Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY – It all started with a standpipe.
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When the Fire Department passed by for a routine inspection of the sidewalk in front of 475 Kent Avenue last week, they discovered a rusted, non-working pipe. This led them to follow the pipe down to its source in the basement, where they were greeted with a sea of grain boxes piled high to the ceiling.
According to one building resident, this was done to gain economies of scale in the kosher certification process: The larger the stockpiles of grain, the less often a rabbi would have to shlep over to bless it.
The result: A barely navigable maze of boxes, a fire hazard only compounded by the lack of proper electricity and water sources. [brownstoner]
its was wheat stored for matzah, the water was shut so it shouldnt become chometz. however flour for matzah should not have been stored in a basement.
stupid and self righteous? sure shes wrong about the “blessing thing,” but what happened in this basement not only was a chillul hashem, but was such a blatant attempt at cheating and in doing so, causing thousands to eat chometz on pesach because anon 921 is definitely right- what this basement, with “no water supply” – do you think that means there were no leaks? it was humidity controlled or what? but NOOOO they dont care as long as they make quick money and as long as its cash all is good
Just goes to show the ignorance of these stupid, self righteous yuppies.
It all started by an Ekldige Yiddishe Shiksa on one of the News Outlets (B’lushn Nekiya) who might have vaguely remembered something she learned in school about Maaser. (She had a voice like a tractor pouring gravel stones in a parking lot) and was apparently bitten by the NYT Bug. (self-hating Jew). to anon. 6:28PM
He isnt entirly correct, but he isnt too far off from the truth.
No Rabbi in his right mind would allow grain for pesach matzhos to be stored in a basement. Everyone knows that basements are damp, and dont tell me that this basement is humidity controlled.
Why do people think kosher means blessed by a rabbi? It annoys me to no end. The “economies of scale” is probably on the cost.
What part of the certification process requres Rabbi’s to come over and bless the food? Someone isn’t doing their homework and reporting bad information.