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Category Archives: Meir Kin
JPOST: DECADE-LONG DIVORCE REFUSER RETRACTS PROMISE TO GIVE DIVORCE
From the Jerusalem Post: A man who ostensibly agreed to give his wife a divorce after more than a decade because the funeral of this mother was indefinitely postponed until he did so, has now gone back on his word … Continue reading
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Doxxing White Supremacists
I don’t doxx and I don’t like doxxing (the release of private information such as a home address or work place to harass people). I don’t like it when the Orthodox community does it to Meir Kin, following the directions … Continue reading
The New York Times Vs. Meir Kin
I don’t take sides in the Meir Kin vs Lonna Kin (four marriages) divorce dispute. As I understand it, Meir Kin offered his wife a get (Jewish divorce) through a controversial Beit Din in Monsey. Lonna Kin wanted to get … Continue reading
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The Meir Kin Divorce Case
Joe emails: Luke, here is another letter from a different Bais Din (Jewish law court) condemning the RCC and the new Seiruv as fraudulent and meritless. Rabbi Gestetner has condemmed Herschel Schachter from New York, Avrohom Union and Nochum Sauer … Continue reading
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Tagged bais, condemmed, halachic sources, harem keeper, monsey ny, rabbinical court
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Meir Kin Responds To Rabbinic Contempt Order
Meir Kin reponds to this: Dear Community: It is with a heavy heart that we stand today before Tisha B’Av and yet have not learned the lessons of the past. The Bais Hamikdosh was destroyed because of baseless hatred coupled … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Hershel Schachter, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged dear community, divorce case, fellow jew, heavy heart, rabbinical council of california, scribd
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Order Of Contempt Issued Against Meir Kin
Meir Kin responds. From GETORA.org: To concerned members of the Jewish community: A seruv (order of contempt) was issued this week against Meir Kin. This is a very significant development in the case of Meir and Lonna Kin. We, at … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged 10th wedding anniversary, chief rabbinate, countless attempts, lonna, rabbinical council of america, rabbinical council of california
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The Mob Rule Of LA’s Orthodox Rabbinate
On his radio show May 20, 2010, Dennis Prager says: “I want to tell you a story here. Every kid, for reasons we can never explain as adults, remembers something forever that didn’t even happen to the kid… Every one … Continue reading
Posted in Meir Kin, R. Avrohom Union, Rabbis, Union
Tagged bank of america, Beth Jacob, Dennis Prager, greg baer, mob rule, orthodox rabbinate, teenage kid, YICC
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A Pity
Gadi Pickholz from the Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council emails: It is a pity your reporting has been so inaccurate in the disputed Get case in LA. Without getting into specific details, the reality of the situation is that the … Continue reading
Shaarei Tefillah Ripped Apart Over Meir Kin Divorce Dispute?
Mark emails: Dear Luke: Regarding your article about Shaarei Tefila, Youve been mislead once again. There are about 5-6 disgruntled members of Sharrei Tefila who just come for the Shabbos Kiddush every week and dont even participate in the services. … Continue reading
Posted in Aaron Kin, Divorce, Meir Kin, R. Nochum Kosovsky, Rabbis, RCC, Shaarei Tefila, Synagogue
Tagged agunah, brother aaron, gabbai, orthodox shuls, rabbi yosef, shul, tefillah
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A Nasty Fight The Rabbis Wrought
The RCC put up this website MeirKin.com to pressure Meir Kin to give his wife a divorce through the RCC. The website lists Meir Kin’s home address. Meir Kin is willing to give his wife a divorce through a Beit … Continue reading
Posted in Hershel Schachter, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged home addresses, jewish divorce, Monsey, orthodox rabbis, RCC
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