By Mendel T.
Dear COLlive readers,
I want to tell you a story that I saw this past week and think its very important for parents and caring adults to read.
I was in the main shul at 770 and after davening I saw a guy going over to a group of boys standing around. He was clean-shaven, eyes blocked by sunglasses and a black casket, wearing a white tshirt and tan pants with a leather backpack.
His whole demeanor was off. He started giving out ices to these kids and they were happily taking it. He was also telling them to come outside…
I walked over and asked the kids if they know the guy. They said ‘no but the ices are kosher.’
When I confronted the guy, he said he’s just giving kids ices and there is ‘nothing wrong with it.’
I told him if he wants the best for the kids, he should be teaching them not to speak to strangers. He replied, “that’s the parent’s job, not mine.”
The kids thought it was funny and he kept finding more kids to give out ices to.
When members of Shmira came, he ran out of the shul.
Parents, teach your children to be careful — even in 770. You never know what are people’s motives, cas veshalom. May Hashem protect all of our children.
😉
Chaim Hershkowitz just made a video about teaching kids to not talk to strangers. Get your kids to watch it and talk to them about what they saw. It’s very powerful for kids to have a sentence they could repeat to themselves so they can make a good decision when they need to
First of all : we don’t know who is this stranger ?
This is pretty serious – next time call someone right the way he should be investugated
The man giving out ices, could have other motives so why are people just concerned that the ices are not Kosher, there could be something else in the ices that could get the kids sick or he could be a pediphile you have to be careful today, and the guy is right it is the parents responsibility to teach the kids not to take anything from strangers
Does anyone remember, maybe 10 years ago, there were pretty stickers being found in playgrounds in CH. They were laced with a poison that just through touching them, some kids got really sick!
Teach your kids to never accept anything from strangers, ever. Even on a hot day when an Ice is very appealing
Growing up, my kids knew, “if we don’t eat in their house” you don’t go with them, or take anything from them.
Hopefully if you trust someone enough to trust they standard of kashrus, your kids can trust them.
And if you don’t really trust them that much, teach your kids to STAY AWAY.
And teach them to scream really loudly “HE’S (SHE’S) NOT MY FATHER (MOTHER)” if anyone makes them feel uncomfortable.
If you love your children, teach them to be safe.
make sure not to talk to strangers
doesn’t anyone have any common sense anymore??? You’re concerned about the kashrut? What if this ices was tainted with a drug? Doesn’t that occur to anyone? The fact that he’s been seen before and given to bochurim as well, doesn’t mean ANYTHING. He could be building up their trust for something horrible he has planned. YOU CANT BE TOO CAREFUL these days. Unfortunately, but if you don’t know the person (forget about the hashgocha on the label) YOU DONT TRUST ANYTHING HE GIVES YOU!!!! And that’s what has to be drilled into your children’s heads – that is, if you… Read more »
Parents who are commenting: you missed the point!!!!!! There was a terrible situation the other day where a little girl was molested!!!!! What do you need to be woken up????? The sugar or bracha or hasgocha is NOT the PROBLEM!!!!!!!! Your kids lives are at stake! do NOT be so naive!!!!! NO ONE who your child does not know should be giving them ANYTHING without parental consent! The schools used to have the safety kid program- not sure if they still do, to teach kids about these dangers. But even that isn’t enough!….Im not sure how many parents realize how… Read more »
May come across wrong hopefully not.
I’d love a Tatti to tell me how he responsibly manages there with more than one child (2-10yr old)?
#7
he is Acting like a typical pedophile
Thank you for looking out for those kids.
this doesn’t seem innocent .
who does this today’s day and age ? not anyone with half a brain in their head or with good intentions .
scary!
thank you for doing something and putting the word out there .
Yes, and that’s not a positive thing.
“every shul has a candyman” Really?
Every shul’s candyman is a known member of the community..
If he isn’t a yid what is he doing loitering even outside.We live in mad times why is he still sround offering food & asking kids to come outside??
What chas v shalom are people in charge waiting for?
Read #10 & 11
why did he run away?
keep your kids away from him
Is that the issue?? It seems quite clear that the children made sure that the ICES were kosher….
BUT did have any idea who this man is, that is giving them treats and telling them to come outside?
For both taking action and taking the time to write.
B”H
Almost every shul has a candy man.
This guy is right it is the parents job This guy most probably has no ill intentions Hes giving out ices so that children could make a brocho Or because he just likes to make people happy And if parents are there they can allow him to gve ices to their kids the problem is kids running around without supervision So if you let your kids run around without anyone watching them let this article be a reminder how suseptible children are And if you know people that let their kids run around without supervision influence them not to allow… Read more »
Thank you for watching out for our children!
There are way too many men. Lubavitcher men with kapotas giving out candy and Lollys also! This is not ok. The gaboyim should not allow it
he has been around 770 for a long while, recently giving ices to all buchrim
Thank you for taking initiative and not being a passive bystander!
Thank you for watching
the kids need to be trained not to eat things w/o a known hechsher