Category Archives: Abuse

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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Jewish Community Watch Keeps An Eye On Predators

Almost all of the significant efforts against child abuse in the Jewish community have come from the laity, not the rabbis. Assistant Los Angeles District Attorney Benny Forer writes: Dear Jewish Community Watch, I am writing this letter to express … Continue reading

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My Fear Of Abandonment

How do you react when people start backing away? I tend to freak out. Even if I make no outward sign of being traumatized, my thinking becomes obsessed with solely the looming abandonment. My work and writing suffer. I can’t … Continue reading

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