Comments on: Tzfat: Police Overreact to Civil Complaint

By: lazerc

lazerc — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:14:58 +0000

I live in Jerusalem and they play this music so loud that when it starts it frightens me and hurts my ears. The ‘music’ is distorted and not clear. I have complained but they think they are doing a BIG mitzvah – but in reality they are most likely mazikim.
The makor for this stupidity is in shulcan orech where it states that they would blow a shofar erev shabbos. But a shofar is not so loud and does not last that long as a loud speaker next to your house.
I can understand some one calling the police since also suffer much from it.

By: yehudayona

yehudayona — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:37:52 +0000

This article is confused and confusing. It starts out saying he plays music on Shabbos. Presumably it’s supposed to say erev Shabbos. “Police arrived at his time”? He refused to show his identity card because Shabbos had already begun — so wasn’t the music shut off by that time?

I also don’t understand what gives anyone the right to blast music to the neighbors at any time. When my non-Jewish neighbors blast music, I call the cops (not that they do anything!). How is this situation different?

By: lkwdmama

lkwdmama — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:38:24 +0000

What would the Mishtara do if they lived here in America and their non-Jewish neighbors were blaring their disgusting music at all hours? Answer: Probably nothing. So, why must they treat their brother like garbage? Answer: I wish I knew.
In America police brutality isn’t tolerated, but in Israel it’s the norm. What a shame.

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:30:20 +0000

In seems like both sides could have handled the situation differently. There is no reason why a yid needs to blare music from outdoor speakers eruv shabbos. How does this contribute to kovod shabbos when the neigbors hate it and call the police. At the same time, it seems like the policeman responding to the complaint should have used a bit more discretion and simply cut the wires to the speaker without arresting the guy in front of his family. How about a bit of respect on BOTH sides. Over the long term, this new “minhag” of blaring music should be banned, whether it be evuv shabbos or from a mosque at 5:30 in the morning.