Comments on: Yeshiva Expansion Proposal Under Fire in Cortlandt

By: sstern

sstern — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:00:04 +0000

I live in the Town of Cortlandt, not far from the Yeshiva. I am Jewish, an attorney and supportive of the Yeshiva’s goals and town application.

If the Yeshiva or its existing attorney wants to contact me for assistance (or even keep me in the loop about activity on this issue), I can be contacted at sharon.stern@troutmansanders.com

By: justtoletyouknow

justtoletyouknow — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:27:33 +0000

I WAS A TALMID THERE AND AM STILL EXTREMELY CLOSE WITH THE DAY TO DAY OCCURANCES WITH THE YESHIVA. YES IT IS PEEKSKILL YESHIVA WICH I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY YW COULDNT WRITE THAT. THEY ARE GOING THRU A VERY TOUGH SITUATION WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENCES THAT LIVE THERE LOCALLY, (NEBACH MOST OR ACTUALLY ALMOST ALL ARE FRYEH YIDDEN) WHO ARE OPPOSED FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TRAFFIC IN THE AREA CAUSED BY THE YESHIVA OR BY ANY ONE IN THTA MATTER THE YESHIVA HAS ABOUT 6-7 PEOPLE THAT COME THERE DAILY BY CAR PULL IN ONCE AND LEAVE (SOME OF THE HANHALA LIVE ON CAMPUS)

I DONT GET WHY YW ISNT BACKING THE YESHIVA OR ATLEAST SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE YESHIVA WHICH HAS NOW BORUCH HASHEM WELL OVER 210 TALMIDIM THE OIYLAM HAYESHIVA SHPULD DO WHAT THEY CAN ATTEND THE HEARINGS AND WHATEVER OTHER PETITIONING OR FINANACES THIS CHASHUV MOSAD HAS.

R’ ELYA SHLITA HIS FAMILY AND ALL THE HANHALLA SHOULD BE BACKED BY EVERY YESHIVA ROSH YESHIVA OR ANYONE THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME INPUT FINANCIALLY OR WHATEVER THEY MAY HAVE TO HELP OUT THIS MOSAD WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAS TALMIDIM FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

P.S. I HOPE YW PUTS SOMTHING IN TO CHANGE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND DONT KNOW ABOUT THIS YEHIVA IN PEEKSKILL ITS NOT JUST SOME LITTLE NOTHING IN CORTLAND LIKE YOU ARE MAKING IT SOUND.

FROM A TALMID WHO CARES

YW Editor Responds: YW was unaware that this was Peekskill Yeshiva, and if you would have looked carefully before the article starts it says “From the Journal News”.

If the Yeshiva would like to counter the Journal News, kindly have the yeshiva email us with all the facts & we will be more thank happy to post it.

By: klurre kup

klurre kup — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:38:42 +0000

it behooves these talmidim and the hanhala of the yeshiva to act with the utmost respect to these people who’s town it is.

Comment by Heshy

besides that the talmidim treat the town with much respect the claim is comlpetly false as you will say so yourself.

some of the claims

-the students come back drunk late friday night from manhattan after hangging out at the bars there.

-the rabbeyim bring packages from brooklyn containing drugs

-and so on
personal note : the yeshiva is one of the most amazing top noch yeshivas in america
headed by the most devoted rosh yeshiva

By: nuchayid

nuchayid — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:29:16 +0000

This Is the great Yeshiva in Peekskill NY that i was so lucky to attend.
The story is that the yeshivah wants to get a sewer system extension done and the locals believe a sewer system will cause more people to move in and make it less suburban.

The false alarms of the fire department are mostly caused by a leaky roof and the fire alarm gets tripped by a soaked sensor

we should stand behind this yeshivah all the way

By: Reb_Motcha

Reb_Motcha — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:47:45 +0000

Where is Cortland?

By: Heshy

Heshy — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:49:17 +0000

Some time these ‘neighborly’ complaints are unfounded. Nevertheless it behooves these talmidim and the hanhala of the yeshiva to act with the utmost respect to these people who’s town it is.

By: cherryhillbilly

cherryhillbilly — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:06:21 +0000

Its a great Yeshiva we need more such yeshivos or at least to support their expansion to accomodate more bachurim. The Rosh Yeshiva is as devoted as is humanly possible & then some.