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Category Archives: Abuse
Leah Kleim Sitting Shiva For Her Little Sister Who Died Of A Drug Overdose
Leah’s in New York with her family. She replies to my email: Im tryin to hang in there. Its tough. sitting shiva sux. I think its just starting to hit me now though. My anger is coming out pretty bad. … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Leah Kleim
Tagged bungalow colony, fatal outcomes, random occurrence, sitting shiva, unfortunate incidents, world diseases
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Drinking & The Jews
Lisa Miller writes for Newsweek: It was a Saturday afternoon in July, and according to the police report, the young man was driving drunk. Milton Berle was echoing the generations-old conventional wisdom when he quipped that "Jews don’t drink much … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Jews
Tagged jewish alcoholics, jonathan katz, orthodox circles, orthodox synagogues, single malt whiskey, yeshivat chovevei torah
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The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet by Law Professor Daniel Solove
I read this book on Shabbos. The prof feels bad for people who did bad things and got caught and publicized on the internet, such as South Korea’s dog poop girl, who refused to pick up her dog’s poop on … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Internet, Predators
Tagged dog poop girl, kenny the shark, libel laws, public speakers, responsible citizen, ted frank
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Massive Condo Scam In New York
Zevulun writes: According to a Letter by Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, a Snitch, a ‘Moser’, who causes a Jewish persons arrest, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba letter proposes that he may be executed, (Killed) literally by Jewish Vigilante Executioners, according to Halacha, Rabbi … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, New York
Tagged brooklyn neighborhood, face eviction, federal magistrate, jonathan green, lefferts ave, new york daily news
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Charity Scams
Tom Herman writes for the WSJ: Here are a few areas IRS and Justice Department officials have been focusing on and advice from lawyers and accountants on how to avoid trouble: • Kickbacks. Consider the case of the two men who … Continue reading
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Tagged brian hennigan, jewelry district, justice department officials, money transfer network, orthodox judaism, rabbi moshe
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Rabbi Michael Ozair Residing in Thailand
I’ve been acquainted with Rabbi Ozair for about a decade. I took some of his Torah classes (before his criminal conviction). I interviewed him after his release from prison and we remained on friendly terms. I haven’t heard from him in … Continue reading
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Tagged internet crime complaint center, michael ezra, national sex offender, national sex offender registry, rabbi michael, sex offender registry
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How Is Abner Weiss Still A Licensed Therapist And Rabbi?
He’s a classic. He carefully grooms his women and then uses Torah to f— them. He’s not content to just get off on these ladies. It’s as though he wants to destroy them. We’re not talking simple sex. This is an … Continue reading
Posted in Abner Weiss, Abuse, Beth Jacob
Tagged affairs with married women, Beth Jacob, brilliant man, divorce papers, hollywood producer, rabbi abner weiss, ton of bricks
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Jewish Billionaire Clinton Buddy Charged With Soliciting Underage Prostitutes
From the New York Post: Florida- Manhattan money man Jeffrey Epstein will turn himself in today to plead guilty to soliciting an underage prostitute at his Florida mansion – and immediately start serving an 18-month sentence, a source said. The … Continue reading
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NYT Editorializes About Jewish Arms Dealers Accused Of Corruption
On March 27, I reported: The Bar-Kochba Botach in this story is a Los Angeles Orthodox Jew. He owns www.botachtactical.com at 3423 West 43rd Place Los Angeles, CA 90008. His brother is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Bar-Kochba Botach is not accused … Continue reading
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Tagged fly by night, henry waxman, john withers, orthodox jew, rabbi shmuley boteach, representative henry waxman
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‘It’s Not Like Your Rabbi Will Read It’
Luzdedos1: Good to see you Sunday sailer girl hollyrandall: lol thanks hollyrandall: i read your blog thing hollyrandall: hey can i write about your guilty feelings about masturbation? it would be great coupled with my member seeing me there– … Continue reading
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Tagged guilty feelings, lol thanks, masturbation, rabbi, sailer
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