Jeff! You got a problem! A combination of ignorance of Judaism, general nastiness, and probably xenophobia. Probably schizoid-paranoid or something. A good shrink is probably what you need. Probably not so serious. Don't worry, I"ve seen worse cases than you straightened out! In the meantime, have some soul food, like hoomantachin. Its little Purim today, so happy little Purim!

Who is "you people"? We don't. This is a recent custom that should be forbidden. Yosef Karo (in the Shuchan Aruch) wrote that it should be stopped. Superstition won out, but not everywhere! Don't judge Judaism by what people do, try to learn and understand what they should be doing!

Oy Vey! What did I do?!?! Some of the ham-fressing screwballs that infest this site are liable to think that what I wrote is true. (If they could overcome the urge to nash a hoomantash?) They WOULD believe anything about haredim even if it is only one of the fantasies that breed in the cesspool of SH's mind. Just like the dumb Cossack believing the good old fashioned traditional blood libel. With yidden like sh who needs antisemites?

Yes, the HAREDIM are always responsible! Shmarya, you forgot something very important! Purim is coming! Warn all you friends to watch out for their kids! They say that the Haredim use secular blood for their Hooman-Tashin!!

You must all realize that Satmar and all the other Yiddish babbling boneheads are DANGEROUS CULTS and we have a responsibility to save as many as we can! The Jewish homeland would be an excellent venue for this. Mizrachi may yet end up doing something useful. BTW, do these boneheads know that Yiddish is the official language of Birobidzan, the "Jewish" communist homeland set up by Stalin. It still exists. The street signs are in Yiddish, the University teaches Yidddish, the Goyim speak Yiddish, it is the perfect Secular "Jewish" homeland. Stalin is proud! It was also the official language of the Yivsektsia, the "Jewish" branch of the communist party, and also of the "Jewish" Socialist Bund and other groups of "Jewish" ham-eating screwballs. Yiddish at that time was a very "Treife" language!

To all you NEGATIVE bonehead commentators-This is a genius idea! There are more than you know Satmar victims looking for a way out. Set up rehab centers here in Israel, welcome them, and set up some new Haredi Nahal brigades. Genius Idea!

It is about time (and very important!!!) people realized that these so called "Hasidic" (they have grotesquely distorted the original meaning of the term!) sects have absolutely NOTHING to do with the Torah given to us at Sinai. In fact, they AND their so called "GRAND"!!?? Rabbis? are well known ignoramuses lacking even a basic knowledge of Hebrew. They are in fact Mafia families engaged in the protection racket with "Religion" as an excellent front, and a very powerful tool for controlling the rank and file (or victims, depending how you look at it). The FBI finally managed to clean up Chicago in the twenties; they should do the same thing here. And shame on mainstream Orthodoxy for not speaking out. Don't they remember that ALL Hasidic sects were originally EXCOMMUNICATED (put in Herem) in the late 18th cent? Time to stop the masquerade and call a spade a spade!

Luke. You are judging them by normal standards and that is your problem! Their behavior is normal mafia procedure. As soon as you realize this, and also realize that their "religion" front is only a Purim masquerade, you will not have any more questions.

Satmar is a mafia family in every sense of the word and not a Jewish religious community. Once you all realize this you will not have any more questions about their behavior. That's how mafia families are! I wish they would stop calling themselves Jewish. They are a great desecration of the holy Name and an embarrassment to all true practicing Jews of good faith.

RWisler wrote "I would return to Judaism". If he means Satmar then that is NOT Judaism, and if that is what he left then he never knew what Judaism is. One good definition of Judaism is "NOT Satmar"! Look for true Judaism in the Tanach (which Satmar never read) the Talmud (which Satmar do not understand) Rambam and other primary sources (of which Satamar are ignorant) and start living as a Jew according to these sacred text (from which Satmar is VERY far).

MonseyLuke Haven't you noticed-It HAS failed! Miserably!

It is about time (and very important!!!) people realized that these so called "Hasidic" (they have grotesquely distorted the original meaning of the term!) sects have absolutely NOTHING to do with the Torah given to us at Sinai. In fact, they AND their so called "GRAND"!!?? Rabbis? are well known ignoramuses lacking even a basic knowledge of Hebrew. They are in fact Mafia families engaged in the protection racket with "Religion" as an excellent front, and a very powerful tool for controlling the rank and file (or victims, depending how you look at it). The FBI finally managed to clean up Chicago in the twenties; they should do the same thing here. And shame on mainstream Orthodoxy for not speaking out. Don't they remember that ALL Hasidic sects were originally EXCOMUNICATED (put in Herem) in the late 18th cent? Time to stop the masquerade and call a spade a spade!