Category Archives: Abuse

Sexual Predators At AA Meetings

I’ve noticed that many addicts, be it to alcohol or drugs or porn, can get sober through 12-step meetings but turn quickly into sexual predators when given half a chance. There’s no good thing that can’t be perverted. Not Orthodox … Continue reading

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14yo Los Angeles Yeshiva Student Pleads Guilty To Raping His Younger Sisters

The kid took the plea deal just before the case went to trial. The kids at yeshiva knew about this abuse months before the adults found out.

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Rubashkin Revenge: Ethical Certificates at Center of Dispute

The Jewish Journal reports: About eight months ago, when Katsuji Tanabe agreed to display the Tav HaYosher certificate in the window of his one-year-old restaurant on Pico Boulevard, the head chef and owner of Mexikosher knew that the “ethical seal,” … Continue reading

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The Story Of Mendel Tevel

JewishCommunityWatch.com reports: A couple of months later, we were informed that Mendel Tevel was planning to get engaged. Immediately, the kallah’s family was contacted and cautioned with the vast information we had already accumulated. We proceeded to put the family … Continue reading

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Should You Go To A Rabbi Before Secular Authorities When Reporting Abuse?

Once again, lay Jews are way ahead of the rabbis in fighting sexual abuse (a point I heard made by Rabbi Marc Shapiro). From JewishCommunityWatch.com: These two arguments for going to rabbis before secular authorities don’t hold up. The first … Continue reading

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