Monday, August 24, 2009
Burial dispute at Kiryas Joel
Two factions in the Village of Kiryas Joel are at odds over the burial of a man in a new cemetery in the Town of Monroe just outside the Village of Kiryas Joel.
On Thursday, a group of a Brooklyn based Hasidic congregation prepared to bury Eziel Perlstein, 41, in a new cemetery, which they own.
State Police were called to Raywood Drive in Monroe where they were met with between 100 and 200 Yeshiva school teenaged young men that they described as an “unruly crowd” that was placing tree logs and boulders across the entranceway to the existing cemetery at Kiryas Joel.
As a result, the Brooklyn group decided to bury the deceased in the new cemetery.
Troopers dispersed the large crowd without incident and remained on location through the afternoon and evening to prevent any further clashes between the two factions. No arrests were made.
The new cemetery, in the Town of Monroe, is still pending permit approval by the town planning board; however, town officials did not desire to take any enforcement action preventing the use of the new cemetery.
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/August09/22/KJ_burial%20dispute-22Aug09.html
On Thursday, a group of a Brooklyn based Hasidic congregation prepared to bury Eziel Perlstein, 41, in a new cemetery, which they own.
State Police were called to Raywood Drive in Monroe where they were met with between 100 and 200 Yeshiva school teenaged young men that they described as an “unruly crowd” that was placing tree logs and boulders across the entranceway to the existing cemetery at Kiryas Joel.
As a result, the Brooklyn group decided to bury the deceased in the new cemetery.
Troopers dispersed the large crowd without incident and remained on location through the afternoon and evening to prevent any further clashes between the two factions. No arrests were made.
The new cemetery, in the Town of Monroe, is still pending permit approval by the town planning board; however, town officials did not desire to take any enforcement action preventing the use of the new cemetery.
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/August09/22/KJ_burial%20dispute-22Aug09.html
Comments:
Nebach, that a person's burial should be postponed, even for one second, because of machlokes. What a chillul Hashem. How typical of the "frum" faction.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by 
: August 24, 2009 11:11 AM
: August 24, 2009 11:11 AM
And these two brothers call hemselves “Rabbi’s “ How pathetic . Their no better than the rest of us, at least we have respect for the deceased
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : August 24, 2009 4:03 PM
: August 24, 2009 4:03 PM
Like there isn't enough garbage on us Jews to report in the secular news. What can we expect from world opinion when these lunatics are our worst enemies?
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : August 24, 2009 7:56 PM
: August 24, 2009 7:56 PM
The sadest thing is that the rest of the 'Frum' world allow this behaviour, particularly the 'Gedolai Hador' by encouraging the brothers and their management teams.
All we see (in newspapers/ communal events)is how Rebbes of other Chassidus as well as Litvishe Gedolim fall over themselves to be associated with these people.
How low have we and our leaders fallen to not only allow this craziness to happen, but to encourage it. Our leader need to be leaders and shun these people (both sides) until they come to a point that at the very least they don't antagonise each other.
The message for our kids->
"The Torah is just a theory - out here in the real world its about power and money"
All we see (in newspapers/ communal events)is how Rebbes of other Chassidus as well as Litvishe Gedolim fall over themselves to be associated with these people.
How low have we and our leaders fallen to not only allow this craziness to happen, but to encourage it. Our leader need to be leaders and shun these people (both sides) until they come to a point that at the very least they don't antagonise each other.
The message for our kids->
"The Torah is just a theory - out here in the real world its about power and money"
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : August 25, 2009 3:06 PM
: August 25, 2009 3:06 PM
To Anon 3:06 PM.
Brilliant.. unfortunately, no one is going to listen. Even though you are one hundred percent correct.
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Brilliant.. unfortunately, no one is going to listen. Even though you are one hundred percent correct.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : August 25, 2009 8:37 PM
: August 25, 2009 8:37 PM
