Sunday: Confronting Child Sexual Abuse In The Jewish Community

Program features Rabbi Mark Dratch, Michael Lesher, Eliot Pasik, Dr. Rachel Yehuda, Rabbi Dr. Michael Kaplowitz, and Rabbi Fred Hyman.

Confronting Child Sexual Abuse

in the

Jewish Community

Reports are on the rise concerning incest and child abuse in yeshivas and days schools. Many deny it’s a problem. We strongly disagree.

The Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) is hosting a special “awareness” program featuring rabbis and children advocates who stand on the forefront of combating this Chilul HaShem.

Sunday, March 15

9:30a.m. - 1:00p.m

UTJ Headquarters

811 Palisade Ave

Teaneck, N.J.

Registration / Information: 201-801-0707 x 200

Featured speakers
Rabbi Mark Dratch, Executive Director of JSafe, a nonprofit organization committed to combating child abuse and domestic violence in homes, schools, yeshivot and in the community
Rabbi Fred Hyman, congregational rabbi in Springfield, MA.  Rabbi Hyman has become an advocate on behalf of victims of child molestation
Rabbi Dr. Michael Kaplowitz, psychiatrist in private practice who directs the pastoral counseling course for rabbinical students at the ITJ.  He is also Director of Behavioral Health at the Blanche Kahn Rehabilitation Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Michael Lesher, Esq. writer, journalist and attorney who has fought on behalf of mothers and children navigating the dangerous terrain of the family court system.
Dr. Rachel Yehuda, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at Mt. Sinai.

Elliot Pasik of the Jewish Board of Advocates for Children will provide copies of a legislative proposal to help victims.

Webcast available for those outside the New York Area.  Please call 201-801-0707 ext. 200 to inquire.

Program includes continental breakfast.

Comments

[Harold]

Is this something new or is this the same as the prior post.

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2009/02/utj-conference-against-child-sexual-abuse-to-debut-new-book-on-abuse.html

[Shmarya]

Same conference.

I told them to remind me a couple days or so before so I could post again.