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WATCH: Man Caught On Video Stealing Sefer Torah From Yonkers Synagogue


Police in Yonkers are searching for a man caught on surveillance stealing a Torah from a synagogue.

Just days before Yom Kippur the suspect is seen entering the Lincoln Park Jewish Center on September 25, then seen walking out with the Torah as well as other items, after changing into different clothes.

According to its YouTube page, the Yonkers Police Department is endeavoring to identify the suspect and return the Torah to its rightful place.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect or the location of the Torah is asked to contact Yonkers Police detectives at (914) 377-7724.



8 Responses

  1. Clue? He doesn’t know how to carry a Torah. This crook is supporting the weight in the crook of his arm instead of resting the Torah on his shoulder.

  2. Some things don’t add up:
    1) He seemed to know that the shul was open.
    2) He knew exactly where to find the Torah (in the Aron).
    3) He easily opened the unlocked Aron without any hesitation.
    4) This happened over ten days ago and it’s now first being publicized.
    Probably an “inside job” — perhaps a mispalel or someone known to the maintenance crew.

  3. tragic. not trying to mach letzunus here but anyone else wondering about the entire outfit switch in the video? somehow he went in wearing all black, and he didnt just steal a Torah, a hat, and a guitar – but a shirt and pants too! so strange

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