Sikrikim entered the Vishnitz Shul in Monsey during Rosh Hashanah and in the presence of the Rebbe Shlita, who is considered the elder of the admorim in the USA today, began shouting against Deputy Education Minister Rav Meir Porush, who was present for yomtov. Also present was his son, Elad Mayor Yisrael Porush and twin grandchildren, who came for a bracha ahead of their bar mitzvas in Eretz Yisrael this week.

The sikrikim waited for the shul to be quiet during musaf and then began shouting “sheigetz” at Porush. They returned on shabbos during laining, apprehended, and sent to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

As was the case in recent years, sikrikim organized groups to create disturbances such as these during Rosh Hashana in the USA. It is reported their numbers were small and therefore, they were quite ineffective.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)