Goshen, NY -As Chanukah concluded Rabbi Meir Borenstein, director of Chabad of Orange County went out Sunday evening to Village Green in Goshen to insure that the Menorah (as he usually does through Chanukah) and its lights were all in order.
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To his shock he found swastikas and hateful remarks against Jews written around the Menorah.
Village of Goshen police and State police arrived immediately and an investigation has begun. “This is totally unacceptable” says Rabbi Borenstein who’s grandfather was a survivor of the holocaust. “Living here in Goshen with all religions together we strive to be supportive and loving to each other. Never should anyone in any group or religion feel hatred or dislike by another. We the Jewish community are in shock that in today’s day and age in the heart of such a beautiful village of Goshen there can be hatred.
The menorah is a symbol of light and freedom. Let it shine to everyone and erase all such negativity.”
Rabbi M. Borenstein is the Chabad spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Goshen, NY
That’s one reason why chazal did not mandate that we light menoras in our yards.
this is tottally scary in todays day and age in the state of new york??!!! Hashem should watch us all!!!
Chaunakah started on 12/12. If it is in 8 night celebration, why are the candles up 10 days later? Just curious.
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maybe cuz on shabbos it was still Chanukah…. so instead of running right away Motzei shabbos he waited for sunday, to put down the menorah?!….
you guys are a bunch of clueless people!!!
i live here and ill tell you!!
actually the menorah was put up by the goyim here they paid for it and put it up chabad just takes care of lighting it and the goyim leave it up the entire holiday season……and the goyim are the ones who take it down and store it!!!!
Perhaps it was a message from Hashem to the frum community in Goshen, NY – just like the Jews in Mitzrayim, who lived in Goshen and were spared from the makkos, had to leave to go to Eretz Yisrael, perhaps these Jews in Goshen, NY should not be so comfortable either. I’m just saying.
The shaliach is probably the only frum Jew in Goshen, NY.