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Lakewood, NJ - Yeshiva Student Struck Dies From Injuries

Published on:   Nov 09, 2008 at 07:20 PM
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Lakewood, NJ - Hatzolah responding to a serious motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian student who was struck on County Line Road and Cederview.

Lakewood Hatzolah is transporting the teenager to Jersey Shore Hospital with CPR in progress. The 16-year-old male victim is in tramatic arrest.

U/D: 02:05am

Boruch Dayan H'Emes, The teenage yeshiva student Eliyaha Goldworm the son of Rabbi Yisroel Goldworm, originally from Boro Park, Brooklyn, has just passed away.

The funeral is scheduled to first in Borough Park about 9:30am at Yeshiva Meor Hatalmud 1369 39th Street, and in the Lakewood Mesivta (on Kennedy Boulevard, Lakewood NJ) at 1:00pm.


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1

 Nov 09, 2008 at 08:14 PM a shreck Says:

I was there and it was not a pretty site. Rabboisai how many more wake up calls do we need? Entire county line blocked and hatzoloh where trying revive him. Dr pelz was there to and rabbi shenkolevsky. Every big med was there. Hashem yerachem

2

 Nov 09, 2008 at 08:12 PM Anonymous Says:

may we all have him in our prayers...refua sh'leima

3

 Nov 09, 2008 at 08:09 PM Anonymous Says:

I was just there, the road is still closed.
We have to daven for the driver also.
It must of happened at arroud 7.12 PM the driver was stainned with blinkers when I went by to maariv. The arround 7.14 Pm I saw Hatzolah cars comming, by the 7.35 after Maariv the whole road was closed.
The car seems to have struch the Bocher, smashed the windshield,and flung the Bochur into ythe bushes on the South side of Cedarview & West County Line.
I didn't notice the bochur in the bushes when I passed,& I heard they had to look for him, and took ten minutes to get his pulse back.

4

 Nov 09, 2008 at 08:42 PM Anonymous Says:

nebuch. refuos v'yesheous b'karuv, amen

5

 Nov 09, 2008 at 09:09 PM Anonymous Says:

patient unlikely condition

6

 Nov 09, 2008 at 09:36 PM Anonymous Says:

patient is hanging on by a thread please say tehillim

7

 Nov 09, 2008 at 09:29 PM me Says:

what is the meaning of "unlikely condition". i hope something good

8

 Nov 09, 2008 at 10:00 PM Anonymous Says:

name for tehillim please, besuros tovos

9

 Nov 09, 2008 at 09:49 PM Anonymous Says:

That Part Of The Road Dangerously Has No Sidewalk Something Must Be Done!

10

 Nov 09, 2008 at 10:29 PM Anonymous Says:

be mispalel for ALIUHI BEN CHAYA GITEL /critical condition

11

 Nov 09, 2008 at 10:25 PM Anonymous Says:

eliyahu ben chaya gittel is the boys name please daven

12

 Nov 09, 2008 at 10:36 PM Anonymous Says:

Be Mispalel for Eliyahu ben Chai Gittle,

13

 Nov 09, 2008 at 10:51 PM Anonymous Says:

no one ever survived traumatic arrest

14

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:02 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #13  
Anonymous Says:

no one ever survived traumatic arrest

Not sure what you mean. Are you trying to tell people not to daven? Please everyone be mispallel.

15

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:01 PM Anonymous Says:

To 13
That is an inappropriate comment. We are being mispallel for him and we hope he will survive and recover fully wuth Hashems help.

16

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:14 PM Anonymous Says:

to # 13, why is it that people these days have to be so pessimistic about everything? what ever happened to good old emunah and bitachone in hashem?! if you want to think that way, keep it to yourself. don't go and cause other people anguish by spreading ridiculously callous words!

17

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:11 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #13  
Anonymous Says:

no one ever survived traumatic arrest

there is a hakodesh baruch hu on the world and he decides who survives our job is to daven

18

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:09 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #13  
Anonymous Says:

no one ever survived traumatic arrest

that's not what matters. what matters is that we daven and hope for the best. why try to make people lose bitachon? what is the matter with you?

19

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:19 PM Anonymous Says:

what does treamutic arrest mean (not that it makes any difference but for the sake of curiosity here)

20

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:18 PM Anonymous Says:

Vos is neias please update his condition and is he is consious or not thanks b't

21

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:25 PM crazelte payes Says:

Can all u poeple take a tehilim instead of plapeling on this blog

22

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:37 PM Anonymous Says:

What was his family name & is there a levaya in Lakewood.

23

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:37 PM Anonymous Says:

baruch dayen haemes he comes from a very chosheve family. his parents are great people. hamokom yenachem eschem

24

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:43 PM kishke Says:

I'm broken and sad. I was there a minute after it happened and know the family. He wa s a outstanding talmid. Terrible

25

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:43 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #23  
Anonymous Says:

baruch dayen haemes he comes from a very chosheve family. his parents are great people. hamokom yenachem eschem

what was his last name?
was the peron driving also jewish?

26

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:46 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #19  
Anonymous Says:

what does treamutic arrest mean (not that it makes any difference but for the sake of curiosity here)

traumatic arrest is when the heart stops beating due to trauma

27

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:49 PM Anonymous Says:

ues driver was a hemish yid - sad

28

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:47 PM Anonymous Says:

I saw the driver was a local heimishe yungerman.
What is the family name please?

29

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:57 PM annonamys Says:

is in my nephews class he's an emeser iluy

30

 Nov 09, 2008 at 11:53 PM Anonymous Says:

Please post that he is still alive. I just spoke to the family in the hospital.

31

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:04 AM joe the baker Says:

As a friend of the driver I want to request from all readers and posters to refrain disscussing him because he is going trough a tough time now. Please respect his privacy and dignity and don't prejudge him especialy in his current matzav. Noone shall ever go trough such pain and suffering. All our hearts go out for the boys family and friends but let's not forget the drivers pain either. Hashem should help all of us. Please, don't smear anyone. Be don l'kaf zchus. It was a dark road and almost impossible to see anything. Hashem yerachem ulainy.

32

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:03 AM Anonymous Says:

what's the boys family name.

33

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM Anonymous Says:

Lets Do teshuva When Thing Like This Happen It Means Wake Up!

34

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:05 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #29  
annonamys Says:

is in my nephews class he's an emeser iluy

Your comment illustrates to us all what is wrong with Lakewood. And if he wasn't an illuy would it be any less sad or tragic? What's the difference?

35

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:09 AM Anonymous Says:

IS THE BOY ALIVE

36

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:13 AM Anonymous Says:

yes he is still alive continue davening for him he is in really serious condition

37

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:13 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #31  
joe the baker Says:

As a friend of the driver I want to request from all readers and posters to refrain disscussing him because he is going trough a tough time now. Please respect his privacy and dignity and don't prejudge him especialy in his current matzav. Noone shall ever go trough such pain and suffering. All our hearts go out for the boys family and friends but let's not forget the drivers pain either. Hashem should help all of us. Please, don't smear anyone. Be don l'kaf zchus. It was a dark road and almost impossible to see anything. Hashem yerachem ulainy.

100% right

38

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:16 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #35  
Anonymous Says:

IS THE BOY ALIVE

Yes he is alive and needs big Rachamei Shomayim. Let's all be mispallel for him.

39

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:15 AM Anonymous Says:

of course every yid is an oilam maleh but when someone is an illuy and a tzaddik as this bochur was the loss is that much greater

40

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:17 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #31  
joe the baker Says:

As a friend of the driver I want to request from all readers and posters to refrain disscussing him because he is going trough a tough time now. Please respect his privacy and dignity and don't prejudge him especialy in his current matzav. Noone shall ever go trough such pain and suffering. All our hearts go out for the boys family and friends but let's not forget the drivers pain either. Hashem should help all of us. Please, don't smear anyone. Be don l'kaf zchus. It was a dark road and almost impossible to see anything. Hashem yerachem ulainy.

No one is asking the drivers name, they are asking the boys name. Actually I was poster #3 here, & I said we have to daven for the driver too. I drive by at least 6 times a day, the street light was out. I asked one the chevras Hatzolah, to take care of the driver, who is devistated, he told me that was the next thing. I think he may also have left in a Haztolah members vehichle.Believe me no one is judging him leckaf choiv chas veshalom.He also needs our tefilos.

41

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:17 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #35  
Anonymous Says:

IS THE BOY ALIVE

Yes he is alive

42

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:19 AM joe the baker Says:

Sorry for bringing this up, I really don't want to blame anyone here, but just in general, for people familiar with lakewood, this hitchicking by anyone on forest ave (example) when bachurim stand in the middle of the road, and when you avoid them they go even deeper into the road to get the drivers attention, its soooo dangerous, and irresponsible. We have to stop this because its a recepy for tragedies chas veshulem. Pedestrian belong on sidewalks only! And lkwd needs a lot of improving regarding this. Drivers too have to slow down a bit. People racing down county line or central ave etc is to dangerous. The stmar reebe sz'l said if the speed limit is 60mph its our chiyuv to go 10 below since it was instated this way by goiyim that respect value of live less then us, so for sure not crossing the limit. Plese.

43

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:18 AM Anonymous Says:

#34 your comment to #29 illustrates what's wrong with you....you obviously have a real hatred towards Lakewood and to the yeshiva velt for that matter....its very apparent from your comment.shame on you!!!

44

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:22 AM Anonymous Says:

who is the boy?

45

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:22 AM Anonymous Says:

13, besides for the comment being incredibly insensitive its completely not true. i have personally brought back patients from traumatic arrest and they lived.

46

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:24 AM Anonymous Says:

will everybody undertake to reach out to our fellow Jews and in this zchus may
Eliyahu ben Chaya Gittel have a refuach shleima bkorov.
Please say tehillim. Kapital chuf gimel

47

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:24 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #41  
Anonymous Says:

Yes he is alive

There is usually a brocha associated with thinking someone is lo alaynu no longer with us only to find out that wasnt true.

Halivai that is the case here!

48

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:27 AM joe the baker Says:

Reply to nr 40: you are right but I wanted to make sure everyone should be sensetive to his problem too.
Btw I was there too and saw the broken light. But the fact is that even if it weren't broken it would NOT have done a thing because those lights are so dim and weak. Its like a lcd light. Meaningless and a waste of money.if you where there I'm sure you saw how hatzoloh where struggling with lights in order to light up the scene. Even goodman towing had to help with his flashlights etc.

49

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:27 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #42  
joe the baker Says:

Sorry for bringing this up, I really don't want to blame anyone here, but just in general, for people familiar with lakewood, this hitchicking by anyone on forest ave (example) when bachurim stand in the middle of the road, and when you avoid them they go even deeper into the road to get the drivers attention, its soooo dangerous, and irresponsible. We have to stop this because its a recepy for tragedies chas veshulem. Pedestrian belong on sidewalks only! And lkwd needs a lot of improving regarding this. Drivers too have to slow down a bit. People racing down county line or central ave etc is to dangerous. The stmar reebe sz'l said if the speed limit is 60mph its our chiyuv to go 10 below since it was instated this way by goiyim that respect value of live less then us, so for sure not crossing the limit. Plese.

BTW There are no sidewalks where the accident took place. As for Forest Avenue, I personally try not to give rides to those who walk on the road & try to stop for those on the sidewalks only. I wish others would do the same, it may save lives.

50

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:31 AM Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

51

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:30 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #44  
Anonymous Says:

who is the boy?

I like #44

He's honest and makes no attempts to conceal his curiosity.

At least he doesn't pretend he wants to say tehillim and needs the name.
Just another curious

52

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:31 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #44  
Anonymous Says:

who is the boy?

whats the difference? Daven

53

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:42 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

Is yerusahalyim on ths planet? Is Israel on this planet? Most people in Lakewood are actualy happy with this type of policy. It keeps people like you, who have zero respect for learning people from moving in with your fancy sports cars, and shaaina beepers.

54

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:37 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #45  
Anonymous Says:

13, besides for the comment being incredibly insensitive its completely not true. i have personally brought back patients from traumatic arrest and they lived.

and its a clear gemara "afilu cherev chadu munachas al tzavorov she'll odom al yisyash atzmo min horachamim" and in our case the cherev is chadu cuz traumatic is a sharp knife but still acording to the gemara we shall not loose hope. and we just need to b mispallel to the baal horachamim

55

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:36 AM joe the baker Says:

Reply to 49:
Cudos for being responsible. Sometimes not to offer a ride is more effective then the opposite. I wish I can give all of them rides, but won't pick up a soul if he stands in middle of the road. Noway. Even if it rains. Btw those kids don't even give u a chance to pull over without u blocking traffic and confusing the driver behind you.

56

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:43 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

You may have valied complaints, opinions or debates, but do they really belong on this tradgic thread?
Is that what you think about when you hear a tradgic episode like this, or do you think about the poor kid his parents grandparents, siblings, freinds, classmates, the driver his family etc? Even if your hate is warrented in your opinion at least, is it appropriate over here. I leave it to you to decide, maybe say some tehillim now it is already after Chatzois.

57

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:43 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #2  
Anonymous Says:

may we all have him in our prayers...refua sh'leima

Is the bucher consious

58

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:46 AM Anonymous Says:

while the percentage is small patients can and have survived traumatic arrest, which is basically a heart attack caused by severe blood loss due to a traumatic event. since the bochur is still alive hours after the event, we can be assured that he is out of the traumatic arrest.let us hope and daven that the doctors have siyata dshmaya and have stabilized him and let us daven for his complete recovery.

59

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:47 AM Anonymous Says:

THANK YOU #50! Even in Meah Shearim they are going out to work because of a lack of support. I guess they are not as holy.

60

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:47 AM Anonymous Says:


לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
יַעַנְךָ יְדֹוָד בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב:
יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶךָּ:
יִזְכֹּר כָּל מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶלָה:
יִתֶּן לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא:
נְרַנְּנָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל יְמַלֵּא יְדֹוָד כָּל מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ:
עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ יְדֹוָד מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ:
אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְדֹוָד אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר:
הֵמָּה כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָד:
יְדֹוָד הוֹשִׁיעָה הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ

61

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:49 AM a bystander watching 40 and 53 Says:

Reply to #53  
Anonymous Says:

Is yerusahalyim on ths planet? Is Israel on this planet? Most people in Lakewood are actualy happy with this type of policy. It keeps people like you, who have zero respect for learning people from moving in with your fancy sports cars, and shaaina beepers.

and you're accusing him of hatred!!
Kol haposel bemumo posel

62

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:48 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

oh how true. you r so very right. in krias shema we say every day "veasafta deganecha vesiroshchu ...." and the gemara says that not everyone can do like rashbi and actually only a few can.... and to look down on ppl yidishe kinderlach who are going to work to make ends meet . etc. this is unheard of and makes no sense from any jewish point of view.

63

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:50 AM Anonymous Says:

I can't understand the mentality of hitching. How can a parent allow a child (yes, a 16 year old is a child) to hitch a ride, especially at night when you will never see your driver until you are inside his car and it may be too late to escape. In Flatbush this type of thing does not exist. My 17 year old son would walk home on Ocean Parkway on his way home from yeshiva, rather than on the side streets because of better visibility.

64

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:53 AM Anonymous Says:

How does this forum turn into a political slugfest regarding Lakewood! Look no further than the News above you are commenting on & be ashamed! Stop Trash-Talking & crack open a Tehillim!

65

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:53 AM a bystander watching 50 and 53 Says Says:

Reply to #61  
a bystander watching 40 and 53 Says:

and you're accusing him of hatred!!
Kol haposel bemumo posel

oops that should be 50 and 53 (see #61)

66

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:52 AM Anonymous Says:

To number 50.
The reason why some people might mistake your posts for hatred is because you are stating falsehoods and claiming them to be facts. I am very familiar with many of the mosdos in town including those that you might call elite or whatever derogatory name you choose and their student bodies even in the most yeshivishe schools pretty much reflects the ratios in town of close to 50 per cent kollel and 50 per cent working especially in the older classes and in high schools. I don't believe there are any schools in town that don't take working people and I also don't believe that you really believe that to be the case. There are some schoos that were founded to cater to a more yeshivishe hashkofah and it is popssible that more kollel people share those hashkofahs than the general population. But if a parent shares those hashkofahs and lives there life accordingly. The school does not care aout the fathers occupation.

67

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:57 AM Anonymous Says:

IS HE ALERT IS HE TALKING ETC ETC

68

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:57 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

What you are saying is totaly false. There are plenty of people in Lakewood that cant stand learing guys, like you, and disrespect them, like you, that have moved to Lakewood so that their kids will maybe stay frum and go to school with the kids of the learning guys that they hate.
Then when no school wants them, they whine, and tell everyone how they really love yeshiva people, and that everyone in the house dresses tzniusdik, as specialy when they go for a school interview. and then the get accepted into a school....and then they online cursing out Lakewood

69

 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:55 AM Borough Park Says:

The punch line is not to argue on these Shtisim, while we need Yeshuas desperately. Keep on davening, never ever give up.

70

 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:29 AM Anonymous Says:

#34/#50(same guy) its 43 again truth to be told you're not worthy of a response but just to point out how pathetic you sound.when you say'it is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet,etc. which shuns working people'....the 'orthodox jewish community' consists of hundreds of working people(myself included) and so who is exactly shunning who.
Your hatred for Lakewood is very apparent....without even knowing you I'm willing to go on record and say you most probably never made it through the Yeshiva years (in other words you got thrown out) and your hatred has been seething since then.

Get a life.

71

 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:27 AM Anonymous Says:

Reflectors Reflectors Reflectors PLEASE Reflectors

72

 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:22 AM ani oimer Says:

HE'S STILL ALIVE KEEP ON DAVENING RABOISAI THE MATZIV IS GRIM ;(....KEEP ON DAVENING!!!

73

 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:21 AM Miss Williamsburg Says:

Please everyone read post #60 if you don't have a Tehillim nearby.
Today was Mama Rochel's Yarzheit. May she look upon her children and ask Hashem for mercy for Klal Yisroel. For a Refuah Shelaimah for Eliyahu ben Chaya Gittel and for all Cholim of Klal Yisroel.
Maybe we all try to take upon ourselves an example from Mama Rochel, something in regard to Bein Adam Lachaveiro and Bezras Hashem in Her Zchus and ours may we merit the end of all Tzoros with the coming of Moshiach BB"A.

74

 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:11 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #42  
joe the baker Says:

Sorry for bringing this up, I really don't want to blame anyone here, but just in general, for people familiar with lakewood, this hitchicking by anyone on forest ave (example) when bachurim stand in the middle of the road, and when you avoid them they go even deeper into the road to get the drivers attention, its soooo dangerous, and irresponsible. We have to stop this because its a recepy for tragedies chas veshulem. Pedestrian belong on sidewalks only! And lkwd needs a lot of improving regarding this. Drivers too have to slow down a bit. People racing down county line or central ave etc is to dangerous. The stmar reebe sz'l said if the speed limit is 60mph its our chiyuv to go 10 below since it was instated this way by goiyim that respect value of live less then us, so for sure not crossing the limit. Plese.

I Walke Over There All The Time Its Very Scary That There Is No Sidewalk And Cars Are Wizzing By Just Inch's Away We Pay So Much Taxes Is It Asking To Much For A Sidewalk On Such A Dangerous Road?

75

 Nov 10, 2008 at 03:27 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #58  
Anonymous Says:

while the percentage is small patients can and have survived traumatic arrest, which is basically a heart attack caused by severe blood loss due to a traumatic event. since the bochur is still alive hours after the event, we can be assured that he is out of the traumatic arrest.let us hope and daven that the doctors have siyata dshmaya and have stabilized him and let us daven for his complete recovery.

Don't tell me your in the medical field. A heart attack has nothing to do with cardiac arrest (heart stopped), except some heart attack victims go into arrest. Traumatic arrest is just that- people who experience major trauma can go into cardiac arrest from many reasons. One of them could be blood loss- there are quite a few other reasons.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 03:19 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #45  
Anonymous Says:

13, besides for the comment being incredibly insensitive its completely not true. i have personally brought back patients from traumatic arrest and they lived.

I can understand you being upset with that man's comment, but you don't have to lie that you brought back many people out of traumatic arrest. Either you don't know what traumatic arrest is (no pulse) or you work the knife and gun club (not likely). Or you don't know how to feel a pulse- which is not an easy task if they are in shock.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 04:06 AM A Talmid Says:

Moderator please don't let up more comments against Lakewood yeshiva system, this isn't the appropriate place for this.

Thanks

A Talmid

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 06:48 AM Motti Says:

Worthy of repeating this post : The satmar reebe sz'l said if the speed limit is 60mph its our chiyuv to go 10 below since it was instated this way by goiyim that respect value of live less then us, so for sure not crossing the limit. Plese

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 06:40 AM velvi Says:

#77 wellsaid

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 06:39 AM Anonymous Says:

Boruch Dayan Ha'emes.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 06:39 AM Hatzolah from overseas Says:

B'DE . Thank you to all the Lakewood Hatzolah units who worked to save this bochur's life. May we never have such calls and only full trauma's to deliver healthy babies.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 05:17 AM Anonymous Says:

Burich dayan haemes
I wonder if he was a grandson of Reb Herschel Golworm z'l of Monsey?

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 07:29 AM Yoily Voily Says:

Reply to #13  
Anonymous Says:

no one ever survived traumatic arrest

Why do people feel a need to state their misinformation as if it is Toiras Moishe?

People survive traumatic arrest all the time. True the chances are low but your statement that no one ever survives traumatic arrest is pure sheker. Ask any experienced Hatzolah member.

"If you're going to argue, make a coherent argument, otherwise keep quiet!"
-Yoily Voily

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 07:46 AM Saddened by events Says:

BD''H! Now it's unfortunately too late. so look back at posts in this blog and see where this lead us to. WE NEED TO DO TESHUVA NOW!!!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 07:53 AM Anonymous Says:

A korbon for Klal Yisroel, the cream of the crop has been taken from us. Please, friends, let this be the catalyst for our teshuva, we cannot handle any more tzaar, we cannot be makriv more heilige karbonos. Hamokom Yinachem Eschem B'soch Shaar Aveilei Zion V'yerushalayim.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 08:08 AM Anonymous Says:

Boruch dayan emes his father is yisroel goldworm

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 08:03 AM Anonymous Says:

Boruch Dayan Emes! We always wait for a tragedy to insist on something which is for the protection of all of us - Better street lighting in Lakewood and SIDEWALKS!!!
With new administration at the helm of Lakewood Township, now is the time for the oilam to strongly encourage or DEMAND what other normal neighborhoods have. The safety issue of sidewalk and lighting cannot be shoved to the side. Perhaps some of our large tax bill money can benefit the frum oilam for a SAFETY issue. Nebach, it always takes a Korban to wake people up! Let's get a petition with signatures to the city immediately!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 08:32 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #82  
Anonymous Says:

Burich dayan haemes
I wonder if he was a grandson of Reb Herschel Golworm z'l of Monsey?

yes he is a grandson of hershel goldwurm

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 08:32 AM Ellen Says:

Reply to #37  
Anonymous Says:

100% right

I visited Dallas, where there are few sidewalks and large areas of residential neighborhoods don't have streetlights. The shul has a policy that congregants should wear reflector belts when they walk at night, though not everyone follows the rule. It makes a big difference to how visible you are. And that might be one of those "wake-up calls" we are supposed to understand from this tragedy.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 09:16 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #75  
Anonymous Says:

Don't tell me your in the medical field. A heart attack has nothing to do with cardiac arrest (heart stopped), except some heart attack victims go into arrest. Traumatic arrest is just that- people who experience major trauma can go into cardiac arrest from many reasons. One of them could be blood loss- there are quite a few other reasons.

correct however traumatic arrest is usualy do to blood loss but i wasnt writing to medical pro rather to the general public therfore i said ″like a heart attack″ . may he be maylitz yosher for klal yisroel

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 09:41 AM Anonymous Says:

Baruch dayan ha'emes

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 09:55 AM Anonymous Says:

my we only dhsre in simchas

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #43  
Anonymous Says:

#34 your comment to #29 illustrates what's wrong with you....you obviously have a real hatred towards Lakewood and to the yeshiva velt for that matter....its very apparent from your comment.shame on you!!!

I have little connection to Lakewood but that was my reaction too.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:35 AM LkwdGuy Says:

The comments made above regarding Lakewood are clearly false. I was born and bred in Lakewood and I am b"h raising my family there. I am a 'working guy' and yet my children all attend wonderful schools in Lakewood. My wife and I do not feel like outcasts in the slightest. To the contrary, I have wonderful relationships with many Lakewood Rabbonim as well as some of the Roshei Yeshiva.

In my experience, if there is any line drawn it is not between 'working' and 'learning' but between 'bnei torah' (regardless of current occupation) and 'non -bnei torah', (i.e. the mei ahnei le rabonon crowd.)

Regarding the comment that led to this digression, that this bochur a"h was an illuy, etc, what can be possibly wrong with praising a niftar? It is a tremendous tragedy and it is normal for people to speak about the maalos of the niftar. If he was not an illuy they would speak about other maalos that he had. There is no insinuation that it was only a tragedy because of his illuyishkeit.

May his family find nechama bsoch shaar availy zion vyerushalyim.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:28 AM Duvid Says:

What a special boy from a special house the father is a huge marbitz torah
The son of Reb Hershel Goldworm Z"L from Monsey
The Mother is the daughter of Reb Yakov Duvid schweitzer R"m in Yeshivah Torah Vadath
A real Toirah home
Oy vay Talmud Chochom Shurie Betzar May Hashem be Menachem the special parents & brothers & sisters & the antire Golwarm Schweitzer family
Lets all do TESHUVAH there is so much Tzures
May Hashem help us with GEZUNT NACHAS & PARNUSEH oy we need a Yeshuah

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #85  
Anonymous Says:

A korbon for Klal Yisroel, the cream of the crop has been taken from us. Please, friends, let this be the catalyst for our teshuva, we cannot handle any more tzaar, we cannot be makriv more heilige karbonos. Hamokom Yinachem Eschem B'soch Shaar Aveilei Zion V'yerushalayim.

Teshuva might sound like the frum thing to do but we must first figure out which avairah causes these tragedies.

I humbly submit for the olam's consideratioon that the finger pointing in several comments above is just a pious disguise for sinas chinam, the cause of the start of this awful galus and apparently the cause of on its incredable endurance.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:18 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

Great time to nit pick about the parts of the largest yeshiva in the world you don't like.

Here's a better way to show your displeasure with lakewood: Stop sending all those huge checks you have been sending that you think entitle you to be motzi la'az on tens of thousands of shomrai torah u'mitzvos.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:18 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #70  
Anonymous Says:

#34/#50(same guy) its 43 again truth to be told you're not worthy of a response but just to point out how pathetic you sound.when you say'it is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet,etc. which shuns working people'....the 'orthodox jewish community' consists of hundreds of working people(myself included) and so who is exactly shunning who.
Your hatred for Lakewood is very apparent....without even knowing you I'm willing to go on record and say you most probably never made it through the Yeshiva years (in other words you got thrown out) and your hatred has been seething since then.

Get a life.

First, i b'h have a life. I successfully completed my yeshiva years. In fact, i "learned" in Kollel for a while too. I didn't drink coffee all day or smoke cigarettes. I completed a few Mesechtas during that time as well. I actually fit in as a Lakewood yeshiva guy. But i refuse to live in a community where you are not a good enough Jew because you are not anymore a 'yeshiva' guy, or in a community where they practice ethnic cleansing; you are accepted in my Yeshiva only if you are learning because the Hashkofos of your children are not 'shtark' and it could chas v'shalom destroy the future of yiddishkeit.

Second, because a community consists of working people as well, it doesn't necessarily mean that the 'yeshiva' guys don't shun those that are not learning. In fact, if you are the same person who commented above, then you admitted yourself that there is nothing wrong if, as a father of a child in a yeshiva, you want your children to be friends with others who come from 'learning' homes. My friend, that is called shunning fathers who don't learn.

Finally, those that spew hate are hateful themselves. I criticized a community in a very respectful manner and you read hate. Shame on me or shame on you?

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:11 AM Anonymous Says:

Second woman dies from injuries sustained in Jackson car crash
October 30, 2008
JACKSON -- A second person has died following a collision which happened about 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at North Hope Chapel Road and New Central Avenue where one driver ran through a stop sign and struck two other vehicles, police said.

Beverly Hyman, 50, who was pronounced dead at the scene, and her daughter, Timia J. Hyman, 21, who was pronounced dead 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, died from injuries sustained in the crash, police said.

Timia Hyman had been at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where she was taken, along with her father, Timothy Hyman, who was driving when their Mercury Mountaineer was struck by a mini van, said Capt. David Newman.

The Hyman vehicle was struck by a 2002 Honda minivan driven by Chana Neu
mann, 20, of Lakewood, who had a passenger, a 17-year-old Lakewood girl.

The Neumann vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign on New Central Avenue and hit the Hyman vehicle and a pickup 2006 Dodge Ram truck, which were traveling on North Hope Chapel Road, police said. The truck was operated by Jonathan Gaul, 25, of Jackson. Claudia Gaul, 27, also of Jackson, was a passenger in the truck.

Charges have not been filed at this time, police said.

Two accident survivors were taken to Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, and two were taken to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. Timothy and Timia who were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

The crash happened on wet roads, and there was a torrential rainstorm during the emergency response and subsequent investigation, Crowley said.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:04 AM Joe Says:

B"DH Very very sad, we cant imagine what the family is going through, may they never have any more suffering. I am shocked at some of the idiotic insensitive posts on here!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:02 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #1  
a shreck Says:

I was there and it was not a pretty site. Rabboisai how many more wake up calls do we need? Entire county line blocked and hatzoloh where trying revive him. Dr pelz was there to and rabbi shenkolevsky. Every big med was there. Hashem yerachem

Wake up call..? How many more kids will not be accepted in our school system because the boy is not A+ student...

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 09:52 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #75  
Anonymous Says:

Don't tell me your in the medical field. A heart attack has nothing to do with cardiac arrest (heart stopped), except some heart attack victims go into arrest. Traumatic arrest is just that- people who experience major trauma can go into cardiac arrest from many reasons. One of them could be blood loss- there are quite a few other reasons.

A Heart Attack (AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction) is where one of the arteries leading to the heart is either blocked, punctured, obstructed ect... You can suffer a Heart Attack and by all means still be fully conscious and alert.

A Cardiac Arrest is when there is bodywide circulatory failure, usually because of inadequate contractions of the left ventricle of the heart. The absence of circulation means the blood looses oxygen... which if it is not treated and reversed right away it will be fatal.

A Traumatic arrest is a cardiac arrest secondary to a traumatic injury.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:38 AM Anonymous Says:

Baruch dayan ha'emes

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:38 AM Anonymous Says:

when KJ is doing a sidewalk without a permit u all jump on them. maybe lakewood should do the same.do what u have to do. and don't ask anyone when it comes to saving lives!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:48 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #98  
Anonymous Says:

First, i b'h have a life. I successfully completed my yeshiva years. In fact, i "learned" in Kollel for a while too. I didn't drink coffee all day or smoke cigarettes. I completed a few Mesechtas during that time as well. I actually fit in as a Lakewood yeshiva guy. But i refuse to live in a community where you are not a good enough Jew because you are not anymore a 'yeshiva' guy, or in a community where they practice ethnic cleansing; you are accepted in my Yeshiva only if you are learning because the Hashkofos of your children are not 'shtark' and it could chas v'shalom destroy the future of yiddishkeit.

Second, because a community consists of working people as well, it doesn't necessarily mean that the 'yeshiva' guys don't shun those that are not learning. In fact, if you are the same person who commented above, then you admitted yourself that there is nothing wrong if, as a father of a child in a yeshiva, you want your children to be friends with others who come from 'learning' homes. My friend, that is called shunning fathers who don't learn.

Finally, those that spew hate are hateful themselves. I criticized a community in a very respectful manner and you read hate. Shame on me or shame on you?

How you framed your insults and accusation are not the issue. The fact that your reaction to this tragedy was the one you posted makes your dislike for bnai torah obvious.

For the record, I do not reside in Lakewood and never have, know hardly anyone there and have never attended a Lakewood-centric yeshiva. Your comments at this time were offensive to any decent person.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM Anonymous Says:

The niftar was a nephew of the well known speaker and oveid hashem Rav Tzvi Meir Silberberg.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #98  
Anonymous Says:

First, i b'h have a life. I successfully completed my yeshiva years. In fact, i "learned" in Kollel for a while too. I didn't drink coffee all day or smoke cigarettes. I completed a few Mesechtas during that time as well. I actually fit in as a Lakewood yeshiva guy. But i refuse to live in a community where you are not a good enough Jew because you are not anymore a 'yeshiva' guy, or in a community where they practice ethnic cleansing; you are accepted in my Yeshiva only if you are learning because the Hashkofos of your children are not 'shtark' and it could chas v'shalom destroy the future of yiddishkeit.

Second, because a community consists of working people as well, it doesn't necessarily mean that the 'yeshiva' guys don't shun those that are not learning. In fact, if you are the same person who commented above, then you admitted yourself that there is nothing wrong if, as a father of a child in a yeshiva, you want your children to be friends with others who come from 'learning' homes. My friend, that is called shunning fathers who don't learn.

Finally, those that spew hate are hateful themselves. I criticized a community in a very respectful manner and you read hate. Shame on me or shame on you?

I do have to tell you that I will agree that there is an issue in lakewood Mosdos how they profile families, I have been involved in one of such cases, it was very hurtful to a point that an entire family was almost to collapse but we also have to listen to each individual case seperatly in order to judge it, by not listening carefully to each individual we are doing exact same wrong doing as we are accusing the lakewood people, I also will agree that the nature of a Yid is when such a tragic story happens, the only thing which should fill up your mind is the feeling of rachmones & that I believe is something which should be agreed universal!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 11:58 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

I response to #50 I think you really misunderstand what Lakewood is all about. Firstly I think you have no hasogo what a ben torah is. When the Rosh Hayeshiva zt"l (Reb Ahron) founded lakewood he wanted it to be a town void of outside influences but times have changed and Lakewood has grown much larger with most of the bnei torah remaining in Lakewood. These members of the Kollel made these mosdos for their children where they knew that most of the children who would be students in these mosdos whould come from homes with the same hashkofos free of television newpapers etc that should not be in any frum jewish home. I am not saying that everything is perfect but one has to try. People from other parts of the country mainly the metro area who had no connection to Lakewood in fact had ideas that were totaly opposite of what the Yeshiva stands for took advantage of the large homes with nice grounds cheaper prices and moved to Lakewood. These people were not willing to conform to the ideas and haskofos of these mosdos in fact had haskofos that were totally opposite of what these mosdos stand for both in their way of dress and their general outlook that is why some of these children were not acceptedin the mosdos. It does happen that sometimes the homegrown children are rejected but that is very much in the minority. It is terrible that it takes a tragedy like this that the one above is calling upon us to do teshuva but I felt when the kovod hatora is being damaged and the whole mokom torah's name is being tarnished one has to reply. Just for your information I do not live in Lakewood but have great respect for this outstanding town.

Bessootouis tovios

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM Anonymous Says:

Please Hashem, we can't take it anymore. Please unite us together with Moshiach so that we can finally come home to you.
May Hashem comfort K'lal Yisrael in this very difficult time.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 11:37 AM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #105  
Anonymous Says:

How you framed your insults and accusation are not the issue. The fact that your reaction to this tragedy was the one you posted makes your dislike for bnai torah obvious.

For the record, I do not reside in Lakewood and never have, know hardly anyone there and have never attended a Lakewood-centric yeshiva. Your comments at this time were offensive to any decent person.

I'm not sure why criticism of a certain lifestyle of a community of which this tragedy occurred is indecent. This tragedy has nothing whatsoever to do with the criticism expressed. The boy a'h was not from Lakewood and neither is his family. How exactly did you create a connection between the tragedy and the comments expressed about Lakewood? If you go back and look to the original poster who raised the criticism, you will see that he/she was reacting to a certain comment made about the boy a'h and how sad it is that he was such an Illuy. The subsequent criticism was not a reaction to the tragedy but to a crooked perception of people in Lakewood. I'm certain the poster's reaction to the tragedy was exactly as yours was.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 11:16 AM Anonymous Says:

As practical advice so that we do what we can to be visible to drivers may i suggest looking at post #71.
Remember we live together in the same area and use the same streets. we need to team up to be safe.
sometimes we drive, sometimes we walk, sometimes our family members walk, and sometimes they drive.
please make yourself visible it is a tiny investment and available everywhere.

there was a time when Hatzolah randomly handed gift cards to people wearing them, perhaps someone who can afford it may consider sponsoring this campaign.
the company providing it calls itself bright ideas and is available 732-886-1218.

once im writing i feel it worthy of reminding parents about helmets as well. there is simply no excuse. for not requiring your childresn to use them.

both these inexpensive items save lives.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:26 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #108  
Anonymous Says:

I response to #50 I think you really misunderstand what Lakewood is all about. Firstly I think you have no hasogo what a ben torah is. When the Rosh Hayeshiva zt"l (Reb Ahron) founded lakewood he wanted it to be a town void of outside influences but times have changed and Lakewood has grown much larger with most of the bnei torah remaining in Lakewood. These members of the Kollel made these mosdos for their children where they knew that most of the children who would be students in these mosdos whould come from homes with the same hashkofos free of television newpapers etc that should not be in any frum jewish home. I am not saying that everything is perfect but one has to try. People from other parts of the country mainly the metro area who had no connection to Lakewood in fact had ideas that were totaly opposite of what the Yeshiva stands for took advantage of the large homes with nice grounds cheaper prices and moved to Lakewood. These people were not willing to conform to the ideas and haskofos of these mosdos in fact had haskofos that were totally opposite of what these mosdos stand for both in their way of dress and their general outlook that is why some of these children were not acceptedin the mosdos. It does happen that sometimes the homegrown children are rejected but that is very much in the minority. It is terrible that it takes a tragedy like this that the one above is calling upon us to do teshuva but I felt when the kovod hatora is being damaged and the whole mokom torah's name is being tarnished one has to reply. Just for your information I do not live in Lakewood but have great respect for this outstanding town.

Bessootouis tovios

if u want to qute reb ahron then quote all of him not what is convient for this conversation. Reb ahron zl was very agaist commercialising and institutionalizing his yeshiva.
Todays BMG is not a yeshiva from europe anymore, it is a money making institution. And being that the yeshiva is an institution and everything is comercialized you cant expect every other aspect in town not to be commercialized.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:47 PM Anonymous Says:

I think its time to do tsheuvah we have to ban non tzniudike clothing & lipa

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:13 PM Anonymous Says:

I just moved to Lakewood to get away from the gashmius and overall decline in values and hashkafos that I saw in the other major metropolitan community that I lived in. I work for a living, and boruch hashem my kid is in a very good school and I love it here. People come at night to learn, have chashivus for torah and mitzvos and are friendly and nice as well. I can't speak for everyone but I haven't any complaints.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 12:43 PM RebRambo Says:

Wow! What a zechus for the neshoma of the niftar! A FAMILY IS UNDERGOING UNTOLD ANGUISH AND ALL YOU CLOWNS CAN DO IS DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF LAKEWOOD??? WHAT IS WITH YOU??? AT LEAST WAIT UNTIL THE LEVAYA IS OVER!!!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:35 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #114  
Anonymous Says:

I just moved to Lakewood to get away from the gashmius and overall decline in values and hashkafos that I saw in the other major metropolitan community that I lived in. I work for a living, and boruch hashem my kid is in a very good school and I love it here. People come at night to learn, have chashivus for torah and mitzvos and are friendly and nice as well. I can't speak for everyone but I haven't any complaints.

Could you please specify which gashmius you don't have in Lakewood which other ppl do have in other, more gashmiusdige communities? Is it your late model Honda Oddysey? Or, is it your elaborate home you live in? Or, is it actually your blackberry or its equivalent? Hmm, perhaps you have less of the expensive foods or drinks that others buy uncontrollably.

I'm not quite sure how working people in Lakewood have any less of a gashmiusdige lifestyle than any other working person. And I'm talking about the general population. I'm sure there are those in Lakewood as well as in Brooklyn, who live more modest lifestyles.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 01:44 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #113  
Anonymous Says:

I think its time to do tsheuvah we have to ban non tzniudike clothing & lipa

i think we should ban women totally that way we wont have any more tzores in this world.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:14 PM Anonymous Says:

I am a Hatzolah medic and my very knowledgable instructor taught us about ten years ago that there was never documented a traumatic cardiac arrest that was brought back to a sustainable life - specifically only in a case that the person was found in cardiac arrest at the scene, but if they were found alive and were wittnessed to go into cardiac arrest they did have a chance. Despite all this as Hatzoloh members we would do everything possible to save any arrest unless there was trauma that clearly showed irreversable death.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:12 PM Thinker Says:

Reply to #113  
Anonymous Says:

I think its time to do tsheuvah we have to ban non tzniudike clothing & lipa

WHAT DID LIPA DO NOW ?
Was he the driver?
IsLIipa the traffic controler

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:37 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #82  
Anonymous Says:

Burich dayan haemes
I wonder if he was a grandson of Reb Herschel Golworm z'l of Monsey?

YES AN EINEKAL OF REB HIRSHGOLDWORM FROM MONSEY ZTL

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:34 PM Frank Says:

Reply to #115  
RebRambo Says:

Wow! What a zechus for the neshoma of the niftar! A FAMILY IS UNDERGOING UNTOLD ANGUISH AND ALL YOU CLOWNS CAN DO IS DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF LAKEWOOD??? WHAT IS WITH YOU??? AT LEAST WAIT UNTIL THE LEVAYA IS OVER!!!

Your 100% right. What is with these people that make stupid comments. I am sure there are family members that read this stuff every once in a while and the last thing they need to see is the unsenseitivity from our fellow borthers and sisters in klal yisroel.

And if this accident happened in Brooklyn I do not believe there would be one person from lakewood writing that the cause of accidents in Brooklyn is because of xyz. Lakewood has it's own issues but if people really want to compare notes we should look at the facts.

facts are as follows:

Lakewood has the least amount of kids going off the derech compared to any other city where frum yidden live.

Lakewood has less accidents than boro park.

Lakewood drivers use handsfree devices more so than other cities where frum people live. (non scientific but look yourself at any busy intersection and come to your own conclusion)

Lakewood collects and distributes more tzedaka than any other jewish town and not bad considering that nobody supposedly works there. So people manage to GIVE when they barely make anything themselves. (this is a kiddush hashem)

When was the last time a Lakewood guy was convicted of anything? Can you say this about Boro Park, Flatbush , Williamsburgh, crown heights?

there is more torah being learned in lakewood, more tzedakah, more chesed and more JEWISHNESS coming out of Lakewood than you think.

So anyone that has something to say about Lakewood think twice before writing stupid things here.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:33 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #53  
Anonymous Says:

Is yerusahalyim on ths planet? Is Israel on this planet? Most people in Lakewood are actualy happy with this type of policy. It keeps people like you, who have zero respect for learning people from moving in with your fancy sports cars, and shaaina beepers.

Actualy I dont drive a sports car. I drive Yukon (with a chedy on the fdont dash). As far as the shaaina beeper, you think im from the 1980's? I have thdee black bedey's on my waist rack.
If Lakewood people dont like people like, as you can tell its their loss!

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:24 PM Anonymous Says:

>>>> "took advantage of the large homes with nice grounds cheaper prices and moved to Lakewood.">>>>>>>>>

And wherever a yid goes the prices are outrageous. Even for Lakewood the home prices, although cheaper than Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, is outrageous but people have to live somewhere where there is a shul, yeshiva, mikveh etc


We all agree that the problem is a two fold problem. Lakewood Hanhalah do not want "the Brooklyn people" moving in. Now if this is true then why do they keep on building? Who are the lakewood people building for and if they do not like the Brooklyn people then why sell to them? So the only answer I can think of is these "lakewood people" care more about the money and will sell their soul.

If lakewood people care about hashkofa and all other yiddishe ideals (WHICH THEY SHOULD) then they should stop making fancy homes with driveways for two cars. Rabbi Aaron kotler Zt"l did not invision that his town would become so Americanized with all the fancy stuff. Nobody has to live like a shamteh but there has to be the middle ground. There is having a nice home and then there is having a nice home and most of Lakewood is about what the next guy is doing instead of doing what is right for the sake of doing what is right!

Now one of the points that we must make is the Lakewood people should stop blaming people from Brooklyn who move in and STOP BLAMING them for tzoares that happens in lakewood. Anyone with a heart does care about what happened last night and nobody should care who the driver was because it's not going to bring back the neshoma. When something happens in another community it effects us all and for anyone to suggest otherwise is a fool.

Rabbi Dishon has stated many times when moving into another community you do not change their way of doing things. there are choices and plenty of communites which fit the mold of all types of yidden out there. So anyone trying to blame accidents in lakewood on people from other neighborhoods moving into Lakewood should have their head examined. I might add speak to Rabbi Dishon on this issue and maybe he can align your head for free.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 02:57 PM Anonymous Says:

LKWD HATZOLA DID ALL THEY COULD AND WORKED ON HIM A 1/2 HOUR TO BRING BACK A PULSE THEY WERE ABLE TO STABILIZE HIM AND TRANSPORT TO JERSEY SHORE
BUT HASHEM WANTED THIS TAYERE NESHOMA NEXT TO HIM
THIS BOY WAS A SPECIAL AIDEL BOY (NOT YOUR RUN OF THE MILL BOCHUR)

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 03:37 PM Anonymous Says:

" When the Rosh Hayeshiva zt"l (Reb Ahron) founded lakewood"

FYI, for the record, Rav Aharon ztvk"l did not found Lakewood. There was a Shul and Yiddishe kehilla there many years before he came, along with Yiddishe hotels.

Kevoidoi hagodol bimkoimoi munach, but he didn't start the town.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 03:50 PM wake up Says:

"Lakewood has the least amount of kids going off the derech compared to any other city where frum yidden live."

Open your eyes my friend, Lakewood has a tremendous problem with kids going of the derech. The sooner the communities recognizes this issue the sooner it can be reversed. B'H there are a few people who try to deal with these children, however, untill the community has the guts to face it, its a losing battle.
Parents must remember children are people not their property. they deserve at least the same amount of respect you give strangers and friends. amybe Bezchus this niftar people can be mekabel upon themselves to treat their wife and children with sensitivitie and respect.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 04:02 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #70  
Anonymous Says:

#34/#50(same guy) its 43 again truth to be told you're not worthy of a response but just to point out how pathetic you sound.when you say'it is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet,etc. which shuns working people'....the 'orthodox jewish community' consists of hundreds of working people(myself included) and so who is exactly shunning who.
Your hatred for Lakewood is very apparent....without even knowing you I'm willing to go on record and say you most probably never made it through the Yeshiva years (in other words you got thrown out) and your hatred has been seething since then.

Get a life.

I myself am a working lakewwod man who happens to know the behind the scene wrangling which takes place every year,maybe after a tradgedy like this one ,wake up and see that we are all guilty of "sinas chinum" lchol hadeius .The roshei yeshiva and rabbonim need to also look into the mirror and address this unwelcome reality that permiates in everyones little circle.Wake up menahalim of all the local mosdois, by blaming the parents for forcing you to allow this middas sodoim you only highlight your weakness as mechanchim..Your biggest aveira is making a buisness competition out of yeshivois and mosdois. Lets get together and fix this problem so the beauty of the real Lakewood shines out for all those who are seeking a higher meaning in our lives,weather your a kollel yungerman or someone out of the kollel helping his family, in their quest to achieve the ultimate goal for us all" nachas ruach lehashem yissborach"Lets take a moment to reflect on this tradgedy and try to better our ways in "bain odom lechaveroi"

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 04:01 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #125  
Anonymous Says:

" When the Rosh Hayeshiva zt"l (Reb Ahron) founded lakewood"

FYI, for the record, Rav Aharon ztvk"l did not found Lakewood. There was a Shul and Yiddishe kehilla there many years before he came, along with Yiddishe hotels.

Kevoidoi hagodol bimkoimoi munach, but he didn't start the town.

He started the yeshiva there which in turn brought all these benei torah to live in Lakewwod. Nobody is saying that people from the Metro area should move to Lakewwod but you have to 'TRY" to fit in with ruach of the place and not bring the ideas and haskofos which are alien to this mokom torah. It would be a zechus for this helige neshomo if we could all be mekabel to improve in some way to be melamed zecus in this way we will be mekarev the geulah which we need in every way for ruchnious and gashmious.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 05:05 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #125  
Anonymous Says:

" When the Rosh Hayeshiva zt"l (Reb Ahron) founded lakewood"

FYI, for the record, Rav Aharon ztvk"l did not found Lakewood. There was a Shul and Yiddishe kehilla there many years before he came, along with Yiddishe hotels.

Kevoidoi hagodol bimkoimoi munach, but he didn't start the town.

I suspect the writer meant that Rav Aron Kotler started the Lakewood Yeshiva, not the township.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 05:00 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #110  
Anonymous Says:

I'm not sure why criticism of a certain lifestyle of a community of which this tragedy occurred is indecent. This tragedy has nothing whatsoever to do with the criticism expressed. The boy a'h was not from Lakewood and neither is his family. How exactly did you create a connection between the tragedy and the comments expressed about Lakewood? If you go back and look to the original poster who raised the criticism, you will see that he/she was reacting to a certain comment made about the boy a'h and how sad it is that he was such an Illuy. The subsequent criticism was not a reaction to the tragedy but to a crooked perception of people in Lakewood. I'm certain the poster's reaction to the tragedy was exactly as yours was.

How did I create the connection????

I didn't create it, you did.

VIN reported a tragedy in Lakewood and you opened your foul mouth to insult all of Lakewood.



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 Nov 10, 2008 at 05:20 PM Joseph Says:

Reply to #123  
Anonymous Says:

>>>> "took advantage of the large homes with nice grounds cheaper prices and moved to Lakewood.">>>>>>>>>

And wherever a yid goes the prices are outrageous. Even for Lakewood the home prices, although cheaper than Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, is outrageous but people have to live somewhere where there is a shul, yeshiva, mikveh etc


We all agree that the problem is a two fold problem. Lakewood Hanhalah do not want "the Brooklyn people" moving in. Now if this is true then why do they keep on building? Who are the lakewood people building for and if they do not like the Brooklyn people then why sell to them? So the only answer I can think of is these "lakewood people" care more about the money and will sell their soul.

If lakewood people care about hashkofa and all other yiddishe ideals (WHICH THEY SHOULD) then they should stop making fancy homes with driveways for two cars. Rabbi Aaron kotler Zt"l did not invision that his town would become so Americanized with all the fancy stuff. Nobody has to live like a shamteh but there has to be the middle ground. There is having a nice home and then there is having a nice home and most of Lakewood is about what the next guy is doing instead of doing what is right for the sake of doing what is right!

Now one of the points that we must make is the Lakewood people should stop blaming people from Brooklyn who move in and STOP BLAMING them for tzoares that happens in lakewood. Anyone with a heart does care about what happened last night and nobody should care who the driver was because it's not going to bring back the neshoma. When something happens in another community it effects us all and for anyone to suggest otherwise is a fool.

Rabbi Dishon has stated many times when moving into another community you do not change their way of doing things. there are choices and plenty of communites which fit the mold of all types of yidden out there. So anyone trying to blame accidents in lakewood on people from other neighborhoods moving into Lakewood should have their head examined. I might add speak to Rabbi Dishon on this issue and maybe he can align your head for free.

" Lakewood Hanhalah do not want "the Brooklyn people" moving in. Now if this is true then why do they keep on building? Who are the lakewood people building for and if they do not like the Brooklyn people then why sell to them? So the only answer I can think of is these "lakewood people" care more about the money and will sell their soul."

You are hopelessly misinformed, and I suspect you WANT to be so you can blame the wrong people, which is really your agenda. Because while the Lakewood people do indeed care about the quality of life in our town (ruchniyos-wise), the BUILDERS in town do not. They just want to build, develop and sell to whomever wants to buy. If people from Flatbush and Boro Park want them, they don't care. The citizens gain nothing. So understand that there's a difference between the builders and the "Lakewood People" who do NOT sell their souls, as you put it. They're just the victims of the greed of others.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 05:49 PM Anonymous Says:

does anybody know if he was a bobover talmid?

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 06:34 PM The truth Says:

Reply to #121  
Frank Says:

Your 100% right. What is with these people that make stupid comments. I am sure there are family members that read this stuff every once in a while and the last thing they need to see is the unsenseitivity from our fellow borthers and sisters in klal yisroel.

And if this accident happened in Brooklyn I do not believe there would be one person from lakewood writing that the cause of accidents in Brooklyn is because of xyz. Lakewood has it's own issues but if people really want to compare notes we should look at the facts.

facts are as follows:

Lakewood has the least amount of kids going off the derech compared to any other city where frum yidden live.

Lakewood has less accidents than boro park.

Lakewood drivers use handsfree devices more so than other cities where frum people live. (non scientific but look yourself at any busy intersection and come to your own conclusion)

Lakewood collects and distributes more tzedaka than any other jewish town and not bad considering that nobody supposedly works there. So people manage to GIVE when they barely make anything themselves. (this is a kiddush hashem)

When was the last time a Lakewood guy was convicted of anything? Can you say this about Boro Park, Flatbush , Williamsburgh, crown heights?

there is more torah being learned in lakewood, more tzedakah, more chesed and more JEWISHNESS coming out of Lakewood than you think.

So anyone that has something to say about Lakewood think twice before writing stupid things here.

As I said on a previous Lakewood car accident post:
"BD"H - Such a tragedy. Its time for a road safety awareness campaign."

In respose to Frank (#121)
"Facts" ??? As far as I know, "Facts" are something that are 100% true and accurate and that have some proof. I beg to differ on your 'facts'.

- I think Lakewood has more kids going off the derech than other cities - especially because when they do fri out, they often leave Lakewood.

- I am sure you can find out accident statistics, I am sure that per capita, for a non city environment Lakewood would NOT do too well in the traffic accidents department.

- Handsfree - you totally made that up.

- Collecting more tzedoka - again I don't believe that for a second. And as for nobody working there - Lakewood has more people gambling (in AC) than any other 'frum' place in the world.

- Last time a Lakewood guy convicted of anything > one that springs to mind is the incident when someone scammed an innocent person with a phony sweepstake for hundreds of thousands of dollars.


I do think that Lakewood has many good things going for it, but please don't whitewash it (or anything) and give false 'facts'. Please don't try to 'compare' as it doesn't get anywhere.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 06:59 PM HVAC Member Says:

B65 has successfully resuscitated a traumatic arrest few years back. Ask him if you want.

The guy he saved is still alive and living a normal life.

I believe F97 has saved a traumatic arrest as well. But I'm not sure about it.

That being said, there are different opinions on what exactly traumatic arrest means. Since this is not a medical forum I won't post the differing opinions.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 08:20 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #68  
Anonymous Says:

What you are saying is totaly false. There are plenty of people in Lakewood that cant stand learing guys, like you, and disrespect them, like you, that have moved to Lakewood so that their kids will maybe stay frum and go to school with the kids of the learning guys that they hate.
Then when no school wants them, they whine, and tell everyone how they really love yeshiva people, and that everyone in the house dresses tzniusdik, as specialy when they go for a school interview. and then the get accepted into a school....and then they online cursing out Lakewood

I couldnt agree more. I moved from brklyn to Lakewod, even though I am not a learning guy (never was, and B"H never will be). No one would take my kid in to school cus I daven at 10:00 -10:30 on shabbos and my wife dresses diffarent then the regular LKWD rebetzen vibele, also I dont where my shteimal regularly like when I first got married. I called a couple of askunim that work with my brother, and 3 days later my kid was in a school that has alot of koillel families in it. Im not planning on changing my lifestyle (G-D doesnt care a long my wifes dress is), but there are ways of getting the schools to change.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:30 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #134  
HVAC Member Says:

B65 has successfully resuscitated a traumatic arrest few years back. Ask him if you want.

The guy he saved is still alive and living a normal life.

I believe F97 has saved a traumatic arrest as well. But I'm not sure about it.

That being said, there are different opinions on what exactly traumatic arrest means. Since this is not a medical forum I won't post the differing opinions.

Maybe they B65 and B97 were zoche to be the shlichim to save those patients in traumatic arrest (Ha-Shem SAVED them), but on the average, it IS rare to be able to save a traumatic arrest patient.

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 Nov 10, 2008 at 10:52 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #118  
Anonymous Says:

I am a Hatzolah medic and my very knowledgable instructor taught us about ten years ago that there was never documented a traumatic cardiac arrest that was brought back to a sustainable life - specifically only in a case that the person was found in cardiac arrest at the scene, but if they were found alive and were wittnessed to go into cardiac arrest they did have a chance. Despite all this as Hatzoloh members we would do everything possible to save any arrest unless there was trauma that clearly showed irreversable death.

Read 134 and you'll understand the instructor wasn't talking about 100% of time. But what has happened -ACS and others have developed guidelines in this country about Traumatic arrest and they are basing their guidelines on futility and other parameters. Even they know that it isn't 100% futile all the time but someone has to draw the line somewhere.
Someone has to decide what the best course of action is.

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 Nov 11, 2008 at 06:53 AM mb8500 Says:

Reply to #132  
Anonymous Says:

does anybody know if he was a bobover talmid?

Yes, he is and has brother(s) there now

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 Nov 11, 2008 at 06:34 PM Antelope110 Says:

Reply to #94  
LkwdGuy Says:

The comments made above regarding Lakewood are clearly false. I was born and bred in Lakewood and I am b"h raising my family there. I am a 'working guy' and yet my children all attend wonderful schools in Lakewood. My wife and I do not feel like outcasts in the slightest. To the contrary, I have wonderful relationships with many Lakewood Rabbonim as well as some of the Roshei Yeshiva.

In my experience, if there is any line drawn it is not between 'working' and 'learning' but between 'bnei torah' (regardless of current occupation) and 'non -bnei torah', (i.e. the mei ahnei le rabonon crowd.)

Regarding the comment that led to this digression, that this bochur a"h was an illuy, etc, what can be possibly wrong with praising a niftar? It is a tremendous tragedy and it is normal for people to speak about the maalos of the niftar. If he was not an illuy they would speak about other maalos that he had. There is no insinuation that it was only a tragedy because of his illuyishkeit.

May his family find nechama bsoch shaar availy zion vyerushalyim.

well said. Thank you from a fellow Lakewooder

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 Nov 11, 2008 at 06:33 PM Antelope110 Says:

Reply to #50  
Anonymous Says:

#43- I'll explain my hatred (if that's what you want to call it) towards Lakewood, of which i am not at all ashamed. It is the only orthodox jewish community on this planet, in the history of our religion, which shuns working people. It is the only jewish community, of which its most respected and elite mosdos, do not accept (read 'reject') children of working fathers. Such policies have never been a part of yiddishkeit, yet in Lakewood these polices are practiced and praised daily.

I'm not really concerned about who should be ashamed of themselves, myself or Lakewood.

I live in Lakewood and my husband works. In fact, he never went to yeshiva here, and we are married BH many years with kids still in school. We live here 22 years and have NEVER been rejected because my husband is working. That is all just slander against Lakewood. The "oilam" knows that without the working folk like us, the learners, who uphold the world (read Pirkei Avos), could not learn. Yissochor appreciated Zevulun, believe me.

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 Nov 11, 2008 at 11:23 PM Anonymous Says:

Reply to #126  
wake up Says:

"Lakewood has the least amount of kids going off the derech compared to any other city where frum yidden live."

Open your eyes my friend, Lakewood has a tremendous problem with kids going of the derech. The sooner the communities recognizes this issue the sooner it can be reversed. B'H there are a few people who try to deal with these children, however, untill the community has the guts to face it, its a losing battle.
Parents must remember children are people not their property. they deserve at least the same amount of respect you give strangers and friends. amybe Bezchus this niftar people can be mekabel upon themselves to treat their wife and children with sensitivitie and respect.

Not true, lakewood has the HIGHEST percentage of kids at risk, compared to monroe, monsey, boro park, and flatbush!

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