Comments on: Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh of Bayswater Dormitory Held Up at Gunpoint

By: jewboy69

jewboy69 — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:36:11 +0000

hello there judges, i was actually the one who had the gun pointed at my neck. yes i opened the door to try to help someone out. was it the right thing to do? in retrospect, no. but you know what they say…hindsight is 20/20, but not for you. Youve never made the wrong decision. So mister torahumada, its easy to say what you would of done had you been there just like everyone else who told me they would have performed ju jitsu to disarm the assailant, but you werent.

however, thank G-d i and my friends are ok with only material losses. so in the end, things worked out ok. it was an experience, albeit a bad one, but nonetheless, something to learn from. so once again thank god no one was hurt. if you have any more questions feel free to email me at EDITED.

By: Chacham Einer

Chacham Einer — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:11:16 +0000

#5, you make a valid point regarding the need to beef up security, however, you then go on to question what some of the bochrim were doing up at 1:30 and you assume that “they are up to all hours of the morning.”

How about being dan l’kaf z’chus (judging them favorably), and assuming instead that they were on their way to bed at that time? If shacharis starts at 7:30 AM or even 8:00 AM, that would give them close to six hours sleep, which is fine. As to what they were doing? Again, judge favorably and assume they are masmidim and were learning.

We should all judge others favorably, especially now just before Yom Kippur, which will help us be to receive a favorable judgement!

By: coke

coke — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:48:51 +0000

this is so sad to read! Poor boys! I wish those crooks would all just leave the poor yeshiva bochurim alone! And to the boys- stay safe!

By: YITZCHOKY

YITZCHOKY — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:35:49 +0000

Why can’t they be up; Maybe learning, having a soda or
going to the bathroom. I understand the question if they were walking the street but they were in their dorm

By: Torahumada

Torahumada — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:27:33 +0000

Maybe this will lead yeshivas to actually have security. Maybe locks that lock, security guards, official policies about opening the door when strangers are there, how about not opening the door to strangers at 1:30 AM, stupid.

Also, what where they doing up at 1:30. How are they supposed to be awake for learning the next day if they are up to all hours of the morning.

By: Mister Ploni

Mister Ploni — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:14:36 +0000

Robbing a yeshiva? These crooks are really stupid. Why would yeshiva bochrim have any significant amounts of cash. If you have to go to jail rob a bank! Tipshim!!

By: zionflag

zionflag — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:57:59 +0000

Find the crooks immediately and prosecute to the nth degree.

By: yishtabach shemo

yishtabach shemo — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:21:59 +0000

I heard one of the boys who was held up was also held up in the robbery in lakewood about 5 months ago

By: mark levin

mark levin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:01:59 +0000

HANG THE CROOKS!