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Category Archives: R. Menachem Weiss
Report: Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago
From DailyVoice.com: A rabbi formerly from Woodcliff Lake was sentenced to a plea-bargained six years in state prison for sexually assaulting a local boy in 1999 when he lived in town. Menachem M. Weiss, 47, must serve at least three … Continue reading
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Is Rabbi Menachem Weiss’s Arrest Just The Tip Of The Rabbinic Molestation Iceberg?
On March 26, 2018, an email circulated around the Los Angeles Orthodox community from “Torah Truth”: Dear Leaders: As many of you are aware, Menachem Weiss of Nessah Synagogue was arrested and indicted over the weekend. He is being charged … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Rabbi Menachem Weiss Charged in 1999 Woodcliff Lake Sexual Assault of Boy
I remember Menachem Weiss (his father was a big rabbi in the San Fernando Valley and Ohio and Miami Beach and has about 15 kids) as a rabbi at Nessah synagogue in Beverly Hills. He seemed a jolly and hands-on … Continue reading
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