Monsey, NY – A middle-aged woman was struck and killed by a car late Friday night as she attempted to cross Route 59 near Requa Lane.
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Ramapo police late last night could not identify the woman, who was pronounced dead shortly after the accident at the scene by paramedics from Rockland Paramedic Services.
Police closed off Route 59 in both directions from Robert Pitt Drive to Route 306 until about midnight as the Police Department’s accident investigation team was working the scene. Monsey Fire Chief Andrew Schlissel said two firetrucks responded to provide police with lights as they examined the scene.
No charges had been filed against the 83-year-old male driver, who was eastbound in his 1997 Toyota Camry.
The death was the second on the heavily traveled road in as many months. The notoriously congested corridor of Route 59 from Kennedy Drive in Spring Valley to Route 306 in Monsey is known for its heavy pedestrian traffic. A lack of sidewalks forces many onto the roadway.
As I am reading the many “blogs” posted, I am appalled that a discussion that began as describing the ma’ailos of our dear Mrs. Reifer morphed into a discussion of reflectors, treife meat, possibly incompetent rabbonim (EXTREME lack of derech eretz by the way) and other various narishkaiten. I will say this loud and clear so everyone can understand. WE LOST AN EM B’YISRAEL! A beautiful neshama, with beautiful middos and a stellar personality. I was extremely close with Mrs. Reifer A”H, and my friends and I have suffered tremendously due to this terrible loss. The callous comments mentioned here are like salt on our open wounds. To anonymous at 8:41 p.m. I hope you are still checking this blog, because you must realize that your idea of “funny” is seriously skewed. No, it is not “FUNNY” that Hashem allowed the owner of Shevach Meats to sin, and allowed Shevach High School to lose a beloved principal. While nothing in this world is coincidence, it is arrogant and conceited of you to draw your OWN conclusion as to connect these two events.
To bracha, i admire your strong opinion in denouncing the other bloggers. As Rabbi Sokoloff told us on Monday morning, she would’ve wanted us to go on. I hope you still read this blog and you’ll get this message — a senior in Shevach
4:53 i could not agree with u more. as a student at shevach i can tell u there were many things she believed in strongly and this bickering was sertainly not on the list. Mrs. Reifer was an extremely classy woman -a perfect roll model to those who may think tznius doesnt allow for style. people who were not on good terms with her in school now regret it more than ever and those who may have spoken loshen hara about her now are watching their words(i hope). and this tragedy has brought out temendous achdus in my school-i am so sorry that it took s/t like this to bring that about:(.
ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!! JUST STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!!!!!! CANT WE COME TOGETHER AS AM YISROEL FOR ONCE INSTEAD OF ARGUING ALL THE TIME?!?!?!!? WHY DO WE ALWAYS FEEL THE NEED TO FIGHT WITH EACHOTHER AND PUT OTHER PEOPLE DOWN?!?!?!?!?!!? WHY ARNT WE CONCENTRATING ON MOSHIACH AND DAVENING FOR HIM TO COME???? MRS. REIFERS SHLOSHIM IS COMING UP, CANT WE COME TOGTHER AS A NATION AND NOT BICKER JUST THIS ONCE????
oh my yes amen to that. its disrespectful.
mrs reifer, i miss you.
~a former student
I AM ALMOST IN TEARS! YOU PEOPLE ARE BEYOND WHAT WORDS CAN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE. I AM A STUDENT OF SHEVACH, WHILE MY ENTIRE SCHOOL SITS IN MOURNING YOU PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT SUCH GARBAGE! ALL THOSE WHO TRYED TO STOP THE NONSENCE CONVERSATIONS-MY COMPLIMENTS. FOR THE REST OF YOU, YOU CAN CALL ME WHATEVER YOU WISH-IMBECILE BLAH BLAH BLAH. YOU PEOPLE HAVE LOST SIGHT OF WHATS REALLY IMPORTANT. I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU THE LIGHT. I AM ASKING YOU, AM YISROEL, MY HOLY NATION -PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU SAY INSENSITIVE THINGS ABOUT MY BELOVED MRS. REIFER, OR ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WROTE IN,PLEASE!!!!!!! WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, WE ALL WANT MASHIACH SO WE ALL NEED TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER.
Well said….9:27.
12:53, just spare us your ‘cheesy’ criticism and follow in Mrs. Reifer’s path by restraining yourself from insulting others!
TO 9:27 PM
AND SHE NEVER CALLED PEAPLE CRAZY AS YOU JUST DID.
im astounded by all of you!!! is this what mrs. reifer would have wanted from her fellow jews? to badmouth eachother and to argue over stupid issues!?!?!!? especialy on a page that is dedicated to her memory!! we’re sopposed to be arguing over halachic issues not reflectors. this kind of arguing is assur and against torah law. this is not what mrs.reifer stood for this is not what she believed in AT ALL and for you to just post up inappropriate comments that hurt other people is wrong even if you dont know the person. the second bais hamikdosh was destroyed because of this perfect example of sinas chinum. you should all be ashamed of yourselves. i daven for all of you and for all of klal yisroel that your hatred be removed and replaced with the love that every jew should have for another person. the reason avraham avinu did not want to destroy sidom was because even though they were rishaim, the people of sidom were people and they were human beings, creations of hashem. we are required to love every person jew or non jew. if avraham avinu did not want RISHAIM to be killed how much more so we should be nice to eachother because words can kill. this is what mrs.reifer stood for and i hope every person who knew her realized that mrs.reifer would not aprove of this sinas chinum. i daven that everyone recieves the right medication for this sickness
—– a student of mrs.reifer
are all u people crazy????? im embarassed that u r even talking about reflectors and rabbis and forgeting that someone was niftar!! a very special woman’s life was taken and it has nothing to do with reflectors and rabbis. its all biyidai shamayim. this blog should be about mrs.reifer and not about reflectors and rabbis. would u talk about that stuff at her livayah?? have cavod for the nifteres and talk about reflectors and rabbis another time.
what to say about mrs.reifer would probably take a year and a day. she was a very special woman. beloved in her community and in Shevach high school. she was always there for her students when they needed her and she always made herself available to them. she taught alot in school and everyone benfitted from what she taught them. she will be missed alot bye everyone who knew her. may hashem have rachmanos on her family and may they only see simchos in the future
she was beyond an amazing person nothing to describe her as other than a pure tzadekas, she was my principle and my teacher i loved her and she was such an inspiration , i cant believe this is true how can this happen-why?- i dont know but obviously she left us with a message -to be a better person , we have to find it!–
9:51, are you Rottenberg’s lawyer by any chance???
Well 10:09…
You expect your rotten words is going to be the last words. Mrs. Reifer deserved better. It doesn’t belong in this post or in this blog in general. These cheap shots never end, do you expect it to end because you asked for it to end?
So please don’t pretend you care about her or her family , or use her or her family for your rotten ends.
here is hoping this is the final word on a tragedy most of you cannot fathom–
rt. 59 where the accident happened is a very well lit major road—VERY WELL LIT–so put that stupidity of blaming mrs. reifer for wearing or not wearing a reflector where it belongs–in the garbage.
for those of us who have lost someone we loved–we do not waste our time on anything other than trying to comfort the ones who are left behind to suffer the rest of their lives–bec. no matter how much time passes–this kind of horror leaves a bleeding hole in the middle of the heart.
those of you who have nothing else to do with your time except make jokes at the expense of a 49 year old woman who did nothing but try and live her life the way we all should is sordid, nasty and sewer level low.
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and whatever else you might poke fun at–PLEASE DO NOT ever mention rottenberg in the same place as this poor woman–he is pure scum and it is shameful to even mention such a disgrace to mankind on this blog–
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please take note that i tried to separate these totally opposite people with my ***
i ask rochel’s forgiveness for doing just that in the hope that this will be the final word about a horror most of us never have gone through. please be careful how you speak of those who are gone. remember UP THERE everything is heard, even leitzanus. i too like a joke–but this is sordid. and cheap.i have always said “consider the source and rise above it”
for those who have time on their hands–why don’t you find out if this family needs help in some way–that is more important than was she wearing a reflector. she was a wonderful person and all of us who knew her were lucky indeed.
ps–reflectors can be gotten for free at the town hall on rt. 59–and nagels on 306 might still be selling them.
and let this be the last word.
please.
To:12:14 PM
” The gall of you to make a foolish mockery of another’s death. The chutzpah of you to voice your (Imbecile) comments publicly”.
Your namecalling and style of Mussar is exactly what the Nifteres would have looked down upon.Often people set an example of what NOT to follow.
1:43 – The gall of you to make a foolish mockery of another’s death. The chutzpah of you to voice your (Imbecile) comments publicly.
Have you no scruples at all?
Gets me thinking about who posts/reads this blog.
Maybe it’s time for an upgrade…
does anyone here have a ‘good word’ for 1;43????
I am so confused. Who was this lady – Mrs. Moshe Reifer or Mrs. Rochel Reifer?
Here, here….9:55! I thought the comment above yours was EXTREMELY overbearing.I knew Ruchy well and am a very good friend of her sister. Thats EXACTLY what she would have wanted…a good word for everyone.
To 8:50
The Nifteres had a kind word for everybody and inspired everyone around to do good by her manner.
May you be inspired to see only the good in people in her Z’chus.
Discussing good role models for our children would be something that would not upset the Nifteres A”H, or her family.
In the future, can you take upon yourself too look for the good in everybody, unless they are blatantly evil?
to all you people out there, both the ones worried about reflectors and especially the ones worried about rabbis,
did you all forget the mitzva of nichum aveilim?????
this column is read by the family of the deceased, do you think the context here does justice to the above mentioned mitzva?
it would do you all good for after 120 if you built up your zechusim by having a little consideration, a little sensitivity, for the family of the deceased and to rather post items that will be an aliyah for her neshama and a comfort for her family
To 7:32 PM :
We need honest leadership, if for no other reason, as role models for our children.
So to whom shall we turn? How do we come up with honest and Ehrlich Rabbonim?
o 704 pm
i would get your factgs straight
1 the rabbi was forced to leave toronto and did steal the money
and if you spoke to the reichmans you would know the din torah that came with it
so the rabbi is a thief plain and simple
2 a rabbi who heard that there was trouble in the past and questins on the individual has a responsibility to visit the kitchen unannounced at least once in eight years no matter who he trusts
so his hechscher is worthless and he should leave the industry of kashrus
re the rabbi rottenberg synagouge /yeshiva project
it is well known that outside of mr weiss who bought the property for the rabbi all the houses on the circle that the town uses to determine closeness are all against it thats 14 to 1 of the group against it
shouldnt the rabbi respect that if his own shul wants these boys out of their shul that the people in tyhe community dont have to have them destroy their lovely community
and re the rabbi whoise son molested kids who cam from toronto
are you aware that he was told in toronto about these problems so he just shipped the kid of to monsey no help or therapy
dont you see these rabbis and tendle have betrayed the trust of the community
they should all be tarred and feathered and sent packing with the exception of the treif hechser rov who should just resign from the kashrus biz
To 8:45, just curious. I realize it was insensitive but why does 512 need serious help????
I think 8:45 needs serious help for that accusatory comment. Heilige people don’t put down others for nonsense.
Alot of us need more healthy, easily affordable, permissible, enjoyable outlets in our community. Not everyone can learn, learn, learn, shteig, shteig, shteig, or do chesed all day 24/7. Those that are on a high “Madreiga” will realize and admit to that. That’s the reason we have so many blogging, which is not so bad, and nebach inappropriately playing with their own bodies, as discussed on “Monsey man accused….” and other inappropriate boredom induced activity.
Let’s face it. Any ideas?
Shame on ALL of you!
Such a tragedy happens and all the stupid comments!
Some of you make it sound like only people in Monsey get killed r’l! And when that happens you get all excited to replay all of Monseys tzores and aveiros! (cauze you got NO aveiros and No tzoros BORUCH HASHEM!)
You all have what to be JEALOUS about! Monsey is the BEST!!!! (and I’m sure glad you don’t live here)
Just look and see what special people live here; .. and now, with all the FRUM HATE, we just lost such a special person!
To answer SPECIFICALLY how many children she had. 3 of her own and thousands of others. She was the true ‘MAMA ROCHEL’
You people just dont get it!!!!!! there is a family mourning & all youre doing is discussing shtisim- if only we shut this discusion & everyone just take upon yourselves something for her neshama! & pray that the family should have koach to go on……………………. may Hashem bless them that they should not know of any more tzar & we should be zocha to greet moshiach shortly.
8:45, just curious. I realize it was insensitive but why does 512 need serious help????
ANon 512pm,
You need very very serious help.
Professional help.
I am not kidding.
Go get help!
To 7:50 PM :
Gut Gezugt. May you live to 120 gezunterheit to be able to clarify things.
To the writer of these lines:
maybe look at the fact that the rabbonim are incompetent
1 rabbi gives a hechser to treife meat
a. the Rabbi did NOT give hechser to trefe meat – you imbecile. He gave hasgocha on the nemonus of the purveyor, who swindled him and klal yisroel from kashruth.
1 rabbi who is paskining for people what to do stole 4 million from the reichmans
a. I know the Reichman very very well, and I spoke to them about this. I spoke to Albert, Paul, and Ralph,(Barry, Moshe, and Isaac) they all deny this in total.
1 rabbi lies in public about support from thepeople around a home where he claims he has support when he does not to build a yeshiva or shul and destroy a neighberhood
a. the above lines take the cake. the Rabbi in question did indeed have the immediate neighbors suppport, and still has more people for then against this noble project. To state that this will destroy a “neighborhood” is beyond the pale of truth. If anything it will enhance the neighborhood, and indeed, it will enhance all of Monsey.
1 rabbi has a problem with his son so he sends him to monsey where he is arrested molesting boys
a. This is a rabbi?, who gave him semicha? And if he is just a parent, who is trying to do all he can to help his son, and his son continues to do wrong, can you hold it against him. by the way, is the writer not related to Avraham and Yitzchok Avinu. They also wrecked the neighborhood with there sons ishmual, and eysov. I think you should join the church. good thing he didn’t have any kids of his own.
shame on you
How many kids does she leave behind? Does that change anything? There are 3 innocent orphans…
how many kids does she leave behind married and unmarried??
A little ‘play on words’ to break the tension if I may.
Mik Yid…there MIGHT be a lack of sugar in 11:13’s coffee. But there was Definitly a lack of salt in your chicken these past 8 years! AND THAT MY FRIEND WAS A BIGGER PROBLEM
Yes, that’s right we are sorry for him and for all those who have consumed any amount of that meat large or small.
With all these tzoros enveloping klal yisroel, k’mat every other day another unspeakable tragedy, does anyone have a heads up on what the Augudah convention theme this year is about?
As you can tell from my contents, the Agudists need to get real. There are real issues out there that must be discussed.
The way I see it, the issues are so serious and real thath the Agudath isreale of AMerica should abide by its name for once and for all and convene a convention MITOCH ACHDUS, bringing in other major Orthodox groups and discuss the issues warranting communal discussion.
Anyone Agree?????????????????????
Anonymous said…
to monsey rabbi
why do you look to the kehilla for this tzara
maybe look at the fact that the rabbonim are incompetent
1 rabbi gives a hechser to treife meat
1 rabbi who is paskining for people what to do stole 4 million from the reichmans
1 rabbi lies in public about support from thepeople around a home where he claims he has support when he does not to build a yeshiva or shul and destroy a neighberhood
1 rabbi has a problem with his son so he sends him to monsey where he is arrested molesting boys
look no further what we have are rabbis who do more to destroy then to build
the fact that these rabbis are rabbis makes me puke and i live here and ma looking to move from this disgrace
8:05 PM
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It is well known that every kehilla gets the rov they deserve and every rov gets the kehilla he deserves.
IF (BIG IF) there is a problem with the rabbonim (or some rabbonim) in the monsey area it is not the fault of the rabbonim of monsey that monsey does not deserve better rabbonim.
The best place to look for the source of one’s problems is in the mirror.
It is much easier to yell about yenem needing to do teshuvah than to do teshuvah. I suggest we each resolve to learn five minutes more of musar every day than we already learn and read this thread again a month from now. We may all be very surprised at what we think of what we ourselves wrote.
tizku limitzvot.
12:04…..they are certainly proud that this horendous scandal didnt emerge in OUR town! and I dont see any of the other commentators ‘blowing a fuse’ the way you did! You must have consumed a lot of that meat because it really affected your soul! I’m sorry for you
OH…AND 12:04? YOU MUST HAVE TAKEN A REAL BEATING TODAY…….
12:15 i must say your reply to my comment is the only one which leaves my tongue hanging!!!
The rest of you…..’lighten up’.
Btw, does the name TENDLER ring a bell????????
There was a song in the 60’s that became a public service TV commercial for tolerance. It said “Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now”. Without that, there can be no meaning to this. Any person who reads these messages and comments is doing it because they care about their fellow Jew. Please let’s keep that in mind when speaking to each other.
Finally, some sensical comments on here!!!
you all should have been at the levia’— it was so sad to watch young children mourning………………….. …………………………………………………….. she left us & we miss her. u should be ashamed of yourselves talking about dumb reflecters…… whatever is bashert will happen anyway!
while the family mourns and sits shivah you are so callous and insensitive. It is unbelievable! Go mouth off where your ilk congregate. Nobody here agrees with you, nor do they want to talk about such trivialities while they grieve.
To 11:13 AM –
You can’t put the whole bunch of apples in the same category as one rotten one.
Wow! its great to view comments from such an intelligent person who is so quick to write off an entire community because of the deeds of one. Where may I ask, my 11:13 AM friend, are you from, that you are comfortable living with yourself walking around with that warped hashkafah, your parents & rebbeim must be really, really proud. 🙂
To 11:13 am
It is evident that you don’t know the people in Monsey.
Anon 11:13
Reb yid! You are too bitter, put some sugar in your coffee.
‘Monsey Yidden are so fine and ehrlich……..’ This being said after the whole fiasco with the meat,????????…..my gosh, I must say, you got a greattt sense of humour!!!!
Perhaps the reason the Monsey situations get so much attention is because Monsey yidden are so erlich and fine, that its exceptionally schocking and upsetting when these sories happen. I think us blog posters need to be a little more careful not to let our desire to be the first one to post some interesting fact on the blog, take over our need to post interesting facts that are actually TRUE on the blog, namely the comment above about the nifteres being the mother in law of a certian Monsey person that was niftar a few years ago was particularly tasteless and not helpful for anyone.
I’m grieving even though I didn’t know Mrs. Reifer. It helps to read all the comments, even though I don’t agree with alot of what’s said. The important thing is that people were touched by her and they want to express their sorrow. How it comes out matters not as much as the fact that we all need a hug. I’m sure this wonderful person we lost would be the first to console us, if only she could.