This year I again attended the conference, Shedding Light on the Darkness of Abuse, sponsored by the Tahel Jerusalem Crisis Center for Women and Children. The conference addressed a wide range of issues relating to treatment and prevention of abuse. The conference also addressed abuse by peers, … [Read more...]
Tahel Conference to Fight Abuse in the Religious Community
November 2, 2015 by 1 Comment
Hardly a day goes by without hearing of another case of domestic violence, get refusal, or child sex abuse in the Jewish community. We are all against it, and appalled by what is happening. But is there anything we can do? Debbie Gross, director of the Tahel Crisis Center for Religious Women and … [Read more...]
Dr. James Cantor on Pedophilia and the Brain
December 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
This is the fourth post on the Tahel conference on "The Jewish Community Confronts Violence and Abuse." Dr. James Cantor gave the keynote lecture on the first day entitled,"Understanding Pedophilia and the Brain: Implications for Safety and Society." Cantor is the Associate Professor of … [Read more...]
Rabbi Cherlow’s Top Reasons for Divorce in the Religious Zionist Community
December 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
This is the third part in my report on the conference, "The Jewish Community Confronts Violence and Abuse." Part IV: Dr. James Cantor on Pedophilia and the Brain. Today I'm taking a break from discussing abuse to share Rabbi Cherlow's remarks about marriage and divorce. After the presentations by … [Read more...]
Rabbi Yosef Blau on False Religious Justifications for Abuse
December 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This is the second installment of a report on the Tahel conference entitled, "The Jewish Community Confronts Violence and Abuse." In part one, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow addressed the question, "Is Religion the Solution or the Problem?" Dr. James Cantor spoke on Pedophilia and the Brain. Rabbi Yosef … [Read more...]
Violence and Abuse in the Jewish Community: Is Religion the Solution or the Problem?
December 15, 2014 by 4 Comments
Part II: Rabbi Blau on Religious Justifications for Abuse Part IV: Dr. James Cantor on Pedophilia and the Brain On December 1, 2014, I attended the first day of "The Jewish Community Confronts Violence and Abuse." The three-day conference in Jerusalem, sponsored by the Tahel Crisis Center for … [Read more...]
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