Comments on: Egged Arrangement on Motzei Shabbos at the Kosel Comes to an End

By: brooklynhocker

brooklynhocker — Wed, 28 May 2014 20:01:42 +0000

Takahmash- ( why am I even responding???) because most chareidim don’t have cars and rely heavily on the bus system. That and the fact that a bus ride is almost 6 shekels and a monthly pass pays for itself with 40 rides. I think it’s safe to assume that if Egged were to charge for that first bus from the kossel they would be empty, because a taxi wouldn’t cost much more. (Remember these people walked to the kossel so it’s also assumed that most don’t live a great distance away, hence the taxi fare not being astronomically more)

By: Arye

Arye — Wed, 28 May 2014 16:03:52 +0000

#20 & 21 are 100% right. Most people were under the impression that Egged was very nice and allowed them to go home for free. There were no signs ever that it’s not so. Maybe they were nice one upon a time and it was free until the chilonim started showing their true colors, thanks to Bennett and Lapid, and ganging up on charedim and making up lies and stories.

By: jew yorker

jew yorker — Wed, 28 May 2014 15:13:54 +0000

“Everybody knows the chareidim are 100% honest.”

I’m as much for dan lkaf zechus as the next guy (ok, maybe not charlie hall) but that’s taking the concept to the extreme and reaching an absurd conclusion.

By: takahmamash

takahmamash — Wed, 28 May 2014 15:12:37 +0000

To those who are claiming that the majority of frum bus riders have a monthly pass – on what are you basing your claim? Did you take a survey?

By: agutyar

agutyar — Wed, 28 May 2014 14:49:17 +0000

Everybody knows that the Chereidim are %100 honest so why are you jumping to conclusions that they are not? Why should you believe Egged, who has a very good reason to lie in order to besmirch the Chereidi community.

Furthermore, no one ever knew that they had to pay and Egged didn’t have to wait so many years to tell them.

Also, the overwhelming majority have monthly bus passes so Egged lost nothing on those people.

The entire government is united in trying to make life as difficult for the Chereidim as possible and that’s the only reason for this lasted gezeira.

By: brooklynhocker

brooklynhocker — Wed, 28 May 2014 12:20:04 +0000

Smfg3- stop making believe that you are a buki b’halacha. Was there a sign posted? Did a statement ever come out that Egged losses hundreds of thousands of shekels on this bus? The answer is no! If Yeshivah world all of the sudden said that every post you place on their website technically cost them storage space, would you hand over $100 in back charges for all the narishkit you post? Well, now you know- so don’t post anymore or pay up. My point is sometimes the cost of doing business negates the actual operating cost. If egged wants to change their policy -fine, but don’t make believe that it’s being changed because chareidim aren’t paying.

By: Rebbe Yid

Rebbe Yid — Wed, 28 May 2014 10:59:50 +0000

Once the whole biometric database is up and running, they could scan everyone’s retina or fingerprint or whatever when they board, and send them a bill.

By: a good Jew

a good Jew — Wed, 28 May 2014 07:28:23 +0000

Come on bklynmom, what’s so hard to understand just pay double when you get on a bus or pay and get off!!

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Wed, 28 May 2014 01:27:24 +0000

Where would u pay for this so called free trip? Any bus driver during the week? At the Central station? An unknown policy is now over!!

By: joe shmoe

joe shmoe — Wed, 28 May 2014 00:38:37 +0000

Realisticguy. 100% correct. I was in israel a long time ago and everybody knew the first bus is free. This is #1 miscommunication, #2 a great opportunity to bash and throw the haredis under the bus. First you have busses for free, then after a couple of years you change the story to make them villians and thieves. Disgusting self hating anti semites in this israeli government. One thing is sure, they will be riding for free to hell soon. Hashem knows the evil and has his ways to deal with them.