{"id":11912,"date":"2009-10-16T17:37:21","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T01:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=11912"},"modified":"2009-10-16T17:37:21","modified_gmt":"2009-10-17T01:37:21","slug":"rabbis-want-a-role-in-everything-in-jewish-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=11912","title":{"rendered":"Rabbis Want A Role In Everything In Jewish Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

From The Forward<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Despite a New York judge’s recent condemnation of the practice, several national rabbinic leaders said they thought Orthodox rabbinic courts should continue to screen allegations of sexual abuse and decide whether they should be forwarded to law enforcement for prosecution.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes, unfortunately, people make allegations which have no substance because they have an agenda,” said Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, president of the Rabbinical Council of America, the organizing body of Modern Orthodox rabbis.<\/p>\n

He said the rabbinic courts, or beit dins<\/em>, are useful because they allow “for an investigation to see if there’s substance, and if there is, it’s immediately referred” to civil authorities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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