Brooklyn, NY – BQE Billboard Warns Jews That Manhattan Is Unkosher

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    File photo by Eli WohlBrooklyn, NY – “Dear Jew: You are entering a dangerous place. Shield your eyes.”

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    That’s the Hebrew-language text on a huge billboard that an Orthodox group has paid to post alongside a Brooklyn highway.

    The “dangerous place” is Manhattan. The danger isn’t specified, but it’s clear they’re not talking about muggings.

    Presumably directed at ultra-Orthodox Jews traveling to Manhattan for work, the billboard is sponsored by an organization called the Congregation of Yad Moshe, which appears to have ties to New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind.

    There’s no explanation on the stop sign red billboard, but the message is clear: Manhattan is unkosher. Stay in Brooklyn.


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    11 years ago

    Brooklyn is glatt kosher!

    post4
    post4
    11 years ago

    They pay rent for that. so they have the right to do whatever they want

    BenZvi
    BenZvi
    11 years ago

    Now you wake up? The billboard is down already for a week.
    Only to be replaced with 5 different Lipa poses.

    11 years ago

    They should have such posters also on the subway.

    Materetsky
    Materetsky
    11 years ago

    They are right. As someone (a woman) who spends a lot of time in Manhattan usually not be choice, I see disgusting things definitely not by choice. You have to look at the sidewalk sometimes!

    11 years ago

    Excellent idea! Brilliant! One of the best community services ever!!!! I am proud to be a frum jew!!!!!!! Next should be a sign that being honest is a minhag, maybe that will cause people to be straight!

    menachemwh
    menachemwh
    11 years ago

    Does anyone know the definition of chilul hashem anymore?

    missingpuzzlepiece
    missingpuzzlepiece
    11 years ago

    ye cause brooklyn is sooo kosher… NOT

    LouKay
    LouKay
    11 years ago

    The world is a dangerous place so are we supposed to live blindfolded?

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    11 years ago

    More wasted Yiddishe Gelt.

    UseYourHead
    UseYourHead
    11 years ago

    And tomorrow we’ll find out that Congregation Yad Moshe has commercial real estate interests in Brooklyn . . . (or maybe not, but this doesn’t smell right).

    NYC_er
    NYC_er
    11 years ago

    I did not see the sign anymore on Friday.

    YidelfromBP
    YidelfromBP
    11 years ago

    Why is VIN posting this so late?

    The Bill Boars is down already for 5 days?

    username
    username
    11 years ago

    Brooklyn’s no place for a frum Jew either.

    ISAAC
    ISAAC
    11 years ago

    Its time to stop these nonsense and shut up!! Its just enough what’s going on internally, no need to advertise all the mashigasen, its only increasing anti semetism, instead let the rabunim preach for the communitys (in the right way)

    Floridian
    Floridian
    11 years ago

    Maybe the sign is referring to the internet? No where on that billboard does it say Manhattan. Am I missing something?

    11 years ago

    whoever posted that sign paid (lots of $$$$) for it so who cares? we live in a free country and ad agencies are alive and well.

    11 years ago

    where did it say Manhattan on that sign? all it said was guard your eyes. if that’s important enough to someone to spend on, why should it bother anyone

    maffia
    maffia
    11 years ago

    18 very well said maskim utzum to you avu kumt arein mishkav zachor vitriol you must be one track minded or something you see a man and automatically think hes gay

    Member
    11 years ago

    Take a walk on the wild side.

    11 years ago

    I just passed by its not there anymore

    AYidela
    AYidela
    11 years ago

    Well I don’t know why you guys say its on the way to manhattan, I sew it when I was on the way to williamsburg

    mewhoze
    mewhoze
    11 years ago

    all those people who think that such a billboard is good or normal ought to move to the amish country. live without running water and electricity, without cars, cell phones , etc…i’ll take manhattan!

    clear-thinker
    clear-thinker
    11 years ago

    People should spend their money any way they want. Why their next sign might include a warning about the danger to young children posed by some frum men in Brooklyn.

    sane
    sane
    11 years ago

    Yet, they all go to Walmart in Monticello which is at least as bad.

    RachelJD
    RachelJD
    11 years ago

    Does anyone else see the irony of posting “shield your eyes” on a billboard adjoining a busy highway? I prefer that people keep their eyes on the road when they are behind the wheel. I wish that ANY and ALL billboards along busy roads could be prohibited so as to not cause drivers to take their eyes off the road to read a catchy advertising slogan. It only takes a minute for tragedy to happen. As far as “dangerous” Manhattan is concerned, I commuted into the city five days a week for twenty five years and despite all that went on, I’m still frum after all these years!!! If one’s inner character is strong, nothing outside can affect it.

    11 years ago

    Some commentators here are outright apikorsim. The Torah forbids staring at immodest dressed women and considers homosexuality a capital offense.

    SKoenig
    SKoenig
    11 years ago

    I dont understand what any of this has to do with Dov Hikind. Why does the article bother mentioning him at all?? Can someone please explain the connection?

    11 years ago

    We need to make use of the billboards. We need sighns sponsored by frum yidden against gays,evolution and other such issues. Also if the secular Israeli government seeks to draft yeshiva boys in August, let’s campaighn here against them. We frum yidden can outvote any supporters of Israel if they refuse to pressure Israel to stop harrassing the frummer in Israel. I think I will speak to some wealthy askunim here in Boro park for ad money.