Daily Archives: September 16, 2005

Hi-Tech NYPD Joins Pod People

Meet the new, funky NYPD — now available on your MP3 player.

The Police Department yesterday introduced a podcast featuring traffic reports, public-service announcements and features on its work.

The podcasts can be downloaded from the NYPD’s Web site and played on any MP3 player or over the Internet for those without the latest high-tech toy.

They will be updated every Saturday, although Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the series may be updated more regularly if big events or the number of users warrant it.

NOTE: To subscribe to the PodCast please visit NYPD website by CLICKING HERE

Nature’s Wrath, Or God’s

When Israel’s most prominent Sephardic rabbi described Hurricane Katrina as America’s punishment for supporting Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza — and condemned its mainly black victims for failing to study Torah — many Jewish leaders here were appalled.

But in Israel, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s view linking the worst natural disaster in American history to U.S. support for the Gaza withdrawal is not unique among rabbis.

Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky, the leader of the Lubavitch chasidic sect’s center in central Tel-Aviv, among others, gave a sermon from his pulpit soon after the hurricane voicing the same theme. A popular radio rabbi echoed him. And a noted Jerusalem kabbalist reportedly also made similar comments.

Did Our Ancestors Fail?

Many battles have been fought to bring the world to a state of redemption. Many tears have been offered in prayer. Much blood has been shed in martyrdom. Innumerable Mitzvos and acts of goodness were committed. Huge sums of charity were distributed. Much Torah has been studied. Many leading rabbis, tzaddikim, and famous kabbalists, giants of the spirit, have poured their energies into the efforts to bring redemption to an embattled world.

Yet inexplicably the redemption has failed to materialize. As of today the exile remains stubbornly intractable and unresolved.

The Perfect Steak-Out

THURSDAY NIGHT 10:15PM – Derek Nelson, probably one of the dumbest criminals to hit the streets of Crown Heights tried to strike again after being released from police custody a mere three days ago.

It all began when a senior member of Shomrim spied Nelson sneaking around on Union St. near Kingston Ave. The member called for back up in case Nelson was up to his usual antics which sadly for him he was.

While being watched by over twenty units Nelson made his way into a Jewish owned car, parked on Albany Ave. between President St. and Union St. Just as Nelson was putting things into his pockets which the owner of the vehicle had left in his car, the Shomrim units quickly made their move and detained him inside the car until the police were able to arrive.

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