Category Archives: Abuse

Rabbi Elior Chen Arrested In South America

From Haaretz: SAO PAULO – Local police yesterday arrested an ultra-Orthodox rabbi suspected of seriously abusing Jerusalem children, one of whom is in a vegetative state. Police officers nabbed Rabbi Elior Chen on a street corner in the Bom Retiro … Continue reading

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Seduced By A Rabbi

From Newsday: ALBANY, N.Y. – New York‘s top court is considering whether a 1935 state law that prohibits suing seducers for monetary damages applies to members of the clergy. Adina Marmelstein wants the Court of Appeals to reinstate her claim … Continue reading

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Sotah – The Wife Suspected Of Adultery

The Torah has a great way for dealing with such women and such troubled marriages. They have this nifty ritual to be done in front of God and the High Priest where the woman drinks muddy water. If she’s guilty … Continue reading

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Shame Over Sexual Abuse In Israel

Time magazine reports: Among Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jews, the Haredim, social workers are often called "child-snatchers" and the police "Cossacks," harking back to the 19th century pogroms against Jews in Russia. These cloistered communities, in which women are expected to raise … Continue reading

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OU Admits Replacement Of Sholom Rubashkin Ploy To Keep Kosher Supervision

FailedMessiah posts: Rabbi Menachem Genack of the OU has admitted what many of us thought all along – the "ouster" of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin as Agriprocessors CEO is… …nothing more than a ploy to help the OU leave its mark … Continue reading

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