A new trend in Israeli parenting involves equipping small children with spy cameras to catch a ganenet (kindergarten teacher) during the act of child abuse. In Makor Rishon's "Tzedek" supplement (January 16), Itzik Wolf wrote that the education ministry is preparing a legal document that will … [Read more...]
Lev Tahor Members in Guatemala Contracted Typhus
September 11, 2014 by 3 Comments
Back in April, I wrote about the squalid conditions of the Lev Tahor members who fled Ontario, Canada, to the small town of San Juan la Laguna in Guatamala beginning in March of this year. They chose the particular town because of a small community of locals, known as Torat Jesed, who observe Jewish … [Read more...]
Were the Nachalaot Parents Negligent?
January 18, 2012 by
Chana Jenny Weisberg of JewishMom.Com wrote this guest post in response to comments on this site and elsewhere criticizing the parents affected by the Nachalaot pedophilia tragedy as negligent. When parents hear that someone else's child has been hurt, often their first response is to blame that … [Read more...]
Nachalaot Pedophilia: Yisrael Hayom Report
January 17, 2012 by
Update: An article in Tablet Magazine concludes that there is little evidence of a pedophile ring: Panic in Jerusalem Yisrael Hayom published this article about the children of Nachlaot. The residents of Nachlaot are anxious for it to be translated into English and published, and I have done so … [Read more...]
Interview with “Mother Taliban”
February 17, 2011 by
Channel 2's "360" program broadcast Yifat Erlich's prison interview with Bruria Keren. For some reason she called her Rabbanit M.—I don't know where the M comes from. Her husband isn't a rabbi, but it is common for female teachers to be known as Rabbanit. Of course the title adds to the … [Read more...]
Hyper-Tzniut Mom Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail
November 6, 2009 by
The "Taliban mother" was sentenced to four years in jail for child abuse. The Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison the woman who the media have nicknamed the "Taliban mother" - because she covers herself from head to toe in clothing - over three months after this … [Read more...]
Another Cult Exposed? Megeirot
May 16, 2008 by
Update: More on Megeirot Takana forum finds against Megeirot. "Megirot" (lit. drawers) is one of many recent attempts to help religious women attain a higher spiritual level in their lives. The Hebrew newspaper Makor Rishon has an exposé in today's paper about the method and its founder. Women … [Read more...]
Rabbi Metzger: Child Abuse Not a Charedi Phenomenon
April 11, 2008 by
On Thursday morning, Rabbi Yona Metzger, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, was interviewed on Reshet Bet (Channel Two--a government channel) for the program Inyan Acher (another matter).As of now it is available on the IBA website. If someone knows how to link directly I would appreciate it.The … [Read more...]
Update–Suspected Abuser Confirmed to Be Keren
March 26, 2008 by
Haaretz confirms that Rabbanit Bruria Keren herself was arrested. I pretty much expected it, as the suspect's age and that of her children matched Keren's (even though the number of children was off). Also, the fact that the lawyer claimed that the whole thing was a conspiracy meant that the suspect … [Read more...]
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