Will the assault against the authority of the rabbis ever end? This makes my heart sad.<\/p>\n
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein posts<\/a>:<\/p>\n A friend and colleague has just been the victim of identity theft. I would appreciate any leads on how to address his problem \u2013 not just because he is my friend, but because this is most likely an assault on the Beis Din process.<\/p>\n My friend is a dayan, and like other dayanim, has his share of people who have not liked his decisions. A short while ago, someone set up a Yahoo email account which bore his name, and widely broadcast a message as if from him. It declared that the beis din of which he is a member has been hit by multiple civil suits. As a result, he has resigned from that beis din, and will no longer answer halachic inquiries.<\/p>\n The damage from this email could be extensive, and should not be seen as a prank. If allowed to go unchallenged, it will likely be copied by others who are disgruntled with their din Torah \u2013 or their rabbi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Will the assault against the authority of the rabbis ever end? This makes my heart sad. Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein posts: A friend and colleague has just been the victim of identity theft. I would appreciate any leads on how to … Continue reading