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Posted By richards on January 16, 2015

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Police have released surveillance video in hopes of finding two men who they said broke into a synagogue in Queens and stole thousands of dollars.

The incident occurred between 5 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 25 atShuva Israel located at 147-05 70th Road in Kew Gardens Hills.

The synagogues treasurer, Daniel Potash, said the suspects got in through a window and took off with an estimated $4,000, CBS2s Dave Carlin reported.

They walked around the building a few times and then they realized that there was a way to pry themselves in and go through the back window, Potash said.

The money, which was meant to help the needy, was left in boxes on tables in the synagogue. The men also rifled through Torah scrolls, but thankfully did not take them, Carlin reported.

Thats one of the most sacredest things to us and thank God they didnt realize the value of the scrolls, Potash said.

Shuva Israel has been on 70th Road for seven years and has a top notch security video system. Surveillance video shows one of the suspects hastily trying to hide his face after noticing one of the three mounted cameras inside the synagogue, Carlin reported.

(credit: NYPD)

Youre just foolish and I hope you get caught, Potash said in a message to the suspects. Its not about us, you guys are hurting hundreds of people that we help on a weekly basis that dont have food and youre taking food out of peoples mouths.

Shuva Israel is hoping to buy the building theyre currently renting. The burglary also hurt that fundraising effort, Carlin reported.

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