Predators typically groom their victims. They look for jobs and volunteer opportunities to be around kids and other vulnerable types. They take people out to eat and to sporting events and the like. They give out money. They insinuate themselves into the lives of those at rick and then try to get themselves alone with their potential victims.<\/p>\n
If a 30-year old guy is exchanging dozens of text messages with your 14-year old son, something is probably wrong in that relationship. A normal adult does not text with someone else’s kid. <\/p>\n
Sexual predators may be community leaders such as Rabbi Aron Tendler<\/a>. They might be charismatic singers and teachers such as Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach<\/a>. They might have prestigious positions in the community such as Rabbi Yaakov Menken<\/a> and Rabbi Abner Weiss<\/a>. <\/p>\n Orthodox Jews have as many predators among them as any other group. Religious observance does not rule out bad behavior. It doesn’t even make it less likely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Predators typically groom their victims. They look for jobs and volunteer opportunities to be around kids and other vulnerable types. They take people out to eat and to sporting events and the like. They give out money. They insinuate themselves … Continue reading