Comments on: UPDATED – Frum Man Stabbed Overnight in Lakewood

By: Oh vays mir

Oh vays mir — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:48:46 +0000

Do it the Israeli way. If the perp lives in an investers house call a bulldoser.

By: ZeitBsimcha

ZeitBsimcha — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:52:14 +0000

To #27-dave375….The letter is posted on this site now. Check it out. Don’t worry, everyone will find a reason why it does not pertain to them. I’m surprised that the “investors” haven’t flown out to Israel and demonstrated at R’ Eliyasiv Shlit”a’s home!! V’hameivin Yavin! The dollar is more important than anything a Gadol would have to say….right? Mamish a disgrace!!

By: ObservantJew

ObservantJew — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:36:24 +0000

Since it is so easy to make an Issur & call it a Takanah, why not do the following:
1) Make it Asur to own investment properties in Lakewood. The only property one is allowed to own in Lakewood is where he lives.
2)All properties that are to be sold or rented should be done through the Vaad Hakohol. This second point is already in effect in Ofakim for many years.

By: dave375

dave375 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:13:27 +0000

Zeit Bsimcha,
Where is this letter from Rav Eliyashiv and what does it say?

By: faigerayzel

faigerayzel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:33:07 +0000

bs”d

Do the people in Lakewood know that if there will be an Arab State in the heart of Eretz Yisroel the lives of hundreds of thousands of Jews are in danger. No different than Sderot. How is that connected to the recent attacks in Lakewood and Crown Heights you may ask?

Perhaps, the rise of antisemitism and hate crimes based on race is correlated to the rise Islamic fundamentalism in African American communities. Appeasing Islamic fundamentalism has empowered hate crimes all over the world and has been a factor in the rise of antisemitism.

What is the point of learning all the mesachtos on property rights while not speaking out regarding the total disregard to property rights by the gov’t of Israel towards the residents of Gush Katif. I just read that these farmers are obligated to pay off their Arab workers for having lost their jobs due to the expulsion. I also understand that they have to pay off their mortgage. Their compensation no where reflects the value of their homes and their parnassa. Not to mention the tremendous emotional pain and suffering that is as raw as it was when the expulsion happened. Where is Lakewood’s voice of sharing in their brothers pain in Eretz Hakodesh?

Will Lakewood take any concrete action to do anything to prevent another Gush Katif in Judea and Samaria other than a call to say tehillim? Isn’t hishtadlus the halacha alongside Tefilla? Does it take more incidences of antisemitism to wake up Lakewood from their dream of insularity of the evils of the world.

Let us be deserving of G-d’s protection by not allowing our fellow Jews life to be hefker.

This is a call for the Rabbanim to validate the struggle of the settlers and publicly state our entitlement to the Land.

By: MRMR

MRMR — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:08:14 +0000

LCSPis a great concept. The question is,is it being implemented properly. I can’t imagine that they have an over abundance of volunteers clamoring to join. Yet I know three people who sent in applications and where never contacted! One fellow even sent his app. in two times. It seems that there needs to be a better organizational system put in place. Don’t get me wrong,kudos to LCSP! Its a tremendous chesed that they perform. Perhaps they are short on administrative staff. Anyone wanna volunteer? Refuah Sheliema.

By: smart2

smart2 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:56 +0000

Wow what a comment from the vaad and what r they doing about it

By: cholent lover

cholent lover — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:11:27 +0000

civilian patrol works. Baltimore is one of the safest frum kehillos in the country because of the NWCP. l’maisa it’s proven it works. The frum volunteers are not in harms way- they are simply the eyes and ears of the police. they do not make any arrests. they drive around patroling and notify the police when there is a concern. there is one patrol car that shuttles around an officer so that he can be there within minutes. if you want to be safe, start a patrol and stop kvetching about paying taxes that should be covering this. no matter how many cops are out there, it does not compare to having fellow yidden who care about the kehilla patroling it.

By: ZeitBsimcha

ZeitBsimcha — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:58:14 +0000

What is going on in Lakewood these days is nothing short of an outrage. Firstly, to make a couple of bucks HUNDREDS of homes and apartments are rented out to people that none of these slumlords would ever have living anywhere near them. These people are committing crimes ranging from the petty to the violent. Letters from Gedolim and even the letter from Rav Eliyashiv Shlit”a that came out today will mean zero to these “investors” and will be pushed right under the rug. The culture of doing anything and everything to make a buck is a very sad tale on the state of affairs in Lakewood. Where is the adherance to Halacha? Where is the following of Mussar? Where is the Bein adam lachaveiro? What about the fact that there is now blood on these peoples hands and it could chas veshalom have been worse? Yes, it is true that downtown Lakewood is finished, dangerous & downright uncomfortable for anyone to walk after dark (and in the daytime too, actually), but it is really spreading quickly from there. It is time for some sort of leadership to step up. Unfortunately, what the Gadol Hador says is not going to mean much….Something is very wrong here..

By: ras18

ras18 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:24:56 +0000

civilian patrol well publicized and connected could help to stem this tide of racial tension hightened by the onslought of these three frum yeshivalite. also, until things are put into place, no bochur should walk by himself no matter how much a talmud chochim he may be . the gemorah says that a talmud chochim should not walk outside by himself at night, because of mashchisim whom are envious of them and wish to harm them.well, lakewood has known mashchisim in their midst, and no bochur should walk alone especially at night.