Sanitation Worker Spends the Night at Daf Yomi Shiur

YW News - Video shows a NYC Sanitation employee (the driver of a salt-spreader), sitting inside a Boro Park Shul (Sefardishe Shul on 14th Ave and 45th St), and listening to a Daf Yomi Shiur.


The following information is based on eye-witness accounts of the incident.

On Wednesday evening, at approximately 8:00PM, a salt & plow truck turned into 45th Street from 14th Avenue, and after driving about 100 feet, the driver decided that he was stuck.

After being asked by residents why he had stopped his truck, he stated that he was too close to a parked vehicle, and was scared that he'd get into an accident, and was going to wait until he was pulled out by a big rig. After a while, friendly neighbors brought the driver a drink and some chips to munch on. They also informed the driver that if he needed the restroom, he could go into the "Sefardishe Shul" located on the corner of 14th Ave & 45th Street, which is usually opened until midnight.

Our source tells us that when he went out to Daven Maariv later that evening, he noticed that the truck was empty. When he was returning home he again noticed that the truck was empty, and peeked into the Sefardishe Shul. What he saw was so unbelievable that it prompted him to grab a camera, take a few shots as well as a short video clip. The Sanitation worker was sitting at the end of a table of people listening to a Daf Yomi Shiur (not to mention playing with his cellphone....during a Shiur....). Incredibly, the man sat through the entire Shiur, which ended close to midnight.

"At 11:30 I went out to check again and sure enough he was still siting there and scratching his chin I guess trying to understand the Gemara", the source told YWN. Another source told YWN that the Sanitation employee remained inside the Shul until 5:00AM, when his truck was pulled out.

(Eli Gefen - YWN)