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770 Gabai Almost Blinded

New regulations are being enforced in 770's main shul after a Gabai Yosef Losh was injured this past Shabbos day and almost lost his eyesight. "I can't see in the eye and have to smear ointments," Losh told COLlive as he left to Moscow where he is scheduled to lecture. Full Story

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crownheights
March 30, 2009 11:45 am

i hate it

Follow example from upstairs in the Rebbe's room
March 30, 2009 8:15 am

where one person tosses one candy afther the aliyah. Thet would effectively avoid the possibility of injury.

sla
March 29, 2009 6:28 pm

get your candies from Shamai

Lets all say Tehilim
March 28, 2009 4:28 pm

that Yosef Losh should have a R’fuah Sh’lema and a R’fuah K’rova

#3 and #4
March 28, 2009 4:20 pm

Say Boruch Hashem it didn’t happen to you in 770 or elsewhere

to #26
March 27, 2009 11:16 am

ever learned how to spell?

To: # 4
March 27, 2009 8:45 am

There is nothing funny.
Reconsider!

throwing candy
March 26, 2009 5:35 pm

the prob is some people throw with intention to hurt G-d forbid, this behavior has to stop.

to col
March 25, 2009 9:20 pm

this does not have to be posted.
please remove this from the site.
It’s absolute nonsense and making a fool of the whole story. Everyone is having a good time with it, and it’s not respectful. I dont think its a big deal to begin with so just have it removed.
Thank you
Also, if comments ccan be proofread to make sure they’re not as nasty as it gets, it would bring more peace to the website.

to 42
March 25, 2009 9:16 pm

save ur rediculous humor for your bathroom!
Absolute stupidity! can i ask for some mentshlichkeit?!?Shame on you!
I’m a kid in high school, and i dont think I have to educate the world. YOU should know better than that…..

They are nuts
March 25, 2009 4:57 pm

I think all the Gabbom and the bal koreah should be wearing foot ball helmets and should have shields to fight off the candies. Could u imagin ? who ever did it is a jerk and they definetly need to stop with the hard Candy. They should have a net gate all around the bima

I agree
March 25, 2009 1:43 pm

That there is absolutely no reason to put hard candies in the candy pack. nuts and almonds popcorn and cotton candy are beautiful and wont kill

a jew
March 25, 2009 12:01 pm

‘refuah sheilaima’

People!!!
March 25, 2009 11:59 am

That is not the way to talk about a Yid

Be Nice and Respectful
March 25, 2009 4:58 am

It is a terrible accident that he was injured. MAYBE they should have some eye protection if they are going to continue with the candy throwing. I think that part is wonderful, but it is plain to see that you can be injured by it.

R. Losh
March 25, 2009 4:20 am

is a nice decent man, hes loved by all. we hope you have a comlete refuah.

however candy throwing is a long jewish tradition that cant be banned. i thing special gogles should be worn by all that sorrounds the bima.

MESHICHIST
March 25, 2009 3:25 am

Let’s all try to be like the REBBE who is trhe greatest “MESHICHIST” SO THAT WE WILL BE ZOCHE TO THE “HISKALUS” before YUD ALEF NISSIN.

Happened to me too
March 25, 2009 3:02 am

Years ago when I had my Aufruf someone threw a cnady at me and thank G-d I had glasses or I would have been seriously injured.
This is a very serious matter and all those who are laughing or say that he deserves it are over a very serious lav in the Torah.

probability vs possibility
March 25, 2009 2:53 am

this incident in rare, so why give up on candy throwing; should we ban driving because there are accidents?

Yeder Kaker Hot A Lacker
March 25, 2009 1:08 am

Some of these comments are so off the wall. I laughed so much I cried. RS to Rabbi Losh.L’Chaim. Unless you’re over 40 you should not be drinking more than four and the Rebbe meant it! Easy ofn the fruity pebbles and red cordial.

To #s 4 and 5
March 24, 2009 9:11 pm

You guys are fanatical nut-cases. I myself am not mishichist at all, but you are sick puppies for wishing that on others…

Just to satisfy your sick minds, Rabbi Losh is far from a mishichist. I happen to know him personally and he and his family are wonderful people.

Lapidated???
March 24, 2009 8:07 pm

I hate when I get almost “lapidated”

great news!
March 24, 2009 6:03 pm

this shabbos my daughter (shes 2 y.o.) was almost lapidated by books from the womens balcony- be careful

to 25
March 24, 2009 5:36 pm

the choson organizes bags to be thrown and is therefore responsible for what is in it. It’s a very sensible rule to have only soft food: popcorn, prtzels…etc

Refuah Shleimah to Rabbi Losh! The lecture to Bais Rivkah was very helpful! Thank you!

candy lover
March 24, 2009 5:18 pm

ay that’s not fare i love candy and it is so exciting to see the hard candy hitting the light every time and thinking it might just fall this time if you don’t want to get hit in the eye don’t stand next to the Bima-(so close)-to the Chasson

Cholent
March 24, 2009 5:15 pm

I have the perfect idea, we coukd combine the kiddush with the pekelach in one.

we should just fill bowls with the famous 770 cholent and just through the heimish kait all around the place.

ashabat chatan
March 24, 2009 5:05 pm

rabbi losh is wonderfull man .i hope the eye will not heart him so much in this days when he is in rasha .he went to moskva in rasha to give alecture about the san .

Refuah Shlaima!
March 24, 2009 4:54 pm

I hope his eye gets better soon! I feel bad that he was hit, but dont really get what its going help to make a chosson pay – its not his fault that people throw candy at him, how is he supposed to prevent everyone from doing it?

No common sense or decency
March 24, 2009 3:44 pm

What’s new? They should stop this candy throwing altogether; it was meant to be a well-wishing thing, but now people us it as a SPORT. Forgetting they are in the HOUSE OF G-D (i.e., a Shul) and with HIS HOLY TORAH on the bimah, they try to knock people’s hats off, “hit him hard” and the like, Rachmana Litzlan. Like the farbies in 770 and many other things there, this has gone too far and long lost its original flavor and meaning. Refuah Shleimah Rabbi Losh, and Refuah Shleimah you unruly people who don’t give a bleep about anything.

why?
March 24, 2009 3:34 pm

why do people always have to write nasty comments!!! just kepp them to yourself and only write nice comments and thnigs we can benifite and learn from ,not these comments that are arguing and laughing at another person ecpecially a jew in pain!!!!!
monitor yourselfs!

feel better
March 24, 2009 2:50 pm

this isn’t funny!
some of these comments are disgusting!
what does this have to do with mishichists???

Loose candy is one thing
March 24, 2009 2:46 pm

trowing loose candy is one thing but i saw those peckalech flying on shabbos and i was in the back of the shul. they looked pretty big to me.
There is no reason to trow such things around 770. take a handful of toffees.

serious matter
March 24, 2009 2:27 pm

This is no laughing matter… an injury to the eye is serious

helmit
March 24, 2009 2:08 pm

put a helmit with bullet proof window

Refuah Sheleima!
March 24, 2009 1:51 pm

Rabbi Lsh is a very nice man, he gave a lecture in O.T. for O.T.E.G. and it was very beneficial!! I hope he gets well very soon!!!

Mendy
March 24, 2009 1:45 pm

If someone throws a hard candy at HIM
Like hes the presidnt or whattttt????

not a gabai!
March 24, 2009 12:56 pm

he thinks he is one

this article and some of the comments are too much and taking it too far
March 24, 2009 10:44 am
just shows
March 24, 2009 10:44 am

12 all that shows is that in 38 years we have still not learnt from our mistakes. 4 it will be funny when it happens to you your twisted and 5

You need the right tools for the job
March 24, 2009 10:23 am

Flying candy looks like an occupational hazard to me… He needs safety glasses!

Nothing new
March 24, 2009 10:13 am

I remember when Rabbi Cohen, now Rosh Yeshivah in melbourne, had his Choson Aliya, he was hit by a hard candy in his glass spectacles. The glass shattered and went into his eye. That happened some 37-8 years ago, and nobody banned chassanim or candy. Anyway, Refuah Sheleima to Losh and mazal Tov to all the Chassanim and good luck to all the kids who manage to catch the bags. BTW, raisins are not a good idea at all they make a huge mess and I think that once a raisin caused problems when it got stuck to a Sefer… Read more »

get better quick
March 24, 2009 10:04 am

its one thing to stop the candy throwing..good idea.

but making ppl pay and cancelling kiddushim is taking this out of proportion

#4 I fail to see what's funny
March 24, 2009 9:36 am

There is nothing funny about someone suffering an injury especially an eye .
In my hometown shule in Perth they stopped the lolly throwing tradition because the same thing happened, someone was hurt.

Definitely an eye-sore!
March 24, 2009 9:30 am

to #5, although you’re right that the “gabboim” are part of the problem, this is not a joke. Eye injuries are very serious. Yes, it was an accident, but to even think this is “Divine retribution” is nuts. I hope he has a Refuah Shleima. i also hope he gives up his “job” so we non-Tsfatim & non-Moshichisten can daven in peace in 770 without seeing signs, listening to dumb tunes or parting the crowds.

to 4 and 5
March 24, 2009 9:25 am

how dare we say such things . to 3: this not funny at all! and to 4: Losh is a very good man how can he deserve to be allmost blinded? how can a yid say that to another ?

To #4
March 24, 2009 9:25 am

You are one sick dude…

yoselG
March 24, 2009 9:23 am

What is Rabbi Losh going to lecture about in Moscow? How to drink vodka and var’fe pek’al’lach? Does a person who throws a pek’al’lah have to shout ye’chei?

As one wise man said:
March 24, 2009 9:20 am

R’ Elazar says in Midrash Tanchuma: one who has pity on the cruel, will be brute to the merciful.

These Gaboim are backing the insanity lead by the Tzfati extremist day in day out.

OMG
March 24, 2009 9:17 am

I can’t stop laughing… this is hilarious…

dont make a mountain
March 24, 2009 9:14 am

out of a molehill

glass case
March 24, 2009 8:56 am

maybe they should just put the whole bimah in a bulletproof case that would take care of the problem!

oy!
March 24, 2009 8:41 am

refuah shilaima!

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