Orange County - Judge Rosenwasser's Order Caused Riots In A Synagogue, Now He Is Asking For An Explanation

Kiryas Yoel - Orange County Acting State Supreme Court Justice Stewart Rosenwasser had to read the riot act to rival factions of Satmar Chasidim after an order he issued on Friday touched off and caused a synagogue brawl and uproar.
The judge fired off a fax yesterday expressing dismay at the recent "chaos and lawlessness" and demanding lawyers to explain it when they return to his court on Nov. 30.
"Be advised," he wrote, "that this Court will take any action appropriate in dealing with any party who intentionally misrepresented this Court's ruling."
Rosenwasser caused an uproar Friday by demanding proof that Aaron ally Berl Friedman had been expelled from the Williamsburg congregation by the Grand Rabbi.
On Tuesday morning, shortly before worship to celebrate the holiday of Simchas Torah, Friedman marched into the Williamsburg synagogue with a crowd of Aaron supporters and security guards.   What came next was a brawl, broken up by police in riot gear.
Police returned to the synagogue that night and arrested 26 young men for forcing them selfs in again and burglarizing offices of the synagogue.