Three teens broke into a Shul in Lakewood overnight and allegedly attempted to steal the Pushkas (charity boxes).
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lakewood Police Department.
Three teens broke into a Shul in Lakewood overnight and allegedly attempted to steal the Pushkas (charity boxes).
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lakewood Police Department.
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No Locks or combination?!? They can just open the door and walk right in at 3 AM?
Not sure it’s considered breaking , doors were unlocked !! So much for security …..
Kick Jewish kids out of the community and look at them like they are criminals and wonder why they come back like this!
IDIOT.
These are kids that HAVENT been “kicked out” of the community, and they come back with impunity time and again… when it suits them.
Enough with the garbage that if you love someone enough they will just be angels. Stop giving excuses for bad behavior.
This.
When asked why they tried to to steal the Tzedaka pushkas, the teens, who spoke to reporters via video hookup in order to ensure their identities remained hidden, said: “We were told that, according to Jewish religion, Tzedaka is Tatzil Mi’maves. So we wanted to keep some of that tzedaka money with us at all times as a means of protection. Jewish people would call that a ‘segulah’, right?”
who is kicking them out of the community? likely, someone needs money for drugs.
Really? Or maybe money for food after being kicked out of their home because they don’t learn so well or wear a different yarmulka than his dad? But of course your mind goes to the drugs.
I thought it might be a good idea if when ever a group of people decide to build a Shul, Yeshiva, Bais Medrash or any type of a school, when they sit down seriously and estimate the future expenses of their building project, shouldn’t they include also the expenses of locking up the building at night.
Also nowadays we see that maybe the building should be locked by day also.
Also another food for thought:
After 11:30 PM maybe lock up the main Bais Medrash.
The few individuals that are still learning, why can’t they learn in one of the smaller rooms?
Also you will save on electricity. The main Shul has probably 40 fixtures times 4 is 160 bulbs. (the membership of the Shul might get reduced a drop if the main Shul lights go off at a specific time)
I am just giving an example.
Just lock the doors.
How about curfew? we had curfew growing up
That is sad!
How about locking up the pushka’s when the Shul is not in use or emptying them out after services?
Honestly, what’s the big deal? The “tzedaka” is for people in need. When we don’t help our own, people get desperate.
We self-sabotage and then cry when our kids do desperate things. We only have ourselves to blame.