New York, NY – Stolen Torahs Returned to Queens Synagogue

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    p>New York, NY – At the start of today’s High Holy Days meeting at One Police Plaza, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly returned the eight Torahs which were stolen in August from the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, just in time before the Rosh Hashana holiday.

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    As the meeting started, Commissioner Kelly had police officers from the NYPD Shomrim Society proudly carry out the eight Sifrei Torah onto the stage – and returned them to the members of the synagogue.

    Also in attendance where the detectives of this case and where given awards by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC).


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    Avraham Abba
    Avraham Abba
    15 years ago

    Boruch Hashem!

    This is a reaj kiddush Hashem!

    Yet, once again the NYPD has come through to help our community!

    We must always remember this.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Now we have to find all the Stolen goods from Boro Park homes from this past summer

    About every block had a breakin this past summer with everyting taken

    THINKER
    THINKER
    15 years ago

    HAKOL TOLU BEMAZEL AFILU SEFER TORAH SHEBEHEICHAL

    anonymou's
    anonymou's
    15 years ago

    every block? everything? thats quite an epidemic stat, and probably very untrue

    Torah im Derech Eretz
    Torah im Derech Eretz
    15 years ago

    Now if these will be put to good use and studied and followed by the congregation,it would be better news

    xx
    xx
    15 years ago

    Torah im Derech Eretz Says:

    Now if these will be put to good use and studied and followed by the congregation,it would be better news

    09-16-2008 – 5:44 PM

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    Why dont u be the first role model and throw your internet enaled computer and phone out the window. That way we can learn from you and follow in your HOLIER tHAN THOU footsteps

    TIDE Has no derech eretz
    TIDE Has no derech eretz
    15 years ago

    who are you to say that they don’t? what are you?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    The Jewish Center in KGH is Conservative

    Here's better "klal"
    Here's better "klal"
    15 years ago

    “Torah im Derech Eretz” is very nice. How about Ahavas Yisroel which Rabbi Akiva says is a “klal gadol b’torah”?

    yeruchem
    yeruchem
    15 years ago

    Letzanus was put in this world to ridicule apikorsus and apikorsim – yes, even if sadly they’re Jewish

    anon
    anon
    15 years ago

    yeruchem Says:

    Letzanus was put in this world to ridicule apikorsus and apikorsim – yes, even if sadly they’re Jewish

    09-17-2008 – 12:01 PM

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    what is your source for your shtikel purim torah?