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Category Archives: Abuse
Rabbi Levi Tenanbaum Goes Up On JCW
From JewishCommunityWatch.org: I was just a young innocent little boy of 11-years-old. I was content with the all the little things that all the kids my age cared about; toy cars, nosh, etc. – I was just an average kid. … Continue reading
What Is Safe Touch?
So I’m sitting behind this guy I know. He’s playing with his 3yo son. He puts his hand between his son’s legs and extends his thumb to the top of the boy’s butt cheek and squeezes the butt and makes … Continue reading
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Vicki Polin’s 1989 Oprah Appearance About Ritual Murder In The Jewish Community
I’m sure the powers that be will take down these videos quickly, but here you go for the moment, get ’em while they’re hot: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Vicki’s appearance begins 11 minutes into the second video and … Continue reading
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The Cycle Of Abuse
As I reported in 2006 about Rabbi Daniel Gordis: In 1993, Conservative legal scholar and Jewish Theological Seminary professor Joel Roth was disciplined for having an inappropriate relationship with a male student (reported in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency by Debra … Continue reading
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Parental Alienation Solutions
According to Wikipedia: “Parental alienation is a social dynamic, generally occurring due to divorce or separation, when a child expresses unjustified hatred or unreasonably strong dislike of one parent, making access by the rejected parent difficult or impossible. These feelings … Continue reading
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New Age Flavor Of The Month Byron Katie
Vlinden posts: After reading about Byron Katie on this board, I was interested to see her in action. Here is a link showing a session with an Israeli woman who tells Katie that she’s afraid of war. I’ve never seen … Continue reading
The Time Bomb Parent
When I was a kid, I had to look after my step-mom, who was a ticking time bomb. “Parentified children don’t have a typical childhood or adolescence — they don’t rebel or skip school or act rudely to a teacher. … Continue reading
Watch Out For The Grooming
Predators typically groom their victims. They look for jobs and volunteer opportunities to be around kids and other vulnerable types. They take people out to eat and to sporting events and the like. They give out money. They insinuate themselves … Continue reading
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How Long Will Richard Joel Last At YU?
Richard Joel is the fourth president of Yeshiva University. The New York Daily News reported July 12, 2013: Five more former Yeshiva University High students have stepped forward to say they were molested by staffers at the prestigious Jewish institution … Continue reading
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Is It Ok To Touch Women For Healing Purposes?
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: There is currently a situation in London where a leading rabbi is charged with inappropriate contact with women. This rabbi denies the charges. However, he has admitted, so I am informed, that he did touch … Continue reading
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