November 30, 2006
Maybe He Was Going to an Emergency Bris?
Did you see CBS 2 Investigates: Too Good For Gridlock? The too-good-for-gridlock offender is Isaac Heschel, a diamond dealer who is also a rabbi and volunteers time as a chaplain to the MTA and Port Authority Police. Heschel frequently uses sirens and lights in his Crown Victoria, but neither agency gave him sirens or lights, meaning that Heschel pimped the car out for emergency fun himself.
CBS 2 was tipped off by an anonymous member of law enforcement: "Sent with the tape was a note that claimed Heschel was putting pedestrians and other drivers in danger." So reporter Scott Weinberger followed Heschel for days:
At crosswalks he used lights to move pedestrians along. And if traffic gets too bad he drives the wrong way up a street. Remember, he is not a cop. He is not going to an emergency...Not only that, he Heschel used a number of parking cards to avoid tickets! Now, the MTA and PA Police are no longer working with Heschel....It was on the way to the Diamond District that day we saw Heschel’s official looking car use the HOV lane to avoid a major traffic jam on the Prospect Expressway.
When lights and sirens aren't enough, not even a tie up at the Lincoln Tunnel stops our reckless rabbi. The lights flash; he gets out and actually moves several traffic cones, and then drives past a Port Authority Police checkpoint without ever being challenged.
Scott Weinberger: "What was the necessity for you to use your lights, to remove cones, to go through a closed entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel?"
Heschel: "Sir, I don't think what I do I need to discuss with you."
In 2004, Mayor Bloomberg stripped all non-essential city cars of sirens and lights when one of his deputy mayors used them to get through traffic during her morning commute.
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lol good headline
Oye Vay!
He's probably running to the bank after finding a 1 dollar bill on the ground.
Those wacky jews.
For someone who gets hyper sensitive when it comes to anything regarding Asians, it’s laughable to see you assume that Rabbis perform Bris ceremonies when it’s a Mohel who does the cutting.
SlantEyz:
well said
Couldn't a Rabbi still be invited to a Bris?
or is this another one of those secrets that shouldn't be told to people outside of the Faith?
For a group that says we have nothing to hide they sure don't tell a lot of stuff.
That muthaf**ker.
Jeaz people. Someone tries to be stereotypical for a change and out comes the facts.
You think this is bad. I live in Coney Island Ave. Half the cars in here has these lights in them - they ALWAYS them. No tickets, double parking, zoom through red lights... whatever.
Nice story!
My latest obsession is with cops & ambulances who get onto very crowded highways (BQE, FDR, etc.) and use their lights and sirens. My theory - they just push traffic around and make chaos, and they would get there faster by chilling out and driving normally.
'it’s laughable to see you assume that Rabbis perform Bris ceremonies when it’s a Mohel who does the cutting.'
Oh of course! its OBVIOUS that its the Mohel who does the cutting! OBVIOUS!!!!
Only a Jewish person would know that dude.
kelly is spot on there. They drive like nutcases!
Of course he was headed to a Bris. Circumcision is known to reduce STD's (Sudden Traffic Delays).
Foreskin. Traffic. Heschel cuts around both.
Oh of course! its OBVIOUS that its the Mohel who does the cutting! OBVIOUS!!!!
Only a Jewish person would know that dude.
I take it you never watched my show. It's only on like 9 times a day in NY, "dude."
why is it that a specific reporter of race is assigned to the perps particular race:
if the perp is latin so is the reporter
if the perp is black so is the reporter
if the perp is a jew so is the reporter
if the perp is a jerk then geraldo is your man!
Media outlets try to be so pc, but they're making a mockery of themselves.
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Mohel is pronounced Moy-el
The Game gets arrested for telling a cab driver he was FBI, but this guy gets off with a slap on the wrist??
maybe jews really do run the world.
For a group that says we have nothing to hide they sure don't tell a lot of stuff.
Oh of course! its OBVIOUS that its the Mohel who does the cutting! OBVIOUS!!!!
Only a Jewish person would know that dude.
There's this thing on the interwebs called Google that could provided links to the fact that Rabbis don't perform Bris-es.
"maybe jews really do run the world."
We dont reeeeally run the world! We're just hated because we're disproportionately more successful than everyone else. We value education, hard work, and helping our own get ahead.
But just for that crack, Im putting you on the LIST. What list? Oh, you'll find out when THE DAY comes.
A bris involves both the act of circumcision and a set of prayers and rituals.
While abbis don't perform the actual circumcision, unless they are also a mohel, rabbis can officiate at a bris in a ceremonial capacity, so the headline isn't so far off, even if the intended joke is.
Give Jen a break.
make that rabbis. not abbis.
Name one thing other than Hollywood that Jews control.
i LOVE this story.
what a total jerk! thanks for exposing him.
The military-industrial complex?
My comment would be appropriate on Drunkenstepfather.com but not really on this site but anyway - what did you expect from a Jew. Tell Jesus I said Hi.
Thanks, Gothamist, for monitoring the hate spewed on this site.
"We dont reeeeally run the world! We're just hated because we're disproportionately more successful than everyone else. We value education, hard work, and helping our own get ahead." I think it's the last part the "helping our own get ahead" that makes everyone hate jews. It's like the ultimate nepotism racist class.
I told you about these People before. You didn't believe me then but it's all out now.
Since we are at it, what about the fatties? I hate FAT people. They should pay $4.00, maybe $8.00 to ride the subway. They are so big! WTF. The Jews are not the issue; I think the Fatties are the REAL problem. Please discuss.
all fat people are jews.
damn 539s with their big noses and even bigger sirens
Cops use their sirens and lights for non-emergencies all the time. I'm glad Heschel was found out but now they should put there attention to cops stopping traffic as they TRY to manuever into parking spaces, run red lights at a snail's pace (no emergency there) and park in bus stops when ample "police cars only" parking is available all around.
Let's not forget that Heschel APOLIGIZED for his actions. The man is not fucking evil. He fucked up majorly, but the point is, most New Yorkers refuse to apoligize due to to their stubborness.
Hes a diamond dealer, AND hes Jewish. How can he NOT be evil???
"Let's not forget that Heschel APOLIGIZED for his actions. The man is not fucking evil. He fucked up majorly, but the point is, most New Yorkers refuse to apoligize due to to their stubborness." yeah just like KKKramer apologized after he was found out on tape. If you read the article it says Heschel only apologized after seeing the cameras. It's the JEW way to be sniveling and pathetic and garner sympathy if ever called on anything.
magestic: "It's the JEW way to be sniveling and pathetic and garner sympathy if ever called on anything."
That's funny, given that you mention Kramer who apologized -- but he himself is not Jewish!
Whoa, the comments here beat NYPD RANT big time.
Such hate for the Jews!? My God!
This guy ain't no freakin Rabbi. He's a con-artist who sniveled his way into the PAPD by claiming to be a Rabbi.
As for CBS, they recently did a piece with Brendan O'Keefe about the cops ABUSING their privileges; I guess this "major investigation" was meant to level the scale.
Whatever the case, this poor idiot will be expelled from the Ortho-Jewish community even faster than his traffic jam maneuvering.
Good Riddance
Ich Bein ein Mein Fuhrer. Sieg Heil!!!
What about the fatties! The fatties!! My god, the FATTIES!!!
"We dont reeeeally run the world! We're just hated because we're disproportionately more successful than everyone else. We value education, hard work, and helping our own get ahead."
haha! 'hard work' that's a good one.
at least you realize that 'helping your own' is why you're 'hated'.
you are the reason anti-semitism exists.
Oy!! I wished we had thought of this 5 years ago.
Sivan Kurzberg
"Maybe He Was Going to an Emergency Bris?"
What the hell is this?
So if the guy was black, would you write "Maybe He Was in a Hurry to Get Fried Chicken?"
Shame.
Hey, who doesn't like Fried Chicken?
For shame, indeed.
now we know some true colors coming out.
Same goes for watermelon. I eat it like how my pappy taught us, sprinkle some salt on them slices.
You know, when I first read this story I was so ticked off I wanted to go strangle the guy myself. But the more I think about it, the more I'm wondering if they can rig up those lights-and-sirens sets for Subarus.
BTW, Scott Weinberger is also an ex-cop. So was it the religion and law-enforcement angle that got him this assignment, since the Rebbe was an NYPD Chaplin as well?
Just wonderin'...
"I think it's the last part the "helping our own get ahead" that makes everyone hate jews. It's like the ultimate nepotism racist class."
Want to join a country club? Better know a Jew! We're much worse than, say, those WASPy Old Boy networks.