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Tag Archives: Monsey
Does Leib Tropper Still Have A Following?
Yaakov* emails: The world loves a “martyr” and to the Agudists Tropper was framed and all is denied, in spite of all the scandals and expulsions, Tropper still has access to top Haredi rabbis. He still has money. He looted … Continue reading
Posted in R. Leib Tropper
Tagged beis, ejf, Haredi, Monsey, psak, unacceptable level
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A Jewish Divorce Heads To Goyisha Court
A.B. emails: Dear Luke: The Agudath Yisrael continues to employ Moses Kolodny part-time in its archives despite the fact that this man is assisting his daughter to seriously violate halocho by taking her estranged husband to court. he has been … Continue reading
Posted in Agudath Israel, Divorce, Haredi, Jews
Tagged false charges, jewish divorce, kolodny, mesirah, Monsey, order of protection
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A Nasty Fight The Rabbis Wrought
The RCC put up this website MeirKin.com to pressure Meir Kin to give his wife a divorce through the RCC. The website lists Meir Kin’s home address. Meir Kin is willing to give his wife a divorce through a Beit … Continue reading
Posted in Hershel Schachter, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged home addresses, jewish divorce, Monsey, orthodox rabbis, RCC
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Behind Meir Kin’s Divorce
Lori Hoffman emails: Your Mar 5, 2009 page discusses something you apparently posted about Meir Kin not wanting to give his wife a get. I can’t find your original post but I see Morris’s reply and want to add my … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin
Tagged agunah, gentle person, getting a divorce, lonna, lori hoffman, Monsey
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Monsey’s Yeshiva Of Spring Valley Fires Rabbi For Sexually Abusing Kids
The victims were under ten years of age. The firing happened a few weeks ago. It’s been kept hush hush at the Orthodox co-ed educational school. I want to learn more details before I publish the rabbi’s name. Oct. 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged co ed, educational school, fires, hush hush, Monsey, rabbi, spring valley, Yeshiva
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Rabbi Mordecai Tendler Returns
The Modern Orthodox rabbi widely accused of sexual misconduct is teaching Torah again. If you live in and around Monsey and want to learn from the rav, here’s how: Harry Grossman is posting "Tendler lover" events on the Monsey shuls … Continue reading
Posted in Mordecai Tendler
Tagged ahuva, community synagogue, eliyahu, hempstead ny, kehillah, kirsh, mazal tov, minyan, Monsey, new hempstead, orlansky, orthodox rabbi, parshat, plag, rabbi mordecai tendler, rabbi tendler, rosh chodesh, shiur, tomer devorah, zmanim
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