  Every moment is now an opportunity to feel the presence of G-d in my life on a personal level. 

Does your congregation know about the reforms you’ve made in your own religious life?

I’m sharing my journey with my congregation openly and honestly. They know that I come here every day, that I daven, put on tefillin and learn in the Kollel. I tell them that I’ve found a new and deeper sense of appreciation for tradition. I talk about my spiritual journey. 

Is it strange for you to be doing this while leading your congregation?

I don’t feel any disconnect between serving my liberal synagogue and my growing traditionalism. My spiritual journey has actually helped me bring even more spirituality to my wonderful members. I’ve decided to send a weekly email to my congregation with some of the spiritual teachings derived from my studies here. I hope my new Jewish life will be a source of spiritual blessing to all whose lives touch my life and especially to my loving and beloved congregation.

What are your thoughts about your future?

I was going to experiment with this. From an experiment it has become an experience that I will stay with for the rest of my life. Where it will take me I don’t know. 

Ostreicer escapes Bolivia

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A Brooklyn flooring contractor and father of five, who was jailed in Bolivia for 18 months until the intervention of the actor Sean Penn lessened his punishment to confinement under house arrest, has been spirited out of the country and is in the New York area, according to Assemblyman Dov Hikind of Brooklyn.

Mr. Hikind, who had been involved in efforts to free the man, Jacob Ostreicher, said on Monday night that he received the news from Mr. Ostreicher’s wife, Miriam. Mrs. Ostreicher did not respond to phone calls.

Mr. Hikind did not have any details, but a person familiar with some aspects of the escape who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of the matter said, “There was an operation to get him out by professionals, people who know how to carry out these operations.” The person said Mr. Ostreicher was taken to a neighboring country, made his way to Los Angeles and then to the New York area.

Mr. Ostreicher, 55, went to Bolivia several years ago to seek his fortune in rice farming and ended up being accused by the Bolivian authorities of laundering drug money, a charge Mr. Ostreicher has always denied. He was never charged formally by prosecutors, but in June 2011, he became the only American in Palmasola prison, a notorious complex with 3,500 prisoners that is ruled internally by an inmates’ committee. He claimed that he was assaulted and humiliated until he paid money to committee functionaries.

Mr. Penn, who was contacted by an organization that aids Jewish prisoners, traveled to Bolivia last December to make a public appeal for Mr. Ostreicher’s release. Mr. Ostreicher was let out of prison on bail and confined to his home. But the authorities, who at the same time imprisoned more than a dozen officials on accusations of trying to extort Mr. Ostreicher’s assets, would not let him leave the country.

Frum Plants that won't grow where there is Wi-Fi

lepidium sativum plant

It's not difficult to understand the appeal of Wi-Fi. This revolutionary technology, which has been commercially available since 1999, eliminates cabling and wiring for computers, reduces cellular usage charges and allows us to connect to the Internet from anywhere with a signal. Despite these benefits, however, studies continue to show that the radiation generated by wireless routers is negatively affecting our health. In fact, the British activist website Stop Smart Meters recently published a list of 34 scientific studies demonstrating the adverse biological effects of Wi-Fi exposure, including studies linking it to headaches, reduced sperm count and oxidative stress.

The latest research into the dangers of Wi-Fi, though, comes from a surprisingly humble source: Five ninth grade female students from Denmark, whose science experiment revealed that wireless radiation is equally as devastating to plants.

Undeniable results

The experiment began when the five students realized that they had difficulty concentrating in school if they slept near their mobile phones the previous night. Intrigued by this phenomenon, the students endeavored to study the effects of cellphone radiation on humans. Unfortunately, their school prevented them from pursuing this experiment due to a lack of resources, so the students decided to test the effects of Wi-Fi radiation (comparable in strength to cellphone radiation) on a plant instead.

The girls placed six trays of Lepidium sativum seeds (a garden cress grown commercially throughout Europe) in a room without radiation, and an equal amount in a room next to two Wi-Fi routers. Over a 12-day period, they observed, measured, weighed and photographed the results. Even before the 12th day arrived, however, the end results were obvious: The cress seeds placed near the routers either hadn't grown or were completely dead, while the seeds placed in the radiation-free room had blossomed into healthy plants.

The experiment earned the five students top honors in a regional science competition. Moreover, according to a teacher at their school, Kim Horsevad, a professor of neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden was so impressed with the experiment that he is interested in repeating it in a controlled scientific environment.

You can help reduce your exposure to Wi-Fi radiation by following the advice in this article.

Turner who admitted raping a 14 year old boy 7 times, violates probation, but will probably walk!

A state judge has found a Monsey sex offender violated portions of his probation, opening

the door for a jail or prison sentence on a felony charge.

Moishe Turner, 60, failed to notify his probation officer about a car he was driving and had entered a Viznitz Hasidic girl’s school which was being used for a wedding on July 25, state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly found.

Kelly, however, dismissed a probation charge that Turner violated an order of protection prohibiting him from being within 500 feet of his victim. Turner was invited to the wedding and the young man was there helping out, but there was no evidence he came into contact with Turner.

Kelly scheduled sentencing on the probation violations for Jan. 7. Turner could be jailed or allowed to serve out his 10-year probation.

District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said his office will likely recommend jail time but no final decision had been made. Prosecutors want jail time.

Turner’s lawyers, Kenneth Gribetz and Deborah Wolikow-Loewenberg, will ask Kelly to maintain probation. Gribetz called the charges technical violations, noting school buildings in the Hasidic community are used for weddings and Turner didn’t know the young man was at the celebration.

“We’re hopeful the judge will extend his probation rather than send this man to prison or jail,” Gribetz said.

Turner was sentenced to 10 years probation on his Jan. 18 guilty plea to second-degree criminal sex act, which could have brought him seven years in prison. 

He admitted to having sex with the 14-year-old boy seven times in July 2011.

Rabbi Wallerstein knows a lot about Zumba dancing says that it will cause women to become prostitutes and "pole dancers"

Pole dancer expert Rabbi Wallerstin

I must be living under a rock. I didn't know anything about "Zumba" or "pole dancers," and believe me I have been around the block, but Rabbi Wallerstein seems to be a "bukie" (expert) in lady dances!
He knows that these dances will lead them to be whores!
"Zumba becomes a pole (?), a pole becomes prostitution and then you will lose all your children." Wallerstein said.
 He called Zumba dancers "Monkeys in the jungle."

Rabbi Wallerstein, how do you know so much about this?

He rants about non-jewish music.... 
What does Jewish music mean? Most of the ancient chassidic music that we all love, is non-jewish music ...
but let's not get off on a tangent, let's listen to this new "cult" leader!

Listen to this crazy insane rant! Move to 39:00 on the video

No Winner Friday, Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps To $550 Million

One of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history climbed even higher Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $425 million top Mega Millions prize.

With the Friday the 13th drawing failing to produce any winner lucky enough to claim the fifth-biggest jackpot ever, officials raised the amount to $550 million for Tuesday’s drawing. That now ranks as the fourth-biggest.

Paula Otto, the Virginia Lottery’s executive director and Mega Millions’ lead director, told The Associated Press early Saturday that she expects the amount to rise even higher before the drawing. It could approach or surpass the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever claimed, $656 million in March 2012. Had someone won Friday, it would have been that game’s second-highest prize.

“We’ve never had a jackpot at this level in December leading into the holidays,” Otto said. “If we keep rolling, we could well be at a billion dollars going into Christmas.”

But each time the lottery fails to produce a jackpot, as it now has 21 straight times on this run, the pot gets even larger. That increases the number of tickets sold while decreasing the chances that nobody will win.

Otto said after $167 million in sales of mostly $1 tickets since the previous drawing on Tuesday, the odds of someone picking all the winning numbers Friday were about 50-50. They’ll almost certainly be even higher next Tuesday and even higher in subsequent drawings should the jackpot still go unclaimed.

A winner from Friday night’s drawing would have had a cash option of $228 million before taxes. The winning numbers were: 19-24-26-27-70, Mega Ball: 12.

Although nobody hit the biggest prize, nine people nabbed $1 million prizes for matching the first five numbers. Those tickets were sold in Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey and two apiece in Florida, Michigan and New York, Otto said.

Earlier Friday, Otto said sales were 40 percent ahead of projections, prompting officials to boost the jackpot to the jackpot from $400 million to $425 million.

Sarah Andrews, 35, of Madrid, Iowa, purchase one Mega Millions ticket Friday morning. The infrequent player took the automated Easy Pick option.

“I feel that my odds are so low anyway, it doesn’t really matter,” said the IT specialist. “I only buy a ticket to get a dollar’s worth of entertainment.”

A major game revamp to Mega Millions in October — aimed at growing bigger jackpots in a shorter amount of time — decreased the odds of a person winning the top prize to about 1 in 259 million. It was previously about 1 in 176 million, nearly the same odds as winning the Powerball jackpot. Still, the cost for a chance at winning millions with Mega Millions is just $1.

“In some ways we’re in uncharted territory because we have this new matrix,” Otto said. “... How wonderful that the changes seem to be working immediately to get us bigger jackpots.”

It also gave ticket buyers a chance to daydream — at least until the drawing dashed their hopes of striking it rich.

“It would change my life, absolutely,” said Barbara Cooper, who bought two tickets Friday at a New Orleans convenience store. “We still have children in college, so that would help out immensely.”

Frum people won't be able to gamble in this Maryland Casino, No Kippot allowed!

The Maryland live Casino has a dress code, and it contains wording that would prohibit a guy with a kippot to gamble in their casino....
They don't allow not tznisdik attire either!
I highlighted in red the "offending" rule!

Management reserves the right to refuse entry to any person, at any time, for any reason at their sole discretion.

Managament Respons/Planned Action(s): The dress code posted on this website and at the entrances to the facility will be updated to reflect the recent changes (i.e. the lifting of the restriction on bags, backpacks, and electronic devices).

General Guideline

• Hats
  • No brimless headwear is allowed (bandanas, skullcaps, etc.).
  • No scarves that cover the face.
• Shirts
  • No extra-long shirts.
  • No sleeveless tops/shirts for men.  
  • No shirts that the management considers vulgar, offensive, or otherwise likely to cause a disturbance.
  • Clothing made with offensive material, (i.e. transparent).
• Pants
  • No extra-long shorts (that fall below mid-calf).
  • No excessively low or baggy pants such that a person’s undergarments or buttocks are exposed.
• Footwear
  • Footwear must be worn at all times.
  • No baseball, golf, or football cleats.
• Bags / Backpacks
  • No duffle bags or back packs.
  • No suitcases or gym bags.
  • All other bags that are allowed, but deemed questionable, (including large purses) are subject to search prior to entering the establishment. However, individuals are free to refuse the bag search and enter the establishment without the questionable bag.
• Miscellaneous
  • Dress code will be strictly enforced.
  • Clothing must not be excessively torn, dirty, tattered, or emit an unpleasant odor.
  • No gang or motorcycle colors.
  • No wallets with chains.
  • No laser pointers.
  • No video cameras.
  • No bicycle chains or locks.
  • No weapons of any kind.
  • No outside food.
  • No beverages of any kind, allowed in or out.
  • No pets (unless they are service animals).
  • No laptops, two-way radios or other prohibited electronic devices.
  • All foreign IDs, including passports must be readable.
  • Intoxicated persons, or the like, are banned from premises.

Boro Park Mourns Beloved Tzedaka Collector

Several hundred people gathered outside the Satmar Shul on 53rd Street in Borough Park tonight for the levaya of a long time tzedaka collector who was a fixture in local shuls.

R’ Yehoshua Mordechai Kahana died this afternoon after succumbing to serious internal injuries sustained when he was hit by a bicycle on Shabbos as he was crossing the street at 13th Avenue and 53rd Street, just yards from his own home.

R’ Kahana had no children and was believed to be 83 years old at the time of his petira.  A diminutive man who suffered from Parkinson’s disease and had difficulty walking, R’ Kahana made the rounds of local shuls daily as he collected money for widows and orphans.

“His mission in life was to support almonos and yesomim and for the last forty or fifty years he collected for tzedaka every day even though walking was hard for him,” Shamshi Segedin, who sat several rows behind R’ Kahana in shul, told VIN News.

“He went around every morning collecting tzedaka in batei medrashim and at night he would go to chasanas to collect money,” added another mispallel at the Satmar Shul.  “Thursday nights he would go almonos and give them money he had collected for them.  His whole life he didn’t need anything for himself.”

According to some sources, its estimated that R’ Kahana, who would go from person to person collecting dollar bills, would raise approximately a quarter of a million dollars annually for tzedaka, with much of the funds raised distributed in Israel.

“He was frail, not tall,  I don’t even know that he reached a height of five foot one or five foot two and looking at him you would have no expectations.  But he was just non-stop and kept on going. It was mind boggling.”

Originally from Tzefas, R’ Kahana came to America approximately forty years ago for medical reasons and shortly after his arrival here, doctors successfully treated him for a brain tumor.

“Baruch Hashem they were matzliach and he got these extra years,” said the acquaintance from the Satmar Shul.  “The only thing he did in his life after that was collect tzedaka and learn, day and night.”

Kiryas Joel separates little boys and girls in park funded with Tax-payer funds, lawsuit claims

In a world gone crazy, satmar chassidim, according to this lawsuit,took tax-payer funds to build a park that separates little children by gender.....

Boys park ahead

Girls Park

I think that Chassidishe Males and females shouldn't get married .... after all how can a man be with a women????

Nothing good will come out of this sickness! It will breed more pedophiles and molesters!

A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel for allegedly refusing to disclose public information about how a gender-segregated park was built.

The New York Civil Liberties Union says a public park cannot be gender-segregated, and they believe it was possibly built illegally with taxpayer money.

If the claims are true the NYCLU says this would be the first case of a gender-segregated public park in the history of the United States.

Frum lady runs off with Muslim construction guy, leaves husband and children

A Haredi family was shocked after a married mother of many children ran off with a Muslim construction worker.

The Beitar Illit Haredi family disintegrated when their mother suddenly disappeared without warning.

“As a yeshiva student, even in my darkest dreams I never imagined this happening,” the woman’s husband said.

It all began when the couple decided to remodel their home. The couple made some ​​inquiries, sought out prices and recommendation from their friends, and they finally chose an Israeli Arab construction worker to remodel their home.

While the construction worker worked on remodeling the home, the yeshiva student continued to go to yeshiva during the day while leaving the worker alone with his wife.

After a week, the worker finished the construction job.

Three weeks after the completion of the renovation, the husband saw an incoming text message on his wife’s cellphone. It read: "When are you coming?" The husband was shocked to see that the sender of the message was the Arab construction worker.

The man confronted his wife. That is when she told him that she decided to leave with the work.

"It was like the sky fell on me," the husband said. "She left home for a month and a half, leaving all the kids with me, and went with the worker somewhere outside Israel. Suddenly, after a month and a half, she returned home. She told me: ‘I came back because of the children,’” the husband said.

“We now live together just for the sake of the children,” the man added.

Today's World leaders at a funeral,and this picture was taken before Obama shook the hand of Castro, a blood thirsty murderer

Prime Ministers of England and Denmark with Obama, look at Michelle

look at Michelle's expression!

Message to the Israelis: Draft them all!

Look at this disturbing photo and tell me that the guy holding the rope shouldn't be drafted!

This picture was taken outside IDF prison 6 on Monday! What message is this idiot giving to the world?

That hanging is preferable to the Army?

I dont think Moshe Rabbeinu looked at it this way? He drafted all males with few exceptions; 
learning in yeshivah wasn't one of them!

So I can hear you now  parrot your Rabbis and blabber that the soldiers by Moshe Rabbeinu were big Tzaddikim.... 
to that I respond with two answers:

1) If you believe that, then you are an apikoras, a heretic! Because  your  belief is that the  Torah is telling an historic tale and is totally irrelevant in our times!
But G-d fearing people who believe that Hashem gave the Torah to  teach lessons for all generations, believe that this lesson of being drafted in the army applies today as well.. 
but if you pick and choose which story is a tale and which one is a lesson for generations, then why do you believe in anything the Torah tells us? Who chooses to what is relevant and what is not?

2) The soldier in Moshe's army neeeded the Parsha of Yefas Toar, this was a very clear indication that they weren't such big tzaddikim, they were humans unlike the characters in the Artscroll biographies!

During the Holocaust, The New York Times put the murder of Jews in 1942 on page 6 while putting Tennis Shoes and Canned Fruits on the front page of the same issue!

Price is not final

Consumers are not aware of all their credit card benefits, experts say.

Many credit-card issuers, including Discover, Citi and MasterCard, offer consumers price-matching, in which they refund the difference in price should a customer buy an item and then find it for a lower price later on.

Discover says it will refund the difference up to $500 if a customer finds his or her item at a lower price within 90 days of making a Discover-card purchase.

Citi says it will refund the difference in price up to $250 per item, within 30 days of the purchase.

And MasterCard says it will refund up to $250, but within 60 days.

Experts say that a lot of consumers have cards that offer this service and don’t even realize it.

Ben Woolsey, marketing director for CreditCards.com, estimates that less than 1 percent of consumers who have the perk know about it.

“Cardmembers just aren’t aware of it and rarely, if ever, make claims,” Woolsey says.

Is R' Yisroel Dovid Schlesinger protecting the serial rapist Moshe Turner?

Convicted rapist Moshe Turner

What is going on????

This blogger has received reliable information that the respected Rav and Baal Darshan, R’ Yisroel Dovid Schlesinger wants Moshe Turner to walk!

Rav Schlesinger is a Talmid Chochom and has a tremendous following in the Monsey community. If this Rav is fighting to keep an admitted convicted sexual rapist out of jail, then why are we surprised when we learn that our youth is turning away from our holy institutions and sacred religion?

If Moshe Turner would have damaged or defaced Sifrei Torah in Rav Schlesinger's shul, I have no doubt that Rav Schlesinger would have instructed his blind sheep  to immediately hand him over to the Police, 

but since Turner only raped countless innocent living “sifrei torah”, Rav Schlesinger is advocating actively that this menuvel and rodef Turner, walk the streets of Monsey to continue his animalistic instincts to rape and abuse more victims.

Why does Rav Schlesinger have compassion for Turner but no compassion for his victims? The Talmud states “whoever pities the cruel, will eventually be cruel to those who need pity”.

Rav Schlesinger's shiurim are full of mussar, why doesn't he ever speak about people who dress like humans but act like animals?

Dare we keep quiet? Are we going to continue attending Rav Schlesinger's shiurim when he does not care about our children?

Dear readers, anyone reading this article who continues to go on with his or her life, and doesn't pick up a phone to call 

Rav Schlesinger (845) 425-0063

 expressing outrage over this atrocity, is guilty of rape and abuse just like Turner!

Are we waiting for more children to hang themselves? Are we waiting until this ‑ G-D forbid ‑ hits home?

Call Rabbi Schlesinger and ask him, if he is really advocating that Turner walk the streets? Does he want his grandchildren near Turner?"

Don’t be soft on him, be firm and don’t let him beat around the bush. . . tell him “we had enough”. 

If he tells you that he has Turner under control, remind him of what he always preaches “Ain Aptropos L’aroyos”, which loosely translated means “when it comes to sexual matters no one is to be trusted. 

Rav Schlesinger has all kinds of Takonos in his shul . . . 

one cannot make a hot kiddush in his shul, 

it is not OK to feed your friends potato kugel in his shul when you make a simcha . . . etc., etc. 

but it's perfectly OK to have rapists walking the hallways of his shul on Dolson and on the streets of Monsey unfettered!

Schvartza "Moshiach" Mandela was an enemy of Israel, video

Citing a litany of anecdotal evidence,
 Italian journalist Giulio Meotti said in a Friday op-ed that Nelson Mandela legacy paints him as an “enemy of the Israeli people” and an “enabler of anti-Semitic terrorism.”

ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.com reports that Meotti uses Mandela’s own words in stating his case, harkening back often to Mandela’s longstanding claim that “those who are the enemies of the Jews” were not necessarily “his enemies.”

 Meotti writes that in 1990, “Mandela likened Israel to a ‘terrorist state’ and declared that ‘we do not regard the PLO as a terrorist organization. If one has to refer to any parties as a terrorist state, one might refer to the Israeli government because they are the people who are slaughtering defenseless and innocent Arabs in the occupied territories.”

 Further, “In 1999 Mandela supported the Palestinian Arab use of violence. With Arafat seated next to him in Gaza, Mandela declared: ‘All men and women with vision choose peace rather than confrontation, except in cases where we cannot proceed, where we cannot move forward. Then if the only alternative is violence, we will use violence,’”

 Meotti writes. In closing, Meotti states, “Nelson Mandela might be a symbol of goodness for many, but for Israel’s Jews he has been an enabler of anti-Semitism!

20 year old frum lady from Midwood, latest "Knockout" victim

knockout victim from previous assault

A 20 year old young woman from Borough Park was the city’s latest knockout assault victim, after being attacked this afternoon in broad daylight as she walked to visit a friend in Flatbush.

The attack took place this afternoon at 2:45 PM on MacDonald Avenue between Bay Parkway and Avenue M, according to newly elected City Council member Chaim Deutsch founder of Flatbush Shomrim.

“She saw an individual walking towards her and felt nervous,” Deutsch told VIN News.  “As he passed by her the victim said that she felt relieved that nothing had happened and that was when he struck her with a blow to the back of the head.”

As the young woman fell to the ground, her attacker fled.  The young woman got up and continued on to her destination, which was on nearby E3rd Street in Flatbush.  The victim contacted Shomrim after Shabbos, who urged her to call 911 and to file a police report.

“I have spoken with the 66th precinct and asked them to beef up patrols and to do everything possible to protect the area,” said Detusch.  “I also reached out to Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels and shared my concerns, asking him to patrol the area, especially on Shabbos and to continue being visible in the area.”

Both Deutsch and Assemblyman Dov Hikind were among those who paid a visit to the victim who was not seriously injured in the attack. Hikind described the young woman as “very slight and very sweet.”

“You just take one look at her and say why on earth would anyone want to bother someone like her?” asked Hikind.  “A 20 year old girl?  A 78 year old woman? A 72 year old woman?  Your heart goes out to this girl when you look at her and it is mind boggling to imagine the cowardice it takes to walk over to a young girl and punch her in the head.”

Deutsch advised all area residents to avoid walking alone, if possible, to walk in well populated areas, and to be aware of their surroundings at all times.

Hikind urged any potential victims to call the authorities immediately if they are attacked, even on Shabbos.

“Halachically, I have been told that you have every right to do so if something like this takes place.  Who knows, maybe if this had been reported immediately we could have gotten this guy.”

Hikind also continued to advocate for the use of video cameras as a valuable security measure.

“We have been talking about putting them up for a long time,” said Hikind.  “At least now maybe it will finally happen.  In cases like this, video cameras can do a lot of good.

by Sandy Eller of VIN”